Hunting land and seasons near Beaver, OK

Public hunting land from Beaver, nearest first

Rows run by nearest boundary, then by mapped-point miles; each land page carries the special regulations, contacts and zones.

By size, Beaver River WMA (18,624 acres) leads the list near Beaver. The ODWC page says 18,624 acres, while the WMA GIS layer shows 28,069; this page prints the page figure. Within 25 miles there are 2 ODWC-managed areas, 13 OLAP tracts and 1 lake or park area. On Beaver River WMA – McFarland Unit, ODWC allows camping for up to 16 straight days, keeps vehicles to open roads and limits target shooting to designated ranges. Its hunting line is (806) 339-5175. Nonresidents must check in before hunting Beaver River WMA – McFarland Unit. 11 OLAP walk-in or limited access tracts sit within reach; Beaver County OLAP walk-in H018 comes first.

Six nearest areas from Beaver

• Beaver River WMA: 18,624 acres; acres for non-ambulatory permits 2,352; open for deer, dove, turkey, rabbit, squirrel; deer harvest 2025: 26; five designated primitive camping areas are offered on the area (printable map)
• Beaver River WMA – McFarland Unit: 5,110 acres; seasons for dove, turkey, deer, rabbit, squirrel; five designated primitive camping areas are offered on the area (map PDF)
• Beaver County OLAP walk-in H018: 160 acres; open for deer, quail, pheasant, dove, rabbit; habitat: CRP Grassland
• Beaver County OLAP walk-in H050: 640 acres; seasons for deer, quail, pheasant, dove, rabbit; tract cover: CRP grassland. Verified 8/26/2020
• Beaver County OLAP walk-in H051: 160 acres; hunted for deer, quail, pheasant, dove, rabbit; habitat: CRP grassland
• Beaver County OLAP walk-in H025: 160 acres; seasons for deer, quail, pheasant, dove, rabbit; cover: CRP Grassland

Lands from ODWC area pages, Public Hunting Areas special regulations and the OLAP layer, USFWS, USFS, NPS, Corps and installation records (lands.json; each land page cites its own source); 2025 deer harvest by area from the ODWC 2025-26 big game harvest report. Boundary miles from places.json, other miles to each mapped point. Area rules from the Department-Managed Area Rules. Checked November 3, 2026.

What changes at the county line near Beaver

Deer dates are the same statewide; what changes from county to county around Beaver is how many does you may take and which other seasons are open.

The ODWC map divides Beaver County among antlerless zones (Zone 2 about 89%, Zone 1 about 11%); check which side of the boundary road you hunt. (Zone 2, Zone 1; antlerless deer zone map.) The zone sets the doe count: Zone 2: 4 antlerless by muzzleloader and 4 by gun; Zone 1: no antlerless deer by muzzleloader and one by gun. The six-deer combined limit (two antlered) leaves holiday antlerless and controlled-hunt deer outside the count. Youth gun days fall on October 16 to October 18, before the muzzleloader opener on October 24. Beaver County lies in the Panhandle Zone for elk, open on private land with written landowner permission (a zone quota of 80 in the Panhandle Zone). (Panhandle Zone.) Beaver County keeps a fall gun turkey season this year, October 31 to November 20. ODWC lists Beaver County among the 13 full pheasant counties. Panhandle duck dates apply in Beaver County. West of I-35 rules reach Beaver County: cranes and jackrabbits may be hunted. Bait rules: none on ODWC areas, none near turkey hunting, and federal migratory bird baiting rules for ducks and doves.

Zones from the ODWC antlerless deer zone map (county shares are a GIS overlay; the legal line is the road), ODWC elk zones, the bear area, fall turkey counties, the pheasant area, waterfowl zones, the crane area and the CWD surveillance areas; limits and baiting from the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations and ODWC turkey regulations. Checked November 3, 2026.

Beaver controlled hunt areas

From Beaver, the closest controlled-hunt ground is Beaver River WMA – McFarland Unit, 1.7 mi out. Missed it? The 2026 controlled hunt deadline was May 20, 2026. Half of elk and pronghorn permits go to applicants with 20 or more preference points, the other half to everyone.

2025 controlled hunt results per area from the ODWC controlled hunts results (lands.json, controlled_hunts_2025); rules and dates from the ODWC controlled hunts page. Checked November 3, 2026.

Dates a short trip from Beaver

The 30-mile radius around Beaver catches 1 upcoming listing; the kinds are ODWC controlled hunt. Entry to the 1 controlled hunt came through the spring draw on Go Outdoors Oklahoma.

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Beaver legal shooting light

Quail and pheasant hours are sunrise to sunset, shorter than the big game window, and OLAP walk-in land closes to them at 4:30 p.m.

WMA shooting ranges open at sunrise.

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.

Asked about Beaver

Answers from places.json, lands.json, counties.json, services.json and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations; reporting from ODWC, hunter orange from the ODWC big game regulations, baiting from ODWC, Sunday hunting from ODWC seasons, the Land Access Permit from the ODWC license fees, CWD from ODWC. Checked November 3, 2026.

Beaver trip checklist

Before leaving Beaver, confirm the county and antlerless zone of the land you picked and whether it needs a Land Access Permit or a check-in.