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Grady County Hunting

Everything a hunter needs before a trip to Grady 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 Chickasha.

Zone checkDeer numbersSeason table
6 and 8Antlerless zones
SouthwestElk zone
OpenFall gun turkey
Zones 1 and 2Duck zone
CentralODWC region
2,355Deer reported, 2025

Photo: Lane Pearman (CC BY 2.0)

Antlerless deer zones covering Grady County

Measured on the ODWC zone layer, Grady County is Zone 6 (about 88%) and Zone 8 (about 12%). 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 688%22TwoEither sex
Zone 812%44TwoEither sex

Grady 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 6 pageZone 8 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.

Grady County deer counts and trends

Hunters checked 2,355 deer in Grady County during the 2025-26 seasons, 10th of the 77 counties. Statewide the county rows sum to 124,050; Grady County accounts for roughly 1.9%. Up 6% from 2,215 in 2024.

Grady County deer harvest by season, 2003-202507501,5002,2503,000'03: 973973'03'04: 847847'04'05: 955955'05'06: 1,0891,089'06'07: 824824'07'08: 1,0541,054'08'09: 1,0591,059'09'10: 1,0751,075'10'11: 1,0171,017'11'12: 1,1231,123'12'13: 823823'13'14: 991991'14'16: 1,0951,095'16'17: 1,4071,407'17'18: 1,4771,477'18'19: 1,3801,380'19'20: 1,6631,663'20'21: 1,6341,634'21'22: 2,1672,167'22'23: 1,9851,985'23'24: 2,2152,215'24'25: 2,3552,355'25

Blank years: 2015 not published (no readable ODWC county table). WMA deer are tallied apart from county rows.

Across the 25 report years on file, the high mark is 2,355 deer in 2025 and the low is 673 in 1999. The 2016-2025 average works out to about 1,738 deer per year (10 years with figures).

In 2025 rifles and shotguns took 66% of the county deer, archery 26% and muzzleloaders 8%; antlerless deer made up 49%.

Bow, muzzleloader and gun deer in Grady County

YearArcheryMLFirearmAntlerlessCounty total
2016229827843531,095
20173451109525511,407
20183721379685321,477
20193621588604951,380
20204381461,0796481,663
20214161191,0996341,634
20225871371,4439862,167
20234771871,3218981,985
20245951401,4801,0452,215
20256161931,5461,1432,355

Older totals for Grady County:

  • 1999673
  • 2000996
  • 20011,073
  • 2003973
  • 2004847
  • 2005955
  • 20061,089
  • 2007824
  • 20081,054
  • 20091,059
  • 20101,075
  • 20111,017
  • 20121,123
  • 2013823
  • 2014991

Public-land deer in Grady County

Area20242025
Lake Burtschi (Department Lake)1212
Grady County WMA—6

Other big game checked in Grady County

SpeciesYearYearYearYear
Elk reported2023: 22024: 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.

Grady County hunting dates from September to May

Elk, duck and turkey rows here are the versions for the zones and county lists that include Grady 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
White-tailed deerArcheryZone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9Oct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
White-tailed deerYouth gunZone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9Oct 16, 2026Oct 18, 2026
White-tailed deerMuzzleloaderZone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9Oct 24, 2026Nov 1, 2026
White-tailed deerGunZone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9Nov 21, 2026Dec 6, 2026
White-tailed deerHoliday antlerlessZone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9Dec 18, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Mule deerAll deer seasonsStatewideOct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
ElkArcherySouthwest elk zoneOct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
ElkYouth elk gunSouthwest elk zoneOct 16, 2026Oct 18, 2026
ElkMuzzleloaderSouthwest elk zoneOct 24, 2026Nov 1, 2026
ElkGunSouthwest elk zoneNov 21, 2026Dec 6, 2026
ElkHoliday antlerless elkSouthwest 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
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 Grady County

Grady County and the elk zones

Elk hunting in Grady County falls under the Southwest Zone: private land only, and only with written landowner consent. Zone quotas for 2026-27: Southwest Zone 30; ODWC closes a zone once its quota is reached, so check the quota before each hunt.

Southwest Zone: Private lands south of I-40 and west of I-35, excluding Caddo, Comanche and Kiowa (Special Southwest Zone).

No SSA covers Grady 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.

Grady County turkey, upland and waterfowl rules

Grady County turkey seasons

Grady 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 Grady County figure is shown.

