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Seat: Arnett

Ellis County Hunting

From archery in October to spring gobblers, this Ellis County guide lists the dates, antlerless zone limits, harvest record, public tracts and contacts for hunters based around Arnett.

Antlerless limitsCounty harvestCalendarHunting gear
2 and 7Antlerless zones
Special NorthwestElk zone
OpenFall gun turkey
North of SH 51Pheasant
Zones 1 and 2Duck zone
9062025 county deer

Photo: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (CC BY 2.0)

Deer zone rules for Ellis County

Zone boundaries run through Ellis County, leaving Zone 2 (about 58%) and Zone 7 (about 42%) by area. No county list settles a zone question in Oklahoma: the boundaries are road lines on the ODWC map, which this page links.

ZonePart of countyMuzzleloader limitGun limitHoliday limitArchery
Zone 258%44TwoEither sex
Zone 742%44TwoEither sex

Ellis County deer segments, 2026-27

HuntStartsEndsBag note
ArcheryOct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027Either sex
Youth gunOct 16, 2026Oct 18, 2026Two, one antlered
MuzzleloaderOct 24, 2026Nov 1, 2026Zone limit applies
GunNov 21, 2026Dec 6, 2026Zone limit applies
Holiday antlerlessDec 18, 2026Dec 31, 2026Two antlerless

Six deer is the combined season limit, and only two of the six may be antlered. The three-inch rule decides the category: antler that long makes the deer antlered. From December 18 to December 31 the holiday antlerless season allows two more does on top of the six-deer limit. January archery deer, through the 15th, are charged to the 2026 season total. ODWC holds back nonresident deer licenses bought mid-season for two days.

Zone 2 pageZone 7 pageZone boundariesAntlerless zone guide

Zones and limits from the ODWC deer season page and the ODWC antlerless deer zone map; county shares from the ODWC Deer Zones, Antlerless GIS layer traced over Census county lines; segment dates from the ODWC deer regulations and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing & Hunting Regulations. Checked November 3, 2026.

Nearby

Places to hunt and shoot around Ellis County

Ellis County Wildlife Management Area

Public land · 15 mi from Ellis County

Directions
Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area

Public land · 24 mi from Ellis County

Directions
Hunting Near Fort Supply, Oklahoma

Town · 26 mi from Ellis County

Directions
Hal and Fern Cooper Wildlife Management Area

Public land · 27 mi from Ellis County

Directions
Woodward County

County · 30 mi from Ellis County

Directions
Woodward County OLAP Walk-In Hunting Area H001

Public land · 34 mi from Ellis County

Directions

Ellis County deer numbers by season

For 2025 the county tally stands at 906 deer, placing Ellis County 65th statewide. That is 0.7% of the 124,050 deer ODWC tallied by county, a figure that leaves out WMA harvest. A year earlier the county reported 966, so 2025 came in 6% lower.

County deer harvest, Ellis County, 2003-202505001,0001,5002,000'03: 1,0161,016'03'04: 1,0451,045'04'05: 1,1441,144'05'06: 1,0711,071'06'07: 1,1591,159'07'08: 1,3361,336'08'09: 1,4311,431'09'10: 1,3601,360'10'11: 996996'11'12: 903903'12'13: 792792'13'14: 599599'14'16: 659659'16'17: 741741'17'18: 798798'18'19: 984984'19'20: 1,0941,094'20'21: 824824'21'22: 856856'22'23: 828828'23'24: 966966'24'25: 906906'25

Chart gaps: 2015 not published (no readable ODWC county table). Public-area harvest sits outside these county figures.

Peak and trough in the data: 1,431 deer (2009) and 599 deer (2014). A typical recent season here, averaged over 10 years, is about 866 deer.

Archery produced 15% of the 2025 total and the gun season 80%, while antlerless deer were 343 of 906.

Ellis County deer by method, 2016-2025

YearArcheryMLFirearmAntlerlessCounty total
20168534540209659
20179469578235741
201810151646240798
201918482718245984
2020168718553761,094
202112064640320824
202215845653307856
202311858652307828
202415551760360966
202513351722343906

Back years for Ellis County:

  • 1999843
  • 20001,138
  • 20011,214
  • 20031,016
  • 20041,045
  • 20051,144
  • 20061,071
  • 20071,159
  • 20081,336
  • 20091,431
  • 20101,360
  • 2011996
  • 2012903
  • 2013792
  • 2014599

Ellis County public-area deer harvest

Tract20242025
Packsaddle WMA92105
Ellis County WMA5345

Ellis County harvest of other big game

SpeciesYearYearYearYear
Mule deer reported2022: 152023: 172024: 92025: 11
Elk2024: 1

No figure is shown for years ODWC did not publish as text.

