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2022 DEER HUNTS (NONAMBULATORY, VEHICLE)
Hunt Permits Draw
Hunt Location-Permit Type Hunt Type Begin Date End Date Applicants Rank
Number Allowed Ratio
Cherokee GMA - Either Sex Gun 10/29/2022 10/30/2022 4001 48 40 1.2 1
Cookson WMA - Either Sex Gun 10/29/2022 10/30/2022 4010 34 12 2.83 6
Copan COE Parks - (2) 1st Antlerless,
2nd Either Sex Gun 12/2/2022 12/4/2022 4015 24 5 4.8 10
Deep Fork NWR - (2) Only 1 Antlered Muzzleloader 10/24/2022 10/30/2022 4020 11 5 2.2 4
Fort Gibson WRP - (2) Only 1 Antlered Muzzleloader 12/3/2022 12/4/2022 4025 27 10 2.7 5
Oologah Lake COE - (2) Gun 11/11/2022 11/13/2022 4040 60 8 7.5 13
1 Antlerless, 1 Antlered
Salt Plains NWR - (2) 1st Antlerless, 2nd Muzzleloader 11/7/2022 11/9/2022 4050 10 2 5 11
Either Sex
Salt Plains NWR - (2) 1st Antlerless, 2nd
Either Sex Gun 11/14/2022 11/16/2022 4051 14 2 7 12
Salt Plains NWR - (2) 1st Antlerless, 2nd
Either Sex Gun 11/28/2022 11/30/2022 4052 8 2 4 8
Sequoyah NWR - (2) Only 1 Antlered Archery 11/7/2022 11/11/2022 4060 8 2 4 8
Sequoyah NWR - (2) Antlerless Only Muzzleloader 11/16/2022 11/18/2022 4061 4 2 2 2
Sequoyah Resort Park - (2) 1st Muzzleloader 12/17/2022 12/18/2022 4070 25 12 2.08 3
Antlerless, 2nd Either Sex
Tishomingo NWR - (2) 1st Antlerless,
2nd Either Sex Gun 11/3/2022 11/4/2022 4080 36 10 3.6 7

SAFEGUARDS FOR PREFERENCE POINTS RETURN THIS YEAR
Again this year, controlled hunts applicants will have two When hunters apply as a group, each hunter will be given
ways to protect their valuable preference points and their the option to buy PointGuard individually; all group mem-
future eligibility for drawings. bers are not required to choose the option. But those who
The PointGuard and Preference Point Only options are do buy PointGuard and end up missing the hunt will have
available when hunters apply online for controlled hunt draw- their individual points protected for future drawings.
ings from April 3 through May 22. These options are not avail-
able after the controlled hunt application period closes. Preference Point Only (PPO)
Last year, several applicants who added PointGuard This option is for hunters who do not want to put their
ended up claiming the insurance when they found out they name in a hunt drawing but still want to obtain an addition-
could not participate in the hunt they had won. al preference point for future drawings. It is only available
during the online controlled hunt application period from
PointGuard April 3 to May 22. To choose the PPO option, the hunter
This insurance protects a winning hunter’s preference points will begin submitting an application as he or she normally
and eligibility for controlled hunt drawings in future years in would for the standard $5 fee. The hunter will then see an
case the hunter cannot attend the hunt he or she wins. For option for Preference Point Only in each category.
example, a hunter submits applications for controlled hunts in In lieu of the hunter’s name going into the drawings, the
the categories of deer, youth deer, and elk. The hunter pays hunter will get one additional preference point in that hunt
$5 total to apply in all three categories. When applying, the category, and all of their preference points will carry over
hunter is given the chance to add PointGuard insurance at a for next year’s drawing. Hunters may purchase only one
cost of $5 additional. If the hunter is later unable to attend the point per year per category. The PPO is designed for hunt-
hunt, the insurance will preserve his preference points in that ers who already know when they apply that they will not be
hunt category that would normally have been cleared. The able to attend hunts during certain times of the year if they
insurance can be claimed anytime before midnight on the day are drawn for those hunts.
before the winner’s scheduled hunt. PointGuard also allows Controlled hunt applications are submitted through a
the hunter to remain eligible for future drawings for once- hunter’s personal account at GoOutdoorsOklahoma.com,
in-a-lifetime controlled hunts since the hunter wasn’t able to the Wildlife Department’s online licensing and customer
attend the current year’s hunt. service site.

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