77 Counties · 348 Public Areas · 175 Towns · 145 RangesOklahoma hunting records
States
AlabamaArizonaArkansasColoradoGeorgiaKentuckyLouisianaMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaTennesseeTexasWisconsin
OklahomaState Hunting Spots

Home › Oklahoma › Counties › Lincoln County

Seat: Chandler

Lincoln County Hunting

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

Antlerless limitsCounty harvestCalendarHunting gear
5 and 6Antlerless zones
NortheastElk zone
OpenFall gun turkey
Zones 1 and 2Duck zone
CentralODWC region
2,8562025 county deer

Photo: Volker Schmidt (CC0 1.0)

Deer zone rules for Lincoln County

Zone boundaries run through Lincoln County, leaving Zone 5 (about 75%) and Zone 6 (about 25%) 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 575%22TwoEither sex
Zone 625%22TwoEither sex

Lincoln 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 5 pageZone 6 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 Lincoln County

Pottawatomie County OLAP Limited Access Area LA001

Public land · 22 mi from Lincoln County

Directions
Deep Fork Wildlife Management Area

Public land · 23 mi from Lincoln County

Directions
Shooting Ranges Near Shawnee

Range · 23 mi from Lincoln County

Directions
Payne County

County · 27 mi from Lincoln County

Directions
Logan County OLAP Limited Access Area LA001

Public land · 28 mi from Lincoln County

Directions
Shooting Ranges Near Edmond

Range · 30 mi from Lincoln County

Directions

Lincoln County deer numbers by season

For 2025 the county tally stands at 2,856 deer, placing Lincoln County 7th statewide. That is 2.3% of the 124,050 deer ODWC tallied by county, a figure that leaves out WMA harvest. A year earlier the county reported 2,744, so 2025 came in 4% higher.

County deer harvest, Lincoln County, 2003-202501,0002,0003,0004,000'03: 1,5701,570'03'04: 1,3661,366'04'05: 1,4031,403'05'06: 2,0332,033'06'07: 1,4581,458'07'08: 1,7351,735'08'09: 1,8011,801'09'10: 1,7231,723'10'11: 1,9051,905'11'12: 1,9721,972'12'13: 1,5111,511'13'14: 1,8761,876'14'16: 1,7991,799'16'17: 2,2952,295'17'18: 1,6661,666'18'19: 2,3942,394'19'20: 2,1822,182'20'21: 2,4612,461'21'22: 2,6732,673'22'23: 2,7982,798'23'24: 2,7442,744'24'25: 2,8562,856'25

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

Peak and trough in the data: 2,856 deer (2025) and 1,286 deer (1999). A typical recent season here, averaged over 10 years, is about 2,387 deer.

Archery produced 25% of the 2025 total and the gun season 65%, while antlerless deer were 1,302 of 2,856.

Lincoln County deer by method, 2016-2025

YearArcheryMLFirearmAntlerlessCounty total
20164021881,2096661,799
20175972251,4738332,295
20183512501,0655651,666
20197052831,4069472,394
20205362311,4159872,182
20216602041,5971,0002,461
20227582041,7111,1612,673
20236753031,8201,2862,798
20246981561,8901,4262,744
20257192811,8561,3022,856

Back years for Lincoln County:

  • 19991,286
  • 20001,714
  • 20011,545
  • 20031,570
  • 20041,366
  • 20051,403
  • 20062,033
  • 20071,458
  • 20081,735
  • 20091,801
  • 20101,723
  • 20111,905
  • 20121,972
  • 20131,511
  • 20141,876

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.

Lincoln County 2026-27 dates in one table

Statewide rows plus the zone and area rows that reach Lincoln County: 58 in all, grouped by species.

GameMethodCoversOpening dayClosing dayNow
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
ElkArcheryNortheast elk zoneOct 1, 2026Jan 15, 2027
ElkYouth elk gunNortheast elk zoneOct 16, 2026Oct 18, 2026
ElkMuzzleloaderNortheast elk zoneOct 24, 2026Nov 1, 2026
ElkGunNortheast elk zoneNov 21, 2026Dec 6, 2026
ElkHoliday antlerless elkNortheast 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
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
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.

Lincoln County big game zones and disease rules

Elk hunting in Lincoln County

Lincoln County is Northeast Zone country for elk, which means private acreage, a signed permission and the zone quota. Look up the zone quota (Northeast Zone 20) before every elk hunt, because a filled quota closes the zone.

