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Caddo County Hunting
Everything a hunter needs before a trip to Caddo 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 Anadarko.
Photo: Barbara Ann Spengler (CC BY 2.0)
Antlerless deer zones covering Caddo County
Measured on the ODWC zone layer, Caddo County is Zone 6 (about 85%), Zone 8 (about 14%) and Zone 7 (about 2%). 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. A reading of the map image lists the county under Zone 6 and Zone 8 only; the layer adds a narrow Zone 7 strip.
| Zone | Share of county | Muzzleloader does | Gun does | Holiday bonus | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 6 | 85% | 2 | 2 | Two | Either sex |
| Zone 8 | 14% | 4 | 4 | Two | Either sex |
| Zone 7 | 2% | 4 | 4 | Two | Either sex |
Caddo County deer openers and closing days
| Window | Begins | Ends | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | Either sex |
| Youth gun | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | Two, one antlered |
| Muzzleloader | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | Zone limit applies |
| Gun | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | Zone limit applies |
| Holiday antlerless | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | Two 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.
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.
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Places to hunt and shoot around Caddo County
Caddo County deer counts and trends
Hunters checked 2,217 deer in Caddo County during the 2025-26 seasons, 15th of the 77 counties. Statewide the county rows sum to 124,050; Caddo County accounts for roughly 1.8%. Down 6% from 2,358 in 2024.
Across the 25 report years on file, the high mark is 2,358 deer in 2024 and the low is 1,317 in 2016. The 2016-2025 average works out to about 1,857 deer per year (10 years with figures).
In 2025 rifles and shotguns took 70% of the county deer, archery 22% and muzzleloaders 8%; antlerless deer made up 37%.
Bow, muzzleloader and gun deer in Caddo County
| Year | Archery | ML | Firearm | Antlerless | County total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 225 | 91 | 1,001 | 399 | 1,317 |
| 2017 | 354 | 179 | 1,250 | 585 | 1,783 |
| 2018 | 335 | 134 | 1,160 | 528 | 1,629 |
| 2019 | 341 | 145 | 994 | 513 | 1,480 |
| 2020 | 431 | 143 | 1,297 | 698 | 1,871 |
| 2021 | 369 | 109 | 1,148 | 571 | 1,626 |
| 2022 | 470 | 155 | 1,533 | 881 | 2,158 |
| 2023 | 475 | 188 | 1,464 | 885 | 2,127 |
| 2024 | 569 | 126 | 1,663 | 976 | 2,358 |
| 2025 | 497 | 167 | 1,553 | 810 | 2,217 |
Older totals for Caddo County:
- 19991,531
- 20002,032
- 20012,144
- 20032,015
- 20041,688
- 20051,559
- 20061,852
- 20071,695
- 20081,726
- 20092,115
- 20101,885
- 20111,498
- 20121,558
- 20131,520
- 20141,479
Public-land deer in Caddo County
| Area | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Cobb WMA | 79 | 102 |
Other big game checked in Caddo County
| Species | Year | Year | Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk reported | 2022: 51 | 2023: 23 | 2024: 44 | 2025: 53 |
For scale, the whole state reported 133,791 deer in the 2025 seasons.
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.
Caddo County hunting dates from September to May
Elk, duck and turkey rows here are the versions for the zones and county lists that include Caddo County.
| Species | Hunt | Applies to | First day | Last day | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | Archery | Zone 2, 7, 8 | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Youth gun | Zone 2, 7, 8 | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Muzzleloader | Zone 2, 7, 8 | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Gun | Zone 2, 7, 8 | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Holiday antlerless | Zone 2, 7, 8 | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Archery | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Youth gun | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Muzzleloader | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Gun | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Holiday antlerless | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | |
| Mule deer | All deer seasons | Statewide | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| Elk | Archery | Special Southwest elk zone | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 | |
| Elk | Gun | Special Southwest elk zone | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| Elk | Youth elk gun | Special Southwest elk zone | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Elk | Additional Antlerless Gun | Special Southwest elk zone | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Elk | Archery | Special Southwest elk zone | Dec 12, 2026 | Dec 16, 2026 | |
| Elk | Gun | Special Southwest elk zone | Dec 17, 2026 | Dec 20, 2026 | |
| Elk | Additional Antlerless Gun | Special Southwest elk zone | Jan 1, 2027 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Youth fall turkey | Open counties | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall Gun | Open counties | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall Archery | Statewide | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Youth Spring | Statewide | Apr 10, 2027 | Apr 11, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring | Statewide | Apr 16, 2027 | May 16, 2027 | |
| Feral hogs | Private land | Private land | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Quail | Season | Statewide | Nov 14, 2026 | Feb 15, 2027 | |
| Rabbits | Season | Statewide | Oct 1, 2026 | Mar 15, 2027 | |
| Jackrabbit | Season | West of I-35 | Oct 1, 2026 | Mar 15, 2027 | |
| Squirrels | Season | Statewide | May 15, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Doves | Segment 1 | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | |
| Doves | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 29, 2026 | |
| Teal | September Teal | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 20, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Youth and veteran day | Zones 1 and 2 | Nov 7, 2026 | Nov 7, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Regular segment 1 | Zones 1 and 2 | Nov 14, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Regular segment 2 | Zones 1 and 2 | Dec 12, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Ducks | Youth and veteran day | Zones 1 and 2 | Feb 6, 2027 | Feb 6, 2027 | |
