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Alfalfa County Hunting

Everything a hunter needs before a trip to Alfalfa County: which antlerless zone the ODWC map draws, how many deer the county gave up each fall, open dates, public land and who to call in Cherokee.

Zone checkDeer numbersSeason tableHunting gear
2Antlerless zone
NorthwestElk zone
OpenFall gun turkey
OpenPheasant
Zones 1 and 2Duck zone
1,118Deer reported, 2025

Photo: Cheryl Payton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Public domain)

Antlerless deer zones covering Alfalfa County

Zone 2 is the only antlerless zone the ODWC layer places in Alfalfa County. Those lines follow highways, not county borders, and ODWC prints them only as a map, so anyone hunting near a boundary road should read the Oklahoma zone map before taking a doe.

ZoneShare of countyMuzzleloader doesGun doesHoliday bonusArchery
Zone 2100%44TwoEither sex

Alfalfa County deer openers and closing days

WindowBeginsEndsAllowed
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

Across all segments a hunter may fill six deer in total, and no more than two of them may carry antlers. A deer counts as antlered when it shows at least three inches of antler above the hairline, whatever its sex. The holiday antlerless hunt from December 18 to December 31 adds two antlerless deer that sit outside the six-deer cap. Early-January archery kills count toward the same 2026 total as the fall deer. A nonresident deer license bought once a season is under way carries a two-day waiting period.

Zone 2 pageAntlerless mapZone overview

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 Alfalfa County

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge

Public land · 6 mi from Alfalfa County

Directions
Hunting Near Nescatunga, Oklahoma

Town · 9 mi from Alfalfa County

Directions
Grant County OLAP Limited Access Area LA001

Public land · 28 mi from Alfalfa County

Directions
Sandhills Wildlife Management Area

Public land · 28 mi from Alfalfa County

Directions
Woods County OLAP Walk-In Hunting Area H026

Public land · 30 mi from Alfalfa County

Directions
Woods County OLAP Walk-In Hunting Area H022

Public land · 32 mi from Alfalfa County

Directions

Alfalfa County deer counts and trends

Hunters checked 1,118 deer in Alfalfa County during the 2025-26 seasons, 56th of the 77 counties. Statewide the county rows sum to 124,050; Alfalfa County accounts for roughly 0.9%. Down 8% from 1,217 in 2024.

Alfalfa County deer harvest by season, 2003-202507501,5002,2503,000'03: 1,7991,799'03'04: 1,6991,699'04'05: 1,6171,617'05'06: 1,5491,549'06'07: 1,7231,723'07'08: 1,6451,645'08'09: 1,6511,651'09'10: 1,6231,623'10'11: 1,7931,793'11'12: 1,6331,633'12'13: 1,4271,427'13'14: 1,2641,264'14'17: 1,1351,135'17'18: 1,2411,241'18'19: 1,0491,049'19'20: 1,3051,305'20'21: 1,0261,026'21'22: 1,2591,259'22'23: 1,1111,111'23'24: 1,2171,217'24'25: 1,1181,118'25

Blank years: 2015 not published (no readable ODWC county table); 2016 not readable for this county in the ODWC table image. WMA deer are tallied apart from county rows.

Across the 24 report years on file, the high mark is 1,799 deer in 2003 and the low is 1,026 in 2021. The 2016-2025 average works out to about 1,162 deer per year (9 years with figures).

In 2025 rifles and shotguns took 66% of the county deer, archery 26% and muzzleloaders 8%; antlerless deer made up 47%.

Bow, muzzleloader and gun deer in Alfalfa County

YearArcheryMLFirearmAntlerlessCounty total
2016————Not readable
2017258927855301,135
20182531128765761,241
20192591056853961,049
20202981358725971,305
2021246717094481,026
2022317858575751,259
20232651197274931,111
2024308748355941,217
2025287957365301,118

Older totals for Alfalfa County:

  • 19991,152
  • 20001,510
  • 20011,650
  • 20031,799
  • 20041,699
  • 20051,617
  • 20061,549
  • 20071,723
  • 20081,645
  • 20091,651
  • 20101,623
  • 20111,793
  • 20121,633
  • 20131,427
  • 20141,264

Public-land deer in Alfalfa County

Area20242025
Salt Plains NWR10540

Other big game checked in Alfalfa County

SpeciesYearYearYearYear
Mule deer checked2021: 22022: 1

Only years ODWC printed as text are shown; older elk, pronghorn and bear county tables are images that were not transcribed.

