Deer rutting season in Oklahoma increases risk of road accidents September 11, 2025 KOCO
... Deer activity in Oklahoma is increasing due to mating season ... In 2021, Oklahoma reported over 800 deer-related crashes ... Almost 90 percent of these incidents occur in rural county areas...
Oklahoma 2024-25 Big Game Harvest Report August 30, 2025
... combined deer harvest of 128,375 ... No. 2 most-successful in terms of number of animals harvested. The highest harvest for an Oklahoma deer season was 134,158 combined in all 2022-23 deer seasons... antlerless deer harvested, which made up 48% of the total take. This marks a new record ..,
Chronic wasting disease case found in wild deer in Oklahoma Panhandle August 23, 2025 KOCO 5 News on MSN
... the state's fourth case of a wild deer infected with chronic wasting disease was confirmed earlier this month... A white-tailed deer was found in Texas County after a landowner reported the animal behaving abnormally..,
Oklahoma Celebrates Second-Highest Deer Harvest on Record, with with 128,000 Deer Taken in 2024-2025 Season July 9, 2025 Oklahoma, Hoodline
... ODWC's Facebook post states, "More than 128,000 deer were harvested in Oklahoma during the 2024-2025 season — the second most on record." ...
Mountain lions with kittens spotted for the first time in Oklahoma June 10, 2025 CBS19.tv on MSN
... two mountain lions were spotted on opposite sides of the state, each with kittens. ODWC provided photos of the sightings in Osage and Cimarron counties taken in late 2024..,
Oklahoma Senate bill could lower bag limit for antlered deer from two to one January 10, 2025 The Oklahoman on MSN
... Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, authored Senate Bill 338, which, if passed, would drop the antlered deer bag limit in a year from two to one. In Oklahoma, antlered deer includes any deer, regardless of sex, with at least 3 inches of antler length above the hairline on either side...
Oklahoma sees revenue boost six months after Wildlife License Modernization Act January 8, 2025 KTUL
... Overall sales had decreased year over year, but revenue increased compared to the fiscal year 2024 ... The bill also provides resident deer hunters one license for all deer they're allowed to harvest in a season. License costs were also increased for nonresidents hunting deer ...
ODWC declares deer gun license valid for holiday antlerless season December 18, 2024 Oklahoma, Tahlequah Daily Press
... The change is part of a larger hunting and fishing license overhaul known as the Oklahoma Wildlife License Modernization Act, a bill that condenses some 50 hunting and fishing licenses down to about 14. Before the bill went into effect July 1, there had been no notable changes to the state’s fishing and hunting licenses or fee structure in over 20 years. ...
Cimarron County SSA Enlarged After Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Dead Deer November 1, 2024 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
... Recent confirmation of a CWD-positive deer north of Felt has prompted the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to expand the existing Selective Surveillance Area for chronic wasting disease in Cimarron County... The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk and road-killed deer since 1999 following the discovery of the disease in a private, commercial elk herd in 1998. A second CWD-positive commercial elk herd was discovered in 2019.The first in-state CWD case in free-ranging deer was confirmed in June 2023 in Texas County..,
Oklahoma law consolidates hunting licenses, raises out-of-state costs September 17, 2024 KOCO
...For the first time in 20 years, the price of hunting licenses will increase in Oklahoma ... the cost for out-of-state hunters to get a license is now $708, which covers the annual hunting license and deer license. For Oklahoma residents, the price is $72...
New law should affect health of deer herds July 6, 2024 Oklahoma, Muskogee Phoenix
... The Oklahoma law relating to live game, such as the whitetail, mule deer and elk, created the Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act has been signed recently. It involves releasing deer bred with the genetics to resist CWD into Oklahoma deer herds...
Controversial chronic wasting disease bill awaits Governor Stitt's signature May 2, 2024 Oklahoma, KOKH
... If Governor Stitt signs House Bill 3462 into law, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) would have to create a pilot program to enhance the genetic durability of deer in Oklahoma against Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)...
Gov. Stitt signs bill simplifying, increasing Oklahoma hunting, fishing license fees March 28, 2024 Oklahoma, The Oklahoman
... consolidating more than 50 license categories into 15 ... Non-resident archers now buy a $300 deer hunting license. Next season, they will be required to purchase a $500 deer license plus a non-resident hunting license, increasing from $175 to $208...