| Canada geese | September Canada goose | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| Dark geese | Segment 1 | Statewide | Nov 7, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Dark geese | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026 | Feb 14, 2027 | |
| Specklebellies | Segment 1 | Statewide | Nov 7, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Specklebellies | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026 | Feb 7, 2027 | |
| Light geese | Segment 1 | Statewide | Nov 7, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Light geese | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026 | Feb 14, 2027 | |
| Light geese | Conservation order | Statewide | Feb 15, 2027 | Mar 30, 2027 | |
| Sandhill crane | Season | West of I-35 | Oct 17, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 | |
| Woodcock | Season | Statewide | Nov 7, 2026 | Dec 21, 2026 | |
| Coyote | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Bobcat | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Gray fox | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Red fox | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Raccoon | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Prairie dog | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Beaver | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Nutria | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Striped skunk | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Bullfrogs | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Rails | Season | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | |
| Gallinules | Season | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | |
| Snipe | Season | Statewide | Sep 26, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | |
| Crows | Segment 1 | Statewide | Oct 10, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | |
| River otter | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Badger | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Mink | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Muskrat | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Opossum | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Weasel | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Crows | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 9, 2026 | Mar 4, 2027 | |
| Rattlesnakes | Season | Statewide | Mar 1, 2027 | Jun 30, 2027 |
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 Caddo County
Caddo County and the elk zones
Elk hunting in Caddo County falls under the Special Southwest Zone: private land only, and only with written landowner consent. Zone quotas for 2026-27: Special Southwest Zone no quota; ODWC closes a zone once its quota is reached, so check the quota before each hunt. Bulls in the Special Southwest Zone must show at least five points on an antler, and the season dates are archery October 1 to October 7, 2026; archery December 12 to December 16, 2026; gun October 8 to October 14, 2026; gun December 17 to December 20, 2026; youth elk gun October 16 to October 18, 2026; additional antlerless gun November 21 to December 6, 2026; additional antlerless gun January 1 to January 31, 2027.
No SSA covers Caddo County. Only antlers, deboned meat, teeth, hides and finished mounts may be brought into Oklahoma from other states.
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.
Caddo County turkey, upland and waterfowl rules
Caddo County turkey seasons
Caddo 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 Caddo County figure is shown.
Upland hunting around Caddo County
The pheasant area does not include Caddo County. 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.
Caddo County ducks, geese and cranes
Caddo County is outside the Panhandle duck area, so it hunts on the shared Zone 1 and 2 dates. Inside Caddo County, Fort Cobb WMA carry waterfowl-unit rules (1 p.m. finish and nontoxic shot on WDUs; refuge portions shut from mid-October to January 31). Sandhill cranes, three a day, are legal west of I-35 in Caddo County from October 17 to January 17, 2027; jackrabbits too.
| Duck dates | From and to |
|---|---|
| Regular segment 1 | Nov 14–Dec 6 |
| Regular segment 2 | Dec 12–Jan 31 |
| Youth and veteran day | Nov 7 |
| Youth and veteran day | Feb 6 |
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.
Caddo County ground open without a lease
Fort Cobb Wildlife Management Area, 3,500 acres, is the biggest of the 1 public area we list for Caddo County. Public ownership comes to around 2,033 acres (0.2%). We list state park and military land apart; neither is general hunting ground.
| Public area | Type | Size (ac) | Main game | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Cobb WMA | WMA | 3,500 | deer, doves, cranes | controlled hunts, wetland units |
Caddo County public land, the large blocks
- Fort Cobb WMA is listed as a WMA of about 3,500 acres. Game on the area list: deer, doves, cranes and turkey. Listed extras: controlled hunts, wetland units, nonresident check-in, non-ambulatory access. The ODWC hunting contact is (580) 595-0347. Controlled hunts in 2025: 1.
Caddo County outskirts: areas in other counties
- Lake Burtschi (Department Lake)Grady County (762 ac), 22 miles as the crow flies
- Lake Vanderwork (Department Lake)Washita County (446 ac), 25 miles as the crow flies
- American Horse Lake (Department Lake)Blaine County (405 ac), 33 miles as the crow flies
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife RefugeComanche County (58,227 ac), 34 miles as the crow flies
- Washita County WMAWashita County (240 ac), 38 miles as the crow flies
- Grady County WMAGrady County (1,037 ac), 40 miles as the crow flies
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.
Caddo County backup for a hunt: agency and town
The ODWC Southwest Region takes in Caddo County, with Ron Smith as wildlife supervisor. District 6 is the warden district for Caddo County; its captain is Mark Walker. Caddo County votes in commission District 6. Lawton has the closest ODWC office, roughly 31 miles away. Phone the office before a visit; cash is not accepted.