The statewide figure for 2025 is 133,791 deer.

Antlerless zone pageDeer guide

County deer by year from the ODWC Big Game Harvest Reports (report index; 2025 2025-26 report, 2024 2024-25 report, 2016-2023 tables such as 2019-20 Table 1, 1999-2011 county PDFs); public-area deer from the 2025-26 public land table; statewide totals from the 2025-26 Big Game Report. OCR years keep only rows whose columns sum to the printed total. Checked November 3, 2026.

Ellis County 2026-27 dates in one table

Statewide rows plus the zone and area rows that reach Ellis County: 61 in all, grouped by species.

GameMethodCoversOpening dayClosing dayNow
White-tailed deerArcheryZone 2, 7, 8Oct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
White-tailed deerYouth gunZone 2, 7, 8Oct 16, 2026Oct 18, 2026
White-tailed deerMuzzleloaderZone 2, 7, 8Oct 24, 2026Nov 1, 2026
White-tailed deerGunZone 2, 7, 8Nov 21, 2026Dec 6, 2026
White-tailed deerHoliday antlerlessZone 2, 7, 8Dec 18, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Mule deerAll deer seasonsStatewideOct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
ElkArcherySpecial Northwest elk zoneOct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
ElkYouth elk gunSpecial Northwest elk zoneOct 16, 2026Oct 18, 2026
ElkMuzzleloaderSpecial Northwest elk zoneOct 24, 2026Nov 1, 2026
ElkGunSpecial Northwest elk zoneNov 21, 2026Dec 6, 2026
ElkHoliday antlerless elkSpecial Northwest elk zoneDec 18, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Wild turkeyYouth fall turkeyOpen countiesOct 16, 2026Oct 18, 2026
Wild turkeyFall GunOpen countiesOct 31, 2026Nov 20, 2026
Wild turkeyFall ArcheryStatewideOct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
Wild turkeyYouth SpringStatewideApr 10, 2027Apr 11, 2027
Wild turkeySpringStatewideApr 16, 2027May 16, 2027
Feral hogsPrivate landPrivate landJul 1, 2026Jun 30, 2027
QuailSeasonStatewideNov 14, 2026Feb 15, 2027
PheasantSeasonPheasant countiesDec 1, 2026Jan 31, 2027
RabbitsSeasonStatewideOct 1, 2026Mar 15, 2027
JackrabbitSeasonWest of I-35Oct 1, 2026Mar 15, 2027
SquirrelsSeasonStatewideMay 15, 2026Feb 28, 2027
DovesSegment 1StatewideSep 1, 2026Oct 31, 2026
DovesSegment 2StatewideDec 1, 2026Dec 29, 2026
TealSeptember TealStatewideSep 12, 2026Sep 20, 2026
DucksYouth and veteran dayZones 1 and 2Nov 7, 2026Nov 7, 2026
DucksRegular segment 1Zones 1 and 2Nov 14, 2026Dec 6, 2026
DucksRegular segment 2Zones 1 and 2Dec 12, 2026Jan 31, 2027
DucksYouth and veteran dayZones 1 and 2Feb 6, 2027Feb 6, 2027
Canada geeseSeptember Canada gooseStatewideSep 12, 2026Sep 21, 2026
Dark geeseSegment 1StatewideNov 7, 2026Dec 6, 2026
Dark geeseSegment 2StatewideDec 12, 2026Feb 14, 2027
SpecklebelliesSegment 1StatewideNov 7, 2026Dec 6, 2026
SpecklebelliesSegment 2StatewideDec 12, 2026Feb 7, 2027
Light geeseSegment 1StatewideNov 7, 2026Dec 6, 2026
Light geeseSegment 2StatewideDec 12, 2026Feb 14, 2027
Light geeseConservation orderStatewideFeb 15, 2027Mar 30, 2027
Sandhill craneSeasonWest of I-35Oct 17, 2026Jan 17, 2027
WoodcockSeasonStatewideNov 7, 2026Dec 21, 2026
CoyoteYear-roundStatewideJul 1, 2026Jun 30, 2027
BobcatFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
Gray foxFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
Red foxFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
RaccoonYear-roundStatewideJul 1, 2026Jun 30, 2027
Prairie dogYear-roundStatewideJul 1, 2026Jun 30, 2027
BeaverYear-roundStatewideJul 1, 2026Jun 30, 2027
NutriaYear-roundStatewideJul 1, 2026Jun 30, 2027
Striped skunkYear-roundStatewideJul 1, 2026Jun 30, 2027
BullfrogsYear-roundStatewideJul 1, 2026Jun 30, 2027
RailsSeasonStatewideSep 1, 2026Nov 9, 2026
GallinulesSeasonStatewideSep 1, 2026Nov 9, 2026
SnipeSeasonStatewideSep 26, 2026Jan 10, 2027
CrowsSegment 1StatewideOct 10, 2026Nov 16, 2026
River otterFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
BadgerFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
MinkFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
MuskratFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
OpossumFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
WeaselFurbearer seasonStatewideDec 1, 2026Feb 28, 2027
CrowsSegment 2StatewideDec 9, 2026Mar 4, 2027
RattlesnakesSeasonStatewideMar 1, 2027Jun 30, 2027

