BIG GAME SEASONS Deer Deer ArcheryOct 1, 2023 - Jan 15, 2024 Youth Deer GunOct 20, 2023 - Oct 22, 2023 Deer MuzzleloaderOct 28, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023 Deer GunNov 18, 2023 - Dec 3, 2023 Holiday Antlerless Deer GunDec 18, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023 Elk Elk ArcheryOct 1, 2023 - Jan 15, 2024 Youth Elk GunOct 20, 2023 - Oct 22, 2023 Elk MuzzleloaderOct 28, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023 Elk GunNov 18, 2023 - Dec 3, 2023 Holiday Antlerless Elk GunDec 18, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023 Special Elk Southwest Zone Antelope Antelope ArcheryOct 1, 2023 - Oct 14, 2023 Antelope Gun (either sex, draw only, landowner/controlled hunt permits)Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 3, 2023 Antelope Gun (doe only, draw only, controlled hunt permit only)Sep 4, 2023 - Sep 13, 2023 Antelope Gun (doe only, draw only, landowner permit only)Nov 25, 2023 - Jan 15, 2024 Bear Bear ArcheryOct 1, 2023 - Oct 15, 2023 Bear MuzzleloaderOct 28, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023 TURKEY SEASONS Fall Turkey Fall ArcheryOct 1, 2023 - Jan 15, 2024 Turkey Fall GunNov 4, 2023 - Nov 17, 2023 Spring Youth Turkey SpringApr 13, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024 Turkey SpringApr 16, 2024 - May 16, 2024 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD SEASONS DoveSep 1, 2023 - Oct 31, 2023 Dec 1, 2023 - Dec 29, 2023 CrowOct 10, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023 Dec 9, 2023 - Mar 4, 2024 WoodcockOct 28, 2023 - Dec 11, 2023 RailSep 1, 2023 - Nov 9, 2023 SnipeSep 30, 2023 - Jan 14, 2024 GallinuleSep 1, 2023 - Nov 9, 2023 WATERFOWL September TealSep 9, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023 Special Resident Canada GooseSep 9, 2023 - Sep 18, 2023 Waterfowl Youth, Vet and Military (Panhandle)Sep 30, 2023 Feb 3, 2024 Waterfowl Youth, Vet and Military (Zones 1 & 2)Nov 4, 2023 Feb 3, 2024 Waterfowl (Zones 1 & 2)Nov 11, 2023 - Nov 26, 2023 Dec 2, 2023 - Jan 28, 2024 Waterfowl (Panhandle)Oct 7, 2023 - Jan 3, 2024 White-Fronted GeeseNov 4, 2023 - Nov 26, 2023 Dec 2, 2023 - Feb 4, 2024 Sandhill CranesOct 21, 2023 - Jan 21, 2024 Dark GeeseNov 4, 2023 - Nov 26, 2023 Dec 2, 2023 - Feb 11, 2024 Light GeeseNov 4, 2023 - Nov 26, 2023 Dec 2, 2023 - Feb 11, 2024 Conservation Order Light Goose Season (COLGS)Feb 13, 2024 - Mar 30, 2024 SMALL GAME, BIRDS & FURBEARERS SquirrelMay 15, 2023 - Feb 28, 2024 RabbitOct 1, 2023 - Mar 15, 2024 Beaver, Nutria, Raccoon & Striped SkunkYear-round. See regulations for details. QuailNov 11, 2023 - Feb 15, 2024 PheasantDec 1, 2023 - Jan 31, 2024 CoyoteYear-round. See regulations for details. Bobcat, Badger, Gray Fox, Red Fox, Mink, Muskrat, Opossum, River Otter & WeaselDec 1, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024 Document 2023-2024 Hunting Season Dates Poster Recent Journals Tracking Wildlife in the Latest Digital Revolution A new Motus Wildlife Tracking System tower was recently installed at the Selman Living Laboratory in northwestern Oklahoma. The end goal of this technology is tracking wildlife as they migrate through the state. Sep 28, 2023 2022-2023 Big Game Harvest Report This past season, Oklahoma’s big game hunters set several harvest records — again! A new mark was set for overall deer harvest in the state; hunters reported taking 134,158 combined in all 2022-23 deer seasons. Sep 20, 2023 The Pros and Cons of Food Plots A common misconception is that managing habitat for wildlife requires food plantings or a food plot. Conversely, good wildlife management does not require food plantings and, likewise, food plantings alone are not indicative of good wildlife management. Sep 20, 2023