Caddo County home bases for a hunt
Caddo County splits its 14 Census places into 13 incorporated and 1 CDPs. Caddo County towns ranked by 2024 size: Anadarko (5,530), Hinton (4,931) and Carnegie (1,379). Caddo County covers 1,278 square miles and lost 2.3% of its people between 2020 and 2024, ending at 26,337.
Caddo County hunting businesses
Our directory has 1 game processor, 3 gun and outdoor shops and 1 commercial hunting area or guide inside Caddo County. No taxidermists 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.
Caddo County border counties side by side
| Adjoining | Deer zone | Elk | Fall turkey | Duck dates | 2025 harvest | Centre to centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady County | 6/8 | Southwest | Open | Zones 1 and 2 | 2,355 | 30 miles |
| Canadian County | 6 | Northwest/Southwest | Open | Zones 1 and 2 | 1,277 | 34 miles |
| Comanche County | 8 | Special Southwest | Open | Zones 1 and 2 | 910 | 35 miles |
| Washita County | 8/7 | Northwest/Southwest | Open | Zones 1 and 2 | 648 | 36 miles |
| Kiowa County | 8 | Special Southwest | Open | Zones 1 and 2 | 782 | 38 miles |
| Custer County | 7/8 | Northwest/Southwest | Open | Zones 1 and 2 | 924 | 48 miles |
| Blaine County | 2/7/6 | Northwest | Open | Zones 1 and 2 | 972 | 49 miles |
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 Caddo County
Goodyear Lawton Rec Assn is the closest listed range to Caddo County, 26 miles from its centre.
For a free public bench, Caddo County shooters can drive 67 miles to Canton WMA Shooting Range in Blaine County. Hours
Ranges from ODWC’s WMA shooting range list and WMA pages, operators’ own sites and directory listings, checked November 3, 2026.
Legal hunting times, Caddo County
Big game legal light around Caddo County starts 30 minutes before sunrise and ends 30 minutes after sunset; ducks and geese end at sunset.
| Date | Why it matters | Sunrise | Sunset | Deer and elk | Migratory | Quail, pheasant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Archery deer opens | 7:27 a.m. | 7:19 p.m. | 6:57 a.m. to 7:49 p.m. | 6:57 a.m. to 7:19 p.m. | 7:27 a.m. to 7:19 p.m. |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Muzzleloader opens | 7:46 a.m. | 6:49 p.m. | 7:16 a.m. to 7:19 p.m. | 7:16 a.m. to 6:49 p.m. | 7:46 a.m. to 6:49 p.m. |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Gun deer opens | 7:14 a.m. | 5:26 p.m. | 6:44 a.m. to 5:56 p.m. | 6:44 a.m. to 5:26 p.m. | 7:14 a.m. to 5:26 p.m. |
| Dec 6, 2026 | Gun deer closes | 7:28 a.m. | 5:22 p.m. | 6:58 a.m. to 5:52 p.m. | 6:58 a.m. to 5:22 p.m. | 7:28 a.m. to 5:22 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:38 a.m. | 5:25 p.m. | 7:08 a.m. to 5:55 p.m. | 7:08 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. | 7:38 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. |
| Jan 15, 2027 | Archery closes | 7:41 a.m. | 5:43 p.m. | 7:11 a.m. to 6:13 p.m. | 7:11 a.m. to 5:43 p.m. | 7:41 a.m. to 5:43 p.m. |
| Apr 16, 2027 | Spring turkey | 7:01 a.m. | 8:06 p.m. | 6:31 a.m. to 8:36 p.m. | 6:31 a.m. to 8:06 p.m. | 7:01 a.m. to 8:06 p.m. |
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.
Caddo County, answered
What are the 2026-27 spring gobbler dates for Caddo County?
April 16 to May 16, 2027, one tom.
Are mule deer found in Caddo County?
ODWC tables list no recent mule deer from the county.
If Caddo County has little public ground, where is the nearest area?
Lake Burtschi (Department Lake), about 22 miles from the county centre.
Are jackrabbits legal game in Caddo County?
Yes, west of I-35.
Are suppressors legal for deer in Caddo County?
Yes, suppressors are legal for deer.
Where can Caddo County hunters buy a license?
Through Go Outdoors Oklahoma, online or in the app, or from license vendors.
What are the muzzleloader dates in Caddo County?
October 24, 2026 to November 1, 2026; antlerless limits follow the zone.
Which processor is nearest Caddo County in a straight line?
Ft Cobb Locker Plant.
Which elk zone does ODWC assign Caddo County to?
Special Southwest Zone.
How many deer were taken in Caddo County last season?
2,217 in the 2025-26 seasons, 15th of 77 counties (county rows exclude WMA deer).
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.
Caddo County odds and ends before opening day
Dates on this page cover 2026-27 only; ODWC publishes new regulations each summer.
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: hedera.baltica (CC BY-SA 2.0).