For scale, the whole state reported 133,791 deer in the 2025 seasons.

Deer zoneWhitetail 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.

Alfalfa County hunting dates from September to May

Elk, duck and turkey rows here are the versions for the zones and county lists that include Alfalfa County.

SpeciesHuntApplies toFirst dayLast dayStatus
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
ElkArcheryNorthwest elk zoneOct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
ElkYouth elk gunNorthwest elk zoneOct 16, 2026Oct 18, 2026
ElkMuzzleloaderNorthwest elk zoneOct 24, 2026Nov 1, 2026
ElkGunNorthwest elk zoneNov 21, 2026Dec 6, 2026
ElkHoliday antlerless elkNorthwest 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

Deer taken Jan. 1-15 count toward the 2026 limit.

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

Other big game rules in Alfalfa County

Alfalfa County and the elk zones

Elk hunting in Alfalfa County falls under the Northwest Zone: private land only, and only with written landowner consent. Zone quotas for 2026-27: Northwest Zone 8; ODWC closes a zone once its quota is reached, so check the quota before each hunt.

Northwest Zone: Private lands north of I-40 and west of I-35, excluding the Panhandle and Special Northwest zones.

Mule deer turn up in the county harvest too: 2 in 2021 and 1 in 2022; they share the deer dates and the six-deer limit.

No SSA covers Alfalfa County. Only antlers, deboned meat, teeth, hides and finished mounts may be brought into Oklahoma from other states.

Elk zone mapPronghorn areaDraw hunts

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.

Alfalfa County turkey, upland and waterfowl rules

Alfalfa County turkey seasons

Alfalfa County is one of the 64 fall gun turkey counties: October 31 to November 20, 2026, with archery running October 1 to January 15, 2027. Spring gobblers open April 16, 2027 and close May 16, 2027, after a youth weekend on April 10 and 11. A 100-yard buffer from bait applies to turkey hunting statewide. ODWC estimates turkey harvest only statewide (11,232 spring birds in 2025), so no Alfalfa County figure is shown.

Upland hunting around Alfalfa County

Rooster hunting is open countywide in Alfalfa County, December 1 to January 31, 2027. Quail season, bobwhite and scaled, runs November 14 to February 15, 2027 statewide with a 10-bird daily bag. OLAP tracts close to quail and pheasant at 4:30 in the afternoon.

Alfalfa County ducks, geese and cranes

Alfalfa County is outside the Panhandle duck area, so it hunts on the shared Zone 1 and 2 dates. Sandhill cranes, three a day, are legal west of I-35 in Alfalfa County from October 17 to January 17, 2027; jackrabbits too.

Duck datesFrom and to
Regular segment 1Nov 14–Dec 6
Regular segment 2Dec 12–Jan 31
Youth and veteran dayNov 7
Youth and veteran dayFeb 6
Rio Grande turkey gobbler stepping over a fallen log
Rio Grande turkey gobbler stepping over a fallen log
Fall gun turkeyPheasant countiesWild 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.

Alfalfa County ground open without a lease

25,726Public land, acres
24,891Refuge acres
25,523Corps acres
760State park acres*
1,231Military acres*

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, 32,464 acres, is the biggest of the 1 public area we list for Alfalfa County. Public ownership comes to around 25,726 acres (4.6%). We list state park and military land apart; neither is general hunting ground.

Public areaTypeSize (ac)Main gameAlso
Salt Plains NWRWildlife refuge32,464ducks, doves, cranescontrolled hunts

Alfalfa County public land, the large blocks

  • Salt Plains NWR is listed as a wildlife refuge of about 32,464 acres. Game on the area list: ducks, doves, cranes and quail. Listed extras: controlled hunts. The ODWC hunting contact is (580) 626-4794. Controlled hunts in 2025: 7.

