Oklahoma Deer Harvest Below 90,000.

[Oklahomabassin]

Oklahoma deer harvest was the lowest total since the 90s.

I don't have the link as I am on my phone right now.

 

[dennishoddy]

I don't doubt that a bit. I had trouble finding a doe to kill last year.

 

[Okie4570]

I don't doubt that a bit. I had trouble finding a doe to kill last year.

That's because they've all moved to SE OK where it rains! Lol

 

[justin_h635]

This is what happens when you go to online check-in.



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[VIKING]

Well, it sounds like killing all the does is sure paying off. I would have bet this would happen.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

The population is really down in some areas due to the last few years of drought. (This is backed up by spot light surveys of fawn recruitment)

The weather during the weekends of rifle season (most popular season) was pretty bad as well. This limited number of hunters in the field. (Weather could be verified on Mesonet)

It is not the first year for online check in. Doubtful that has been the cause of a significant decrease in check ins.

 

[makeithappen]

Link to article

Between the drought and rough weather during rifle, I'd bet they are spot on. They did mention re-examining the bag limits if the lower harvests continue.

 

[excat]

Don't forget to add in it becoming ever more difficult for people to have places to hunt, and people that are giving up on public land. I would think that would be a percentage of some of it, may be a small one, but a factor none the less.

I personally would love to get back to hunting, but lease prices are stupid, and while it may be for very good reasons, landowners just don't open up their land to people like they did where I'm from.

 

[justin_h635]

The population is really down in some areas due to the last few years of drought. (This is backed up by spot light surveys of fawn recruitment)

The weather during the weekends of rifle season (most popular season) was pretty bad as well. This limited number of hunters in the field. (Weather could be verified on Mesonet)

It is not the first year for online check in. Doubtful that has been the cause of a significant decrease in check ins.

My post on online was made in gest.

 

[r00s7a]

That's because they've all moved to SE OK where it rains! Lol

Naaa man, ain't no deer down here. There were only 20 killed in all of Push Co.