Oklahoma Game Wardens seek public aid in unusual deer dumping case in Osage County February 17, 2024 KTUL
... The deer appeared to be 'unlawfully raised as a fawn and had to red ear tags ... it was 'simply killed, and maliciously dumped/abandoned to the driveway.' ...
Improve deer herd during antlerless season December 23, 2023 Oklahoma, Yahoo Sports
... According to the book, Quality Deer Management: The Basics and Beyond by Charles J. Alsheimer, many unpleasant things happen when the doe population is out of control. He explains that in recent years the whitetail population has exploded across North America because of improper deer management ...
Mountain Lion Sighted On Trail Camera In Osage County December 5, 2023 Oklahoma, News on 6
... Furgerson has a trail camera set up on his property to keep an eye on his deer feeder ..,
Oklahoma 2023 Rut Report November 16, 2023 ODNR News
... This year’s Rut Report indicates plenty of hunter success is likely, as plenty of deer movement is being reported in all regions of the state ...
Fall increases chances for roadway October 13, 2023 Oklahoma, Journal Record
... deer-mating season is in the fall, so animals are much more likely to be on the prowl and crossing roadways. Accidents also may rise after people reset their clocks in the fall and are more likely to be driving around dawn or dusk...
Oklahoma's big-game hunting forecast positive despite challenges October 5, 2023 Yahoo News
... Hunting effort appears sharply reduced in the report, but it’s a forced inaccuracy... The annual Game Harvest Survey, a scientific survey used by the Wildlife Department to track hunter participation for decades, was thrown askew when Gov. Kevin Stitt refused to renew hunting and fishing compacts with the Cherokee and Choctaw nations in late December 2021..,
Oklahoma deer hunting season opens, as wildlife agency sees less funding due to lack of tribal compacts October 4, 2023 KOSU
... . “We’ve been in an upward trend, and habitat, on a statewide basis, looks good. We had rain where we needed it, and there is a lot of good habitat ... a record-smashing total white-tailed deer harvest of 134,158, which firmly eclipsed the previous record of 126,290 in 2020, presumed at the time to be a result of more hunters afield due to COVID pandemic shutdowns that season...
Five Oklahoma Counties Affected by CWD Special Surveillance Areas: Important Transport Rules Apply September 23, 2023 Oklahoma, ODWC News
...When a wild deer or elk tests positive for CWD [chronic wasting disease], ODWC activates its CWD Response Strategy. This includes designation of Selected Surveillance Areas (SSA) in Cimarron, Texas, and Woodward counties, and parts of Major and Woods counties. Hunters who harvest deer or elk within the boundaries of an SSA must process those animals before leaving the SSA.
Second chronic wasting disease-positive deer confirmed in Oklahoma July 3, 2023 The Norman Transcript
... The deer was located about 15 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County after a landowner reported the deer behaving abnormally. Oklahoma's first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was confirmed the first week of June in Texas County ..,
ODWC approves antlerless deer, other seasons June 27, 2023 Oklahoma,
Tahlequah Daily Press
... Preliminary numbers show (2022) harvest over 131,000 deer, a new record harvest with 45 percent being antlerless. Commissioners approved proposed dates, zones and bag limits for antlerless deer, which are nearly identical to last year’s seasons...
Wildlife Commission Approves Migratory Birds, Antlerless Deer Season Dates June 8, 2023 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
... Big Game Biologist Dallas Barber said last year’s increased opportunities for antlerless deer harvest produced good results and bolstered the Department’s deer management goals. Preliminary numbers show harvest over 131,000 deer, a new record harvest with 45 percent being antlerless ...
ODWC Activates CWD Response Strategy After Diseased Wild Deer Found in Panhandle June 6, 2023 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation News
...This marks the first case of CWD in a wild deer in Oklahoma... the third instance of CWD documented in the state, but the previous two involved captive, farm-raised elk. The first was in Oklahoma County in 1998, and the next was in Lincoln County in 2019. Agriculture Dept. officials euthanized all the elk in those facilities, and they were no longer allowed to raise cervid species...