Alfalfa County outskirts: areas in other counties

* Reference acres only.

Area listOLAP tracts

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.

Alfalfa County hunts, dinners and trials

County total as of November 3, 2026: 3 upcoming listings. Count 3 draw-only controlled hunts among them.

Dates ahead

WhenListingArea or venueNext stepRead at
Nov 2–Dec 3, 2026Salt Plains NWR deer controlled huntEvent details
under way to Nov 4
8 hunts left
140 permits
archery, gun, muzzleloader
Source, checked 11/2/2026
Nov 2–18, 2026Salt Plains NWR motor vehicle deer controlled huntEvent details
under way to Nov 4
3 hunts left
3 permits
gun, muzzleloader
Source, checked 11/2/2026
Apr 9–18, 2027Salt Plains NWR youth spring turkey huntEvent details
next Apr 9–18
2 permits
shotgun
age 12-15
Source, checked 11/2/2026
The whole state, every dateODWC Controlled HuntsYouth Hunts

Know of a date close by that is not shown? Add it

Alfalfa County backup for a hunt: agency and town

The ODWC Northwest Region takes in Alfalfa County, with Scott Parry as wildlife supervisor. District 8 is the warden district for Alfalfa County; its captain is Ben Bickerstaff. Alfalfa County votes in commission District 8. Oklahoma City has the closest ODWC office, roughly 97 miles away. Phone the office before a visit; cash is not accepted.

Scott Parry

ODWC Northwest supervisor

(580) 334-3345
Ben Bickerstaff

Warden district captain

(580) 304-6034
Oklahoma City Headquarters

Nearest ODWC office, 97 miles · 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, 73105

(405) 521-3721Directions

Alfalfa County home bases for a hunt

Alfalfa County splits its 11 Census places into 10 incorporated and 1 CDPs. Alfalfa County towns ranked by 2024 size: Helena (1,533), Cherokee (1,453) and Carmen (359). Alfalfa County covers 867 square miles and gained 0.1% of its people between 2020 and 2024, ending at 5,712.

Alfalfa County hunting businesses

Our directory has 1 taxidermist, 3 gun and outdoor shops and 1 commercial hunting area or guide inside Alfalfa County. No game processors turned up inside the county, so the cards below include neighbours. Cards run from businesses inside the county to those in bordering counties, nearest first by map distance.

Salt Creek Wild Game & Meat Processing

Waynoka, Woods County · some 33 mi off · ODWC processor list

(580) 737-0039Map
Salt Plain Taxidermy Studios

Jet, Alfalfa County · some 9 mi off

(580) 541-1852MapWebsite
McAlister Taxidermy

Nash, Grant County

(580) 496-2348MapWebsite
Gloss Mountain Outfitters

Cherokee, Alfalfa County · some 2 mi off

(580) 884-1305MapWebsite
Cor Kel Arms

Cherokee, Alfalfa County · some 3 mi off

(580) 431-2020MapWebsite
Sand Hill Guided Hunts

Burlington, Alfalfa County

(580) 431-2220MapWebsite

Alfalfa County border counties side by side

AdjoiningDeer zoneElkFall turkeyDuck dates2025 harvestCentre to centre
Grant County2NorthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,72430 miles
Woods County2NorthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,03130 miles
Major County2NorthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,13031 miles
Garfield County2NorthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,17638 miles

Alfalfa County also adjoins Barber (KS) and Harper (KS), in a neighbouring state.

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.

Rifle zero and clay practice in Alfalfa County

Cimarron Junction Land & Cattle Company Sport Clay is the closest listed range to Alfalfa County, 31 miles from its centre.

