elk reg

[ttt]

What is required to hunt elk in OK? A landowner friend offered me a chance to hunt elk on his property near Lawton in Jan for no cost. He said that there are some bulls on his property. Sounds great to me, but what do I need to do to be legal?

 

[Buzzgun]

http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/regs/elkseason.htm

2010 Elk Season Dates and Regulations



License Requirements

Residents: Must possess a hunting license or proof of exemption. In addition, all elk hunters must possess an elk license for each elk hunted or proof of exemption.

Nonresidents: Nonresident elk hunters are exempt from a hunting license while hunting elk, but they must possess a nonresident elk license for each elk hunted or proof of exemption. Holders of nonresident lifetime hunting and lifetime combination licenses are not exempt from purchasing elk licenses.

Written Landowner Permission

All elk hunters must possess written permission from the landowner or, where appropriate, the lessee (tenant). Permission must be carried on the person while hunting elk. Elk hunters may only hunt on those lands for which they have written permission.

Combined Season Limit

The combined season limit for all elk zones is two (2) elk, regardless of sex and method of taking. Elk taken by hunters participating in controlled hunts are not included in the hunter’s combined season limit.

Elk taken in the Southwest Zone / Slick Hills area from Jan. 1 - 31, 2011, and elk taken in the Northeast Zone from Jan. 1 - 15, 2011, count toward the 2010 bag limit.

Dates, Open Areas & Zone Limits

Open areas are private lands in Caddo, Comanche and Kiowa counties (Southwest Zone) and Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee and Sequoyah counties (Northeast Zone).

Southwest Zone / granite Hills Area - Private lands west of Hwy. 115. One (1) elk limit.

Archery (legal bull or antlerless elk): Oct. 2 - 6 and Dec. 11 - 15, 2010.

Gun (legal bull or antlerless elk): Oct. 7 - 10 and Dec. 16 - 19, 2010.

Southwest Zone / Slick hills area - Private lands east of Hwy. 115. Two (2) elk limit, one (1) of which must be antlerless.

Archery (legal bull or antlerless elk): Oct. 2 - 6 and Dec. 11 - 15, 2010.

Gun (legal bull or antlerless elk): Oct. 7 - 10 and Dec. 16 - 19, 2010.

Gun (antlerless elk only): Nov. 20 - Dec. 5, 2010 and Jan. 1 - 31, 2011.

Northeast Zone - Private lands only. One (1) elk limit, any elk regardless of sex, age, or antler points.

Archery (either sex): Oct. 1, 2010 through Jan. 15, 2011.

Muzzleloader (either sex): Oct. 23 - 31, 2010.

Youth Gun (either sex): Oct. 15 - 17, 2010.

Gun (either sex): Nov. 20 - Dec. 5, 2010.

Public Lands

Elk hunting is closed on all Department-owned or managed lands, except for controlled elk hunt permittees on areas and dates designated on their controlled hunt permit.

Legal Elk Definitions

Southwest Zones - A legal bull is defined as having at least five (5) points on at least one (1) side. A point is defined as the tip of the main antler beam and any projection arising from the main antler beam that is at least one (1) inch in length.

Antlerless elk are defined as elk with no visible antlers.

Northeast Zone - No antler point restrictions. Any elk is legal.

Shooting Hours

One-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset.

Legal Means of Taking

Archery: Equipment described as legal for deer archery season.

Muzzleloader: Equipment described as legal for deer muzzleloader season.

Gun: Equipment described as legal for deer gun season.

Hunter Orange

Elk hunters using a firearm during the elk gun season must conspicuously wear both a head covering and an outer garment above the waistline both consisting of hunter orange color totaling at least 400 square inches. Camouflage hunter orange is legal.

Elk hunters using archery equipment during any deer or elk firearms (muzzleloader or gun) season in any open hunting area (zone, county, or area) must conspicuously wear either a head covering or an outer garment above the waistline consisting of hunter orange. Camouflage hunter orange is legal.

Field Tagging

Upon harvesting an elk, all hunters, including lifetime license holders, must immediately attach their name, license number, and date and time of harvest securely to the carcass.

The attached item can be anything, as long as it contains the required information. This information must remain attached to the carcass until it is checked.

Checking

All elk must be checked at the nearest open hunter check station in one of the counties open to elk hunting, with an authorized Department employee assigned to one of those counties or online at wildlifedepartment.com within 24 hours of leaving the hunt area.

Once checked, the elk will be issued a carcass tag or an online confirmation number. This tag or number must remain with the carcass to its final destination or through processing and/or storage at commercial processing or storage facilities.

Carcasses may be checked in quartered with the sex organs naturally attached and head accompanying the carcass.



updated June 18, 2010 12:28 PM

 

[oneshotonekill]

Well if you are east of HWY 115 in the Slick hills area. Jan 1-31 is antlerless only. Gotta have a hunting license and an Elk tag. If your not east of 115 Season is not open.

 

[CCShooter]

Had to look it up because I did not know. Resident elk tags are $51.