Upland hunting around Grady County

The pheasant area does not include Grady 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.

Grady County ducks, geese and cranes

Grady 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 Grady 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
Eastern wild turkey gobbler
Eastern wild turkey gobbler
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.

Grady County ground open without a lease

1,033Public land, acres
1,033ODWC area acres

Grady County Wildlife Management Area, 1,037 acres, is the biggest of the 2 public areas we list for Grady County. Public ownership comes to around 1,033 acres (0.1%).

Public areaTypeSize (ac)Main gameAlso
Grady County WMAWMA1,037deer, turkey, dovescontrolled hunts, nonresident check-in
Lake Burtschi (Department Lake)Department lake762—nonresident check-in

Grady County public land, the large blocks

  • Grady County WMA is listed as a WMA of about 1,037 acres. Game on the area list: deer, turkey, doves and ducks. Listed extras: controlled hunts, nonresident check-in. The ODWC hunting contact is (405) 823-8714. Controlled hunts in 2025: 2.
  • Hunters reach Lake Burtschi (Department Lake), some 762 acres, without leaving Grady County. Extra details: nonresident check-in.

Grady County outskirts: areas in other counties

  • Fort Cobb WMACaddo County (3,500 ac), 38 miles as the crow flies
  • Lexington WMACleveland County (9,512 ac), 39 miles as the crow flies
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.

Grady County hunts, dinners and trials

County total as of November 3, 2026: 3 upcoming listings and 1 published result. Count 1 draw-only controlled hunt among them.

Dates ahead

DatesEventWhereButtonSource
Oct 24–Nov 29, 2026Grady County WMA deer controlled huntEvent details
next Nov 21–29
10 permits
gun
age 14+
Source, checked 11/2/2026
Jan 29, 2027Chickasha Dinner · DU chapter dinner
Chickasha: Grady County Fairgrounds
Buy tickets
starts 6 p.m.
Source, checked 11/2/2026
Apr 19, 2027Cross Canadian Banquet · NWTF banquet in Tuttle
Tuttle
Buy ticketsSource, checked 11/2/2026

Judged events

DateContestWinnersFrom
Jun 27, 2026Grady Co CHA UKC Nite Hunt (Hunt 1)
Hotr Half Breed Lay Up Lucy X CH, Jim Ballard 350+ (cast winner)
Source, checked 11/2/2026
The whole state, every dateODWC Controlled HuntsChapter BanquetsUKC Coonhound Nite Hunts

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Grady County backup for a hunt: agency and town

The ODWC Central Region takes in Grady County, with Jeff Pennington as wildlife supervisor. District 6 is the warden district for Grady County; its captain is Mark Walker. Grady County votes in commission District 6. Oklahoma City has the closest ODWC office, roughly 39 miles away. Phone the office before a visit; cash is not accepted.

Jeff Pennington

ODWC Central supervisor

(405) 650-0149
Mark Walker

Warden district captain

(405) 368-0888
Oklahoma City Headquarters

Nearest ODWC office, 39 miles · 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, 73105

(405) 521-3721Directions

Grady County home bases for a hunt

Grady County splits its 13 Census places into 12 incorporated and 1 CDPs. Grady County towns ranked by 2024 size: Chickasha (17,014), Tuttle (8,584) and Minco (1,548). Grady County covers 1,101 square miles and gained 6.5% of its people between 2020 and 2024, ending at 58,353.

Grady County hunting businesses

Our directory has 1 game processor, 1 taxidermist and 5 gun and outdoor shops inside Grady County. No commercial hunting areas and guides 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.