Quail and pheasant on OLAP walk-in land stop at 4:30 p.m.

From the ODWC hunting regulations and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation), checked November 3, 2026.

Ellis County big game zones and disease rules

Elk hunting in Ellis County

Ellis County is Special Northwest Zone country for elk, which means private acreage, a signed permission and the zone quota. Look up the zone quota (Special Northwest Zone 8) before every elk hunt, because a filled quota closes the zone.

Special Northwest Zone: All private lands in Woodward, Dewey and Ellis counties and Roger Mills County north of SH 33 and 47.

Mule deer reported here: 17 for 2023, 9 for 2024 and 11 for 2025; antlerless mule deer may not be taken with a firearm in the youth or holiday hunts.

Ellis County is outside the four CWD surveillance areas; deer and elk from other states still may not be brought in whole.

Elk zone guideSurveillance areasHunt draws

Elk zones and quotas from the ODWC elk regulations; bear area from the ODWC bear page; pronghorn from the ODWC antelope page; CWD areas and rules from the ODWC SSA page and ODWC CWD page; harvest figures from the ODWC Big Game Harvest Reports. Checked November 3, 2026.

Turkey, quail and ducks in Ellis County

Ellis County turkey rules

Fall turkey here: archery October 1 to January 15, 2027 and gun October 31 to November 20, 2026, one tom for the fall. Next spring, April 16 opens a month of gobbler hunting that ends May 16, 2027; the youth days come a week earlier. Turkey hunters must stay 100 yards from any bait. Turkey harvest is not published for Ellis County. Statewide, the 2025 Game Harvest Survey put spring turkeys near 11,232.

Quail and pheasant in Ellis County

Roosters may be hunted in Ellis County above SH 51, December 1 to January 31, 2027. The quail season (November 14 to February 15, 2027) allows 10 birds daily and 20 in possession after day one. Upland hours on OLAP ground end at 4:30 p.m.

Waterfowl around Ellis County

Ducks in Ellis County follow the Zones 1 and 2 calendar; ODWC publishes no boundary between those two zones and they share dates. Packsaddle WMA: Wetland Development Units close to waterfowl at 1 p.m., nontoxic shot only. West of I-35 in Ellis County, cranes may be hunted October 17 to January 17, 2027 with a federal crane permit, and jackrabbits October 1 to March 15, 2027.

Duck segmentDates
Regular segment 1Nov 14–Dec 6
Regular segment 2Dec 12–Jan 31
Youth and veteran dayNov 7
Youth and veteran dayFeb 6
Wild turkey gobbler walking through a grassy field at Land Between the Lakes
Wild turkey gobbler walking through a grassy field at Land Between the Lakes
Turkey county listPheasant areaAbout wild turkey

Turkey rules from the 2026-2027 regulations, fall turkey and ODWC turkey regulations; statewide turkey estimate from the 2025 Game Harvest Survey; pheasant from the ODWC pheasant page; ducks from the ODWC duck page; cranes from the ODWC crane page. Checked November 3, 2026.

Ellis County public land and acreage

24,997Public acres mapped
24,997ODWC area acres

The table below lists all 2 public areas on our list that reach into Ellis County. Put together, the agency and federal layers trace about 24,997 public acres, near 3.2% of the county.