Northeast Zone: Private lands north of I-40 and east of I-35.

Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Lincoln 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 Lincoln County. Statewide, the 2025 Game Harvest Survey put spring turkeys near 11,232.

Quail and pheasant in Lincoln County

Pheasant hunting is closed in Lincoln County. 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 Lincoln County

Ducks in Lincoln County follow the Zones 1 and 2 calendar; ODWC publishes no boundary between those two zones and they share dates. East of I-35, Lincoln County has no open season on sandhill cranes or jackrabbits.

Duck segmentDates
Regular segment 1Nov 14–Dec 6
Regular segment 2Dec 12–Jan 31
Youth and veteran dayNov 7
Youth and veteran dayFeb 6
Wood duck drake on still water
Wood duck drake on still water
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.

Lincoln County public land and acreage

Lincoln County has no ODWC or federal hunting area of its own; the areas below are the nearest. No public acres turn up for the county on the ODWC, Forest Service, refuge, Corps or Park Service layers.

Lincoln 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.

Lincoln County on the Oklahoma hunting calendar

Kinds on file here: UKC nite hunt. Count: 2 published results.

Placings on record

HeldNameWho wonRead at
Jun 27, 2026Sparks CHA UKC Nite Hunt (Hunt 2)
Fullthrottle Mith Horn B&T, Leon Sparks 1225+ (cast winner)
Source, checked 11/2/2026
Jun 27, 2026Sparks CHA UKC Nite Hunt (Hunt 1)
Fullthrottle Mith Horn B&T, Leon Sparks 225+ (cast winner)
Source, checked 11/2/2026
All dates, every countyUKC Coonhound Nite Hunts

An Oklahoma date missing around here? Tell us

Lincoln County ODWC contacts and local help

ODWC runs wildlife work in Lincoln County from the Central Region; Jeff Pennington is the regional supervisor. Report violations in Lincoln County to the District 5 wardens; the captain is Gary Emmons. District 4 of the Wildlife Conservation Commission includes Lincoln County. Plan on about 38 miles in a straight line to reach the agency office in Oklahoma City. Field offices take no cash, so call before driving over.

Jeff Pennington

Central Region lead

(405) 650-0149
Gary Emmons

District 5 warden captain

(405) 850-8701
Oklahoma City Headquarters

Nearest ODWC door · 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, 73105

(405) 521-3721Navigate

Lincoln County town guides

Lincoln County holds 13 incorporated towns and cities plus 0 unincorporated Census communities. Lincoln County largest places by the 2024 estimate: Chandler (2,944), Stroud (2,862) and Prague (2,414). Lincoln County had 34,972 residents in 2024, a 4.5% rise from the 2020 base, spread over 952 square miles of land.

Lincoln County services for hunters

Businesses on file in Lincoln County: 5 game processors, 3 gun and outdoor shops and 2 commercial hunting areas and guides. None of our taxidermists are in Lincoln County; the list reaches into adjoining counties. Call ahead: directory listings change, and only the tagged rows come from ODWC lists.

D & C Processing

Wellston, Lincoln County · ODWC processor list

(405) 213-4178Locate
Parkland Deer Processing

Agra, Lincoln County · Hunters Against Hunger

(405) 780-0502Locate
Miller Deer Processing

Chandler, Lincoln County · 3 mi from mid-county · ODWC processor list

(405) 258-7173Locate
Whited Way Taxidermy

Shawnee, Pottawatomie County · 25 mi from mid-county

(405) 386-5881LocateWebsite
Pioneer Processing and Taxidermy

Stillwater, Payne County · 26 mi from mid-county · Hunters Against Hunger

(405) 880-1316Locate
Buckventures

Chandler, Lincoln County

(405) 240-5351LocateWebsite
Salt Creek Hound & Hunting Supply

Stroud, Lincoln County · 14 mi from mid-county

(918) 968-4929LocateWebsite
Prairie Prime Wingshooting

Wellston, Lincoln County · ODWC commercial hunting area

(405) 626-3888LocateWebsite

Lincoln County versus its neighbours

NeighbourDoe zoneElkFall turkeyDuck zone2025 deerApart
Payne County2/5/6NortheastOpenZones 1 and 22,27727 miles
Oklahoma County6Northwest/Northeast/Southeast/SouthwestOpenZones 1 and 21,77231 miles
Creek County5/2NortheastOpenZones 1 and 22,94031 miles
Pottawatomie County5/6Northeast/SoutheastOpenZones 1 and 22,59034 miles
Logan County2/6Northwest/NortheastOpenZones 1 and 22,27635 miles
Okfuskee County5NortheastOpenZones 1 and 21,32935 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.

