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LARRY SMITH/READERS' PHOTO SHOWCASE 2014 2023-24 ELK HUNTS
• Total applicants (includes first, second,
and third choice preferences): 35,279.
• Total permits available: 321.
• Overall odds of getting drawn for any one
permit: 1 in 109.9.
• NOTE: Enhanced drawings are now
upping the odds for applicants with 20
or more preference points in the catego-
ry. New this year is the option to buy one
additional preference point to increase
your odds for next year’s drawing.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can I keep accumulating points indef-
initely?
Yes, in each category, up until your name
is drawn, or whenever you do not submit
any application for five consecutive years.

2023 ELK HUNTS
Hunt Permits Draw Ratio
Hunt Location-Permit Type Hunt Type Begin Date End Date Applicants Rank
Number Allowed 1 in ( )
Cookson WMA - either sex Gun 9/27/2023 9/28/2023 1001 3,995 1 3995 9
Wichita Mountains WR - bull Gun 12/18/2023 12/21/2023 1020 8,496 40 212.4 5
Wichita Mountains WR - cow Gun 12/18/2023 12/21/2023 1021 1,126 70 16.09 4
Wichita Mountains WR (walk-in only) - either sex Gun 11/20/2023 11/24/2023 1030 6,766 10 676.6 7
Wichita Mountains WR (walk-in only) - cow Gun 11/20/2023 11/24/2023 1031 513 60 8.55 3
Wichita Mountains WR (walk-in only) - either sex Gun 11/27/2023 12/1/2023 1040 6,957 10 695.7 8
Wichita Mountains WR (walk-in only) - cow Gun 11/27/2023 12/1/2023 1041 414 60 6.9 1
Wichita Mountains WR (walk-in only) - either sex Gun 12/11/2023 12/15/2023 1050 6,553 10 655.3 6
Wichita Mountains WR (walk-in only) - cow Gun 12/11/2023 12/15/2023 1051 459 60 7.65 2

WILDLIFEDEPARTMENT.COM 2023 PRONGHORN HUNTS
• Total applicants (includes first and second
choice preferences): 2,047.
• Total permits available: 50.
• Overall odds of getting drawn for any one
permit: 1 in 40.9.
• NOTE: New this year is the option to
buy one additional preference point to
increase your odds for next year’s draw-
ing. Pronghorn controlled hunts are once-
in-a-lifetime opportunities.

The pronghorn controlled hunts are once-in-a-lifetime draws. This year, a new option
allows applicants to buy one additional preference point for elk and pronghorn hunts,
which will carry forward to future drawings.
2023 PRONGHORN HUNTS
Hunt Permits Draw Ratio
Hunt Location-Permit Type Hunt Type Begin Date End Date Applicants Rank
Number Allowed 1 in ( )
Cimarron County - either sex Gun 9/4/2023 9/13/2023 2002 1,320 35 37.71 1
Texas County - either sex Gun 9/4/2023 9/13/2023 2011 727 15 48.47 2

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