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PXHERE/CC0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

If I apply for controlled hunts long enough, am I
guaranteed to be drawn?
No; drawings are random from the entire pool of
applicants. But your odds get better every year you
submit an application because you earn preference
points in future drawings.

2022-23 ELK HUNTS
• Total applicants (includes first, second and third choice
preferences): 37,807
• Total permits available: 409
• Overall odds of getting drawn for any one permit: 1 in 92.4
• NOTE: Elk controlled hunts are once-in-a-lifetime draws.

2022-23 ELK HUNTS
Hunt Permits Draw
Hunt Location-Permit Type Hunt Type Begin Date End Date Applicants Rank
Number Allowed Ratio
Cookson WMA - Either Sex Gun 10/22/2022 10/23/2022 1001 3,755 1 3755 11
Wichita Mountains WR - Bull Gun 11/29/2022 12/1/2022 1020 8,468 25 338.72 10
Wichita Mountains WR - Cow Gun 11/29/2022 12/1/2022 1021 945 65 14.54 5
Wichita Mountains WR - Bull Gun 12/6/2022 12/8/2022 1022 8,144 25 325.76 9
Wichita Mountains WR - Cow Gun 12/6/2022 12/8/2022 1023 566 65 8.71 4
Wichita Mountains WR
(walk-in only) - Either Sex Gun 11/21/2022 11/25/2022 1030 5,307 20 265.35 8
Wichita Mountains WR
(walk-in only) - Cow Gun 11/21/2022 11/25/2022 1031 354 56 6.32 1
Wichita Mountains WR
(walk-in only) - Either Sex Gun 12/12/2022 12/16/2022 1040 5,030 20 251.5 7
Wichita Mountains WR Gun 12/12/2022 12/16/2022 1041 404 56 7.21 2
(walk-in only) - Cow
Wichita Mountains WR Gun 1/9/2023 1/13/2023 1050 4,421 20 221.05 6
(walk-in only) - Either Sex
Wichita Mountains WR
(walk-in only) - Cow Gun 1/9/2023 1/13/2023 1051 413 56 7.38 3

RWCANNON57/INATURALIST CC-BYNC4 2022 ANTELOPE HUNTS
• Total applicants (includes first and second choice pref-
erences): 12,740
• Total permits available: 105
• Overall odds of getting drawn for any one permit: 1 in 121.3
• NOTE: Pronghorn controlled hunts are once-in-a-life-
time draws.
2022-23 PRONGHORN HUNTS
Hunt Permits Draw
Hunt Location-Permit Type Hunt Type Begin Date End Date Applicants Rank
Number Allowed Ratio
Cimarron County - Either Sex Gun 9/1/2022 9/4/2022 2001 5,681 20 284.05 3
Cimarron County - Doe Only Gun 9/5/2022 9/14/2022 2002 1,267 50 25.34 2
Texas County - Either Sex Gun 9/1/2022 9/4/2022 2010 5,171 10 517.1 4
Texas County - Doe Only Gun 9/5/2022 9/14/2022 2011 621 25 24.84 1

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