PlaceTypeAcresHunted forNotes
Packsaddle WMAWMA19,659deer, doves, turkeywetland units, nonresident check-in
Ellis County WMAWMA4,800deer, doves, turkeynonresident check-in, non-ambulatory access

Ellis County anchor tracts, largest first

  • Hunters reach Packsaddle WMA, some 19,659 acres, without leaving Ellis County. Its permitted game runs to deer, doves, turkey and woodcock. Watch for wetland units, nonresident check-in, non-ambulatory access. Phone for hunting questions: (580) 515-2030.
  • Ellis County WMA is listed as a WMA of about 4,800 acres. The area supports deer, doves, turkey and woodcock by the ODWC listing. Also flagged: nonresident check-in, non-ambulatory access. Hunting questions go to (580) 515-2030.

Ellis County hunters can also try these

All areasArea rules

Areas from our Oklahoma land list (ODWC where to hunt area pages, the ODWC OLAP rules and OLAP layer, USFS, USFWS, Corps and NPS records); acres by kind from the ODWC Public WMA Boundaries layer, USFS, USFWS, USACE Tulsa District and PAD-US layers (GIS measures, not official acreages, lake surfaces removed). Checked November 3, 2026.

Ellis County ODWC contacts and local help

ODWC runs wildlife work in Ellis County from the Northwest Region; Scott Parry is the regional supervisor. By area, Ellis County is 58% Northwest and 42% Southwest. Report violations in Ellis County to the District 7 wardens; the captain is Jeff Headrick. District 7 of the Wildlife Conservation Commission includes Ellis County. Plan on about 125 miles in a straight line to reach the agency office in Lawton. Field offices take no cash, so call before driving over.

Scott Parry

Northwest Region lead

(580) 334-3345
Jeff Headrick

District 7 warden captain

(580) 623-0191
Lawton Office

Nearest ODWC door · 18795 S.H. 49, Lawton, 73507

(580) 457-7787Navigate

Ellis County town guides

Ellis County holds 4 incorporated towns and cities plus 0 unincorporated Census communities. Ellis County largest places by the 2024 estimate: Shattuck (1,191), Arnett (486) and Gage (415). Ellis County had 3,601 residents in 2024, a 4.1% dip from the 2020 base, spread over 1,231 square miles of land.

Ellis County services for hunters

Businesses on file in Ellis County: 1 game processor, 2 gun and outdoor shops and 1 commercial hunting area or guide. None of our taxidermists are in Ellis County; the list reaches into adjoining counties. Call ahead: directory listings change, and only the tagged rows come from ODWC lists.

Gage Locker Service

Gage, Ellis County · 7 mi from mid-county

(580) 923-7661LocateWebsite
Cinnamon Creek Wild Game Processing

Woodward, Woodward County · 22 mi from mid-county · ODWC processor list

(940) 367-5344Locate
Alberts Deer Processing

Vici, Dewey County · 26 mi from mid-county · ODWC processor list

(580) 940-0185Locate
Tra's Taxidermy & Wildlife Studio

Fort Supply, Woodward County · 26 mi from mid-county

(580) 766-2443LocateWebsite
It's Fur Real Taxidermy

Mooreland, Woodward County · 34 mi from mid-county

(580) 994-5591LocateWebsite
Code of Arms

Shattuck, Ellis County

(580) 938-2964LocateWebsite
Red's Gun Shop

Shattuck, Ellis County · 8 mi from mid-county

(580) 938-2135LocateWebsite
J & J Hunting

Arnett, Ellis County

(580) 939-2498LocateWebsite

Ellis County versus its neighbours

NeighbourDoe zoneElkFall turkeyDuck zone2025 deerApart
Woodward County2Special NorthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,09930 miles
Roger Mills County7Special Northwest/NorthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,39436 miles
Harper County2NorthwestOpenZones 1 and 246840 miles
Dewey County7/2Special NorthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,19744 miles
Beaver County2/1PanhandleOpenPanhandle38854 miles

Ellis County touches Hemphill (TX) and Lipscomb (TX) beyond the state line.

Region, supervisor and commission district from the ODWC wildlife region layer and commission district layer; warden district and captain from the ODWC game warden directory; offices from the ODWC office list; towns from the Census 2024 Gazetteer and Vintage 2024 estimates; services from the ODWC game processor list, ODWC commercial hunt list, store locators and Yellow Pages as tagged; neighbours from the Census county adjacency file. Checked November 3, 2026.

Benches, bays and clay throwers for Ellis County

The guide finds 1 range inside Ellis County, from WMA benches to gun clubs and indoor lanes.

Packsaddle WMA Shooting Range
ODWC WMA range

Durham, Ellis County

Covers 100 yd rifle, trap

Public, license needed · wildlifedepartment.com, checked Nov 2, 2026

4 more across the county line.

