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We set out to create the most simplified guide to Oklahoma hunting seasons for 2023.
Want to find out season dates, learn about regulations and bag limits, understand license requirements, and get access helpful links?
Then you’ll love the info outlined in today’s guide. Let’s dive right in.
Oklahoma is no stranger to hunting. Offering mountains, forest and plains it is one of the best states for whitetail deer hunting and offers awesome opportunities for trophy deer hunting on public land.
Archery: October 1, 2023 - January 15, 2024
Youth Gun: October 15, 2023 - October 17, 2023
Muzzleloader: October 23, 2023 - October 31, 2023
Gun: November 20, 2023 - December 5, 2023
Holiday Antlerless: December 18, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Fall Archery: October 1, 2023 - January 15, 2024
Fall Gun: October 30, 2023 - November 19, 2023
Youth Spring: April 9,2024 - April 10, 2024
Spring General Season: April 16, 2024 - May 16, 2024
September Teal: September 11, 2023 - September 26, 2023
Youth Waterfowl 1: October 2, 2023
Youth Waterfowl 2: November 6, 2023
Youth Waterfowl 3: February 5, 2024
Panhandle Counties: October 9, 2023 - January 5, 2024
Early Zone 1 and 2: November 13, 2023 - November 26, 2023
Late Zone 1 and 2: December 4, 2023 - January 30, 2024
See the map below for a breakdown of Oklahoma's hunting zones:
Deer bag limit: no more than two may be antlered.
Elk bag limit: 2, either sex
You cannot use dogs for taking bear, deer, elk, antelope and turkey.
You can use silencers/suppressors.
No headlighting, spotlighting or night scopes.
You must wear 400 square inches of hunter orange.
Official State Site: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/
Yes, you you hunt with a crossbow in Oklahoma.
The cost for an annual nonresident hunting license for Oklahoma is $142.
It will depend on what your hunting and your weapon. You will need an Oklahoma hunting license but will need permits depending on whether you're hunting with bow or gun and antlered/antlerless.