Benches, bays and clay throwers for Lincoln County

With nothing listed inside Lincoln County, here are the three nearest choices.

Okie Shooters Range
outdoor range

Luther, Oklahoma County · 17 mi

Covers rifle, handgun

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

Oklahoma Territorial Marshals
outdoor range

Arcadia, Oklahoma County · 24 mi

Covers cowboy action

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

Quail Ridge Sporting Clays
sporting clays course

McLoud, Pottawatomie County · 24 mi

Covers trap, sporting clays, 5-stand, archery, 3D archery

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

Of ODWC’s 15 WMA ranges, Okmulgee GMA Shooting Range is closest, about 46 miles from the Lincoln County centre. Full page

16 more across the county line.

Lincoln County has 3 upcoming NASP dates too. 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 Lincoln County

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

DayMomentFirst sunLast sunDeer hoursDuck hoursBird dog hours
Oct 1, 2026Archery deer opens7:21 a.m.7:13 p.m.6:51 a.m. to 7:43 p.m.6:51 a.m. to 7:13 p.m.7:21 a.m. to 7:13 p.m.
Oct 24, 2026Muzzleloader opens7:41 a.m.6:42 p.m.7:11 a.m. to 7:12 p.m.7:11 a.m. to 6:42 p.m.7:41 a.m. to 6:42 p.m.
Nov 21, 2026Gun deer opens7:09 a.m.5:18 p.m.6:39 a.m. to 5:48 p.m.6:39 a.m. to 5:18 p.m.7:09 a.m. to 5:18 p.m.
Dec 6, 2026Gun deer closes7:23 a.m.5:14 p.m.6:53 a.m. to 5:44 p.m.6:53 a.m. to 5:14 p.m.7:23 a.m. to 5:14 p.m.
Dec 21, 2026Shortest day7:33 a.m.5:17 p.m.7:03 a.m. to 5:47 p.m.7:03 a.m. to 5:17 p.m.7:33 a.m. to 5:17 p.m.
Jan 15, 2027Archery closes7:37 a.m.5:36 p.m.7:07 a.m. to 6:06 p.m.7:07 a.m. to 5:36 p.m.7:37 a.m. to 5:36 p.m.
Apr 16, 2027Spring turkey6:55 a.m.8:00 p.m.6:25 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.6:25 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.6:55 a.m. to 8:00 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.

Lincoln County near neighbours on this site

Neighbouring guides by distance.

Payne County

2,277 deer in 2025

Oklahoma County

Antlerless 6

Creek County

31 miles away

Pottawatomie County

ODWC Central Region

Pheasant countiesHunting programsPublic land map
Field of golden coreopsis wildflowers glowing at sunset on the prairie
Field of golden coreopsis wildflowers glowing at sunset on the prairiePhoto: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southwest Region (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
Purple wildflowers below granite boulders in the Wichita Mountains
Purple wildflowers below granite boulders in the Wichita MountainsPhoto: Thomas Shahan (CC BY 2.0)

Lincoln County rules in brief

If Lincoln County has little public ground, where is the nearest area?

Deep Fork Wildlife Management Area, about 23 miles from the county centre.

What commission district is Lincoln County in?

District 4.

Is a hunter education card needed in Lincoln County?

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

How many processors does this page list near Lincoln County?

3: D & C Processing, Parkland Deer Processing and Miller Deer Processing.

How many does may a hunter take in Lincoln County?

Antlerless limits by zone (Zone 5: muzzleloader 2, gun 2; Zone 6: muzzleloader 2, gun 2), plus two in the holiday hunt, inside the six-deer combined limit.

What share of Lincoln County deer are antlerless?

46% in 2025.

What is the elk quota for Lincoln County?

Northeast Zone: 20.

Must a Lincoln County deer be processed before moving it?

Only inside a CWD SSA, and none is in the county.

Do turkeys from Lincoln County need E-Check?

Yes, within 24 hours of leaving the hunt area.

Is pheasant open in Lincoln County?

No.

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.

Lincoln County reminders for 2026-27

Get written permission before hunting private land in Lincoln 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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region (Public domain).