Ranges from ODWC’s WMA shooting range list and WMA pages, operators’ own sites and directory listings, checked November 3, 2026.

Legal hunting times, Ellis County

ODWC prints no sunrise and sunset table, so the times here are worked out for Ellis County with the NOAA solar formula.

DayMomentFirst sunLast sunDeer hoursDuck hoursBird dog hours
Oct 1, 2026Archery deer opens7:33 a.m.7:24 p.m.7:03 a.m. to 7:54 p.m.7:03 a.m. to 7:24 p.m.7:33 a.m. to 7:24 p.m.
Oct 24, 2026Muzzleloader opens7:53 a.m.6:53 p.m.7:23 a.m. to 7:23 p.m.7:23 a.m. to 6:53 p.m.7:53 a.m. to 6:53 p.m.
Nov 21, 2026Gun deer opens7:22 a.m.5:29 p.m.6:52 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.6:52 a.m. to 5:29 p.m.7:22 a.m. to 5:29 p.m.
Dec 6, 2026Gun deer closes7:36 a.m.5:25 p.m.7:06 a.m. to 5:55 p.m.7:06 a.m. to 5:25 p.m.7:36 a.m. to 5:25 p.m.
Dec 21, 2026Shortest day7:46 a.m.5:28 p.m.7:16 a.m. to 5:58 p.m.7:16 a.m. to 5:28 p.m.7:46 a.m. to 5:28 p.m.
Jan 15, 2027Archery closes7:49 a.m.5:46 p.m.7:19 a.m. to 6:16 p.m.7:19 a.m. to 5:46 p.m.7:49 a.m. to 5:46 p.m.
Apr 16, 2027Spring turkey7:06 a.m.8:12 p.m.6:36 a.m. to 8:42 p.m.6:36 a.m. to 8:12 p.m.7:06 a.m. to 8:12 p.m.

Clock time: Central Daylight Time until Nov. 1, 2026 and from March 14, 2027.

Hours rules from the ODWC big game regulations and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations; sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Central Time); checked November 3, 2026. Legal hours for every county.

Ellis County near neighbours on this site

Neighbouring guides by distance.

Woodward County

1,099 deer in 2025

Roger Mills County

Antlerless 7

Harper County

40 miles away

Dewey County

ODWC Northwest Region

Shooting hoursPublic land mapCorps and department lakes
Storm cloud and a distant funnel over green rangeland near Arnett, Ellis County
Storm cloud and a distant funnel over green rangeland near Arnett, Ellis CountyPhoto: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (CC BY 2.0)
Green wheat field stretching to the horizon on the southern Great Plains of Oklahoma
Green wheat field stretching to the horizon on the southern Great Plains of OklahomaPhoto: Billy Hathorn (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Ellis County rules in brief

Are suppressors legal for deer in Ellis County?

Yes, suppressors are legal for deer.

Who can process a Ellis County deer?

Gage Locker Service, Cinnamon Creek Wild Game Processing and Alberts Deer Processing top our distance list.

How many does may a hunter take in Ellis County?

Antlerless limits by zone (Zone 2: muzzleloader 4, gun 4; Zone 7: muzzleloader 4, gun 4), plus two in the holiday hunt, inside the six-deer combined limit.

How does Ellis County compare with other counties for deer?

65th of 77 counties in 2025, with 906 deer.

How do I report an elk from Ellis County?

Through E-Check within 24 hours, after checking that the zone quota is still open.

Does the black bear season reach Ellis County?

No; the bear area lies in the southeast corner of the state.

Is there a turkey harvest figure for Ellis County?

No; ODWC estimates turkey harvest only for the state as a whole.

Are jackrabbits legal game in Ellis County?

Yes, west of I-35.

Does OLAP lease any walk-in land in Ellis County?

None are listed.

Where can Ellis County hunters buy a license?

Through Go Outdoors Oklahoma, online or in the app, or from license vendors.

Answers from the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing & Hunting Regulations, ODWC hunting regulations, the ODWC hunter orange rule, E-Check rules, ODWC seasons, the ODWC Big Game Harvest Reports and the sources above. Checked November 3, 2026.

Ellis County reminders for 2026-27

Get written permission before hunting private land in Ellis County, and for elk it is required by rule.

Dates by speciesZones 1 to 10Next countyRegulation guide

Sources: 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing & Hunting Regulations, ODWC hunting, Census and the sources in each section. Checked November 3, 2026.

Other photos on this page: Russ (CC BY 2.0).