Cimarron Junction Land &
Cattle Company Sport Clay
sporting clays course

Enid, Garfield County · 31 mi

Lines: sporting clays, shotgun

Members only · boisegunclub.com, checked Nov 2, 2026

Red Rock Firearms &
Range
outdoor range

Enid, Garfield County · 34 mi

Lines: rifle, handgun, rimfire

Access not stated · boisegunclub.com, checked Nov 2, 2026

Canton WMA Shooting Range
ODWC WMA range

Longdale, Blaine County · 44 mi

Lines: 200 yd rifle, 100 yd rifle, 50 yd pistol, trap, archery tower

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

For a free public bench, Alfalfa County shooters can drive 44 miles to Canton WMA Shooting Range in Blaine County. Hours

5 more ranges in neighbouring counties.

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

Alfalfa County hunting hours on season dates

Big game legal light around Alfalfa County starts 30 minutes before sunrise and ends 30 minutes after sunset; ducks and geese end at sunset.

DateWhy it mattersSunriseSunsetDeer and elkMigratoryQuail, pheasant
Oct 1, 2026Archery deer opens7:27 a.m.7:18 p.m.6:57 a.m. to 7:48 p.m.6:57 a.m. to 7:18 p.m.7:27 a.m. to 7:18 p.m.
Oct 24, 2026Muzzleloader opens7:48 a.m.6:47 p.m.7:18 a.m. to 7:17 p.m.7:18 a.m. to 6:47 p.m.7:48 a.m. to 6:47 p.m.
Nov 21, 2026Gun deer opens7:17 a.m.5:22 p.m.6:47 a.m. to 5:52 p.m.6:47 a.m. to 5:22 p.m.7:17 a.m. to 5:22 p.m.
Dec 6, 2026Gun deer closes7:31 a.m.5:18 p.m.7:01 a.m. to 5:48 p.m.7:01 a.m. to 5:18 p.m.7:31 a.m. to 5:18 p.m.
Dec 21, 2026Shortest day7:42 a.m.5:20 p.m.7:12 a.m. to 5:50 p.m.7:12 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.7:42 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Jan 15, 2027Archery closes7:45 a.m.5:39 p.m.7:15 a.m. to 6:09 p.m.7:15 a.m. to 5:39 p.m.7:45 a.m. to 5:39 p.m.
Apr 16, 2027Spring turkey6:59 a.m.8:07 p.m.6:29 a.m. to 8:37 p.m.6:29 a.m. to 8:07 p.m.6:59 a.m. to 8:07 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.

Alfalfa County beside its nearest counties

Measured centre to centre.

Grant County

Fall gun turkey open

Woods County

ODWC Northwest Region

Major County

500 public acres

Garfield County

Antlerless 2

Every season dateWest of I-35 seasonsYouth and veteran hunts
Marsh pool and cattails below cottonwoods at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Marsh pool and cattails below cottonwoods at Salt Plains National Wildlife RefugePhoto: AndrewKPepper (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Shallow wetland and green cottonwoods at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Shallow wetland and green cottonwoods at Salt Plains National Wildlife RefugePhoto: AndrewKPepper (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Alfalfa County, answered

Can feral hogs be hunted year-round in Alfalfa County?

Yes on private land; department lands follow area rules.

How do I check a deer killed in Alfalfa County?

Attach a field tag, then E-Check it within 24 hours of leaving the hunt area.

What are the muzzleloader dates in Alfalfa County?

October 24, 2026 to November 1, 2026; antlerless limits follow the zone.

Which processor is nearest Alfalfa County in a straight line?

Salt Creek Wild Game & Meat Processing.

How do I report an elk from Alfalfa County?

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

How does Alfalfa County compare with other counties for deer?

56th of 77 counties in 2025, with 1,118 deer.

Is there a turkey harvest figure for Alfalfa County?

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

Does the black bear season reach Alfalfa County?

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

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

None are listed.

Can sandhill cranes be hunted in Alfalfa County?

Yes, west of I-35, with the federal crane permit.

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.

Alfalfa County odds and ends before opening day

Dates on this page cover 2026-27 only; ODWC publishes new regulations each summer.

Oklahoma seasonsAntlerless zonesAll countiesRegulations (PDF)

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: David Rives (CC BY 2.0).