BW Butcher Shop

Blanchard, Grady County · ODWC processor list

(405) 574-4800Map
Larry's Meat Market

Union City, Canadian County · some 26 mi off · Hunters Against Hunger

(405) 483-5504Map
Cossey's Custom Cut Meats

Mustang, Canadian County · some 27 mi off

(405) 256-0101MapWebsite
Harris Taxidermy

Chickasha, Grady County · some 2 mi off

(405) 313-1746MapWebsite
Casa De Taxidermy

Newcastle, McClain County · some 19 mi off

(405) 392-5597MapWebsite
Veteran Firearms

Chickasha, Grady County · some 3 mi off

(405) 825-3260MapWebsite
B & P Shooting Sports

Chickasha, Grady County · some 3 mi off

(405) 222-4799MapWebsite
Hog Wild LLC

Purcell, McClain County · ODWC commercial hunting area

(405) 464-9453MapWebsite

Grady County border counties side by side

AdjoiningDeer zoneElkFall turkeyDuck dates2025 harvestCentre to centre
McClain County6Southeast/SouthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,25025 miles
Caddo County6/8/7Special SouthwestOpenZones 1 and 22,21730 miles
Canadian County6Northwest/SouthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,27736 miles
Stephens County9/8/6SouthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,83537 miles
Garvin County6/9Southeast/SouthwestOpenZones 1 and 22,12339 miles
Comanche County8Special SouthwestOpenZones 1 and 291042 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 Grady County

Ranges on file for Grady County: 3; every card states its access rule.

Alex Arms & Instruction
outdoor range

Alex, Grady County

Lines: shotgun, rifle, handgun, rimfire, action pistol

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

Fouled Bore Precision
outdoor range

Ninnekah, Grady County

Access not stated · gunranges.org, checked Nov 2, 2026

Oklahoma Longbowmen
archery range

Tuttle, Grady County

Lines: archery, 3D archery

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

For a free public bench, Grady County shooters can drive 40 miles to Lexington WMA Shooting Range in Cleveland County. Hours

10 more ranges in neighbouring counties.

NASP school archery: 1 upcoming in Grady County. NASP list

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

When legal light begins in Grady County

Big game legal light around Grady 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 opens7:25 a.m.7:17 p.m.6:55 a.m. to 7:47 p.m.6:55 a.m. to 7:17 p.m.7:25 a.m. to 7:17 p.m.
Oct 24, 2026Muzzleloader opens7:44 a.m.6:47 p.m.7:14 a.m. to 7:17 p.m.7:14 a.m. to 6:47 p.m.7:44 a.m. to 6:47 p.m.
Nov 21, 2026Gun deer opens7:12 a.m.5:24 p.m.6:42 a.m. to 5:54 p.m.6:42 a.m. to 5:24 p.m.7:12 a.m. to 5:24 p.m.
Dec 6, 2026Gun deer closes7:25 a.m.5:20 p.m.6:55 a.m. to 5:50 p.m.6:55 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.7:25 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Dec 21, 2026Shortest day7:35 a.m.5:23 p.m.7:05 a.m. to 5:53 p.m.7:05 a.m. to 5:23 p.m.7:35 a.m. to 5:23 p.m.
Jan 15, 2027Archery closes7:39 a.m.5:41 p.m.7:09 a.m. to 6:11 p.m.7:09 a.m. to 5:41 p.m.7:39 a.m. to 5:41 p.m.
Apr 16, 2027Spring turkey6:59 a.m.8:04 p.m.6:29 a.m. to 8:34 p.m.6:29 a.m. to 8:04 p.m.6:59 a.m. to 8:04 p.m.

The light goose conservation order runs to half an hour after sunset.

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.

Grady County beside its nearest counties

Measured centre to centre.

McClain County

Fall gun turkey open

Caddo County

ODWC Southwest Region

Cleveland County

9,483 public acres

Canadian County

Antlerless 6

Hunting servicesAntlerless deer zonesFederal hunting land
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)
Fall evening light on the flooded shore of Keystone Lake
Fall evening light on the flooded shore of Keystone LakePhoto: Pondfishfarmer (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Grady County, answered

Is elk hunting legal anywhere in Grady County?

Yes, on private land with written permission, in the Southwest Zone.

Which years are missing from the Grady County deer chart?

The 2002 and 2015 county tables are not published in readable form; other gaps are marked on the chart.

When is youth spring turkey in Grady County?

April 10 to April 11, 2027.

Has a wild deer from Grady County tested positive for CWD?

Not in wild deer, by ODWC records; wild cases are in Texas, Woodward and Cimarron.

What share of Grady County is public land?

Near 0.1% of its land, going by the GIS layers.

Is pheasant open in Grady County?

No.

Is a hunter education card needed in Grady County?

Yes, unless 31 or older, military, or hunting on an apprentice license.

What commission district is Grady County in?

District 6.

What are the muzzleloader dates in Grady County?

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

Which processor is nearest Grady County in a straight line?

BW Butcher Shop.

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.

Grady 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: Alabama Extension (CC0 1.0).