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Pawnee County Hunting

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

Antlerless limitsCounty harvestCalendar
2Antlerless zone
NortheastElk zone
OpenFall gun turkey
Zones 1 and 2Duck zone
CentralODWC region
2,1632025 county deer

Photo: scooterjes (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Deer zone rules for Pawnee County

Every acre of Pawnee County falls in Antlerless Deer Zone 2 on the ODWC map. 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 2100%44TwoEither sex

Pawnee 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 2 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.

Pawnee County deer numbers by season

For 2025 the county tally stands at 2,163 deer, placing Pawnee County 17th statewide. That is 1.7% of the 124,050 deer ODWC tallied by county, a figure that leaves out WMA harvest. A year earlier the county reported 2,090, so 2025 came in 3% higher.

County deer harvest, Pawnee County, 2003-202507501,5002,2503,000'03: 1,3191,319'03'04: 1,2001,200'04'05: 1,2971,297'05'06: 1,4841,484'06'07: 1,1261,126'07'08: 1,2581,258'08'09: 1,2031,203'09'10: 1,0441,044'10'11: 1,1651,165'11'12: 1,0811,081'12'13: 599599'13'14: 761761'14'16: 1,3161,316'16'17: 1,5151,515'17'18: 1,4641,464'18'19: 1,4801,480'19'20: 1,7271,727'20'21: 1,7041,704'21'22: 2,0702,070'22'23: 2,0792,079'23'24: 2,0902,090'24'25: 2,1632,163'25

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

Peak and trough in the data: 2,163 deer (2025) and 599 deer (2013). A typical recent season here, averaged over 10 years, is about 1,761 deer.

Archery produced 23% of the 2025 total and the gun season 68%, while antlerless deer were 1,135 of 2,163.

Pawnee County deer by method, 2016-2025

YearArcheryMLFirearmAntlerlessCounty total
20162991149035151,316
20173421969776111,515
20183012079565731,464
20193891958965671,480
20204001831,1448041,727
20214141581,1327221,704
20225591271,3841,0232,070
20234621861,4311,0572,079
20245091391,4421,1332,090
20255031801,4801,1352,163

Back years for Pawnee County:

  • 1999980
  • 20001,226
  • 20011,448
  • 20031,319
  • 20041,200
  • 20051,297
  • 20061,484
  • 20071,126
  • 20081,258
  • 20091,203
  • 20101,044
  • 20111,165
  • 20121,081
  • 2013599
  • 2014761

Pawnee County public-area deer harvest

Tract20242025
Keystone WMA235272

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.

Pawnee County 2026-27 dates in one table

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

GameMethodCoversOpening dayClosing dayNow
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
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.

Pawnee County big game zones and disease rules

Elk hunting in Pawnee County

Pawnee 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.

Pawnee 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 Pawnee County

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

Quail and pheasant in Pawnee County

Pheasant hunting is closed in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County

Ducks in Pawnee County follow the Zones 1 and 2 calendar; ODWC publishes no boundary between those two zones and they share dates. Keystone WMA: Wetland Development Units close to waterfowl at 1 p.m., nontoxic shot only. East of I-35, Pawnee 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
Pair of ring-necked ducks swimming on golden water
Pair of ring-necked ducks swimming on golden 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.

Pawnee County public land and acreage

11,887Public acres mapped
4,497ODWC area acres
11,466Corps acres
271State park acres*

The table below lists all 3 public areas on our list that reach into Pawnee County. Put together, the agency and federal layers trace about 11,887 public acres, near 3.3% of the county. State park and military acres are shown with an asterisk and left out of the public total, because hunting there is generally closed or tightly limited.

PlaceTypeAcresHunted forNotes
Keystone WMAWMA20,686deer, doves, turkeywetland units, nonresident check-in
Keystone Lake (Corps)Corps lake——controlled hunts
Sooner Lake Public Waterfowl Hunting AreaWaterfowl area—ducks—

Pawnee County anchor tracts, largest first

  • Hunters reach Keystone WMA, some 20,686 acres, from Pawnee County or from Creek County and Osage County. Its permitted game runs to deer, doves, turkey and quail. Watch for wetland units, nonresident check-in, non-ambulatory access. Phone for hunting questions: (918) 629-4625.
  • Keystone Lake (Corps) is listed as a corps lake, and its boundary takes in Osage County, Creek County and Tulsa County too. Also flagged: controlled hunts. The Corps record carries no acreage; its district page could not be read. In 2025, 1 controlled hunt were drawn for it.
  • Acreage for Sooner Lake Public Waterfowl Hunting Area: not published; the area also lies in Noble County. The area supports ducks by the ODWC listing. Call (580) 304-9243 (fisheries management office).

Pawnee County hunters can also try these

* Not in the public total.

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.

Pawnee County on the Oklahoma hunting calendar

Kinds on file here: ODWC youth draw. Count: 1 upcoming listing. Controlled hunt rows (1) admit only hunters whose names came up in the ODWC draw.

Scheduled dates

DateEventLocationSign-up or detailsOrigin
Dec 11–13, 2026Keystone/Heyburn COE youth deer huntEvent details
next Dec 11–13
11 permits
gun
15 and under
Source, checked 11/2/2026
All dates, every countyYouth Hunts

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Pawnee County ODWC contacts and local help

ODWC runs wildlife work in Pawnee County from the Central Region; Jeff Pennington is the regional supervisor. Report violations in Pawnee County to the District 1 wardens; the captain is Hank Jenks. District 1 of the Wildlife Conservation Commission includes Pawnee County. Plan on about 73 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
Hank Jenks

District 1 warden captain

(918) 331-5078
Oklahoma City Headquarters

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

(405) 521-3721Navigate

Pawnee County town guides

Pawnee County holds 13 incorporated towns and cities plus 1 unincorporated Census community. Pawnee County largest places by the 2024 estimate: Cleveland (3,263), Pawnee (1,971) and Westport (459). Pawnee County had 16,111 residents in 2024, a 3.6% rise from the 2020 base, spread over 568 square miles of land.

Pawnee County services for hunters

Businesses on file in Pawnee County: 3 game processors and 1 commercial hunting area or guide. None of our taxidermists and gun and outdoor shops are in Pawnee County; the list reaches into adjoining counties. Call ahead: directory listings change, and only the tagged rows come from ODWC lists.

The Farm Meat Processing

Maramec, Pawnee County · ODWC processor list

(918) 873-0552Locate
Martin Custom Processing

Maramec, Pawnee County · 5 mi from mid-county · ODWC processor list

(918) 381-1624Locate
Wild Country Meat Market

Cleveland, Pawnee County · 13 mi from mid-county · Hunters Against Hunger

(918) 885-6758Locate
Strut-N-Rut Taxidermy

Mannford, Creek County · 23 mi from mid-county

(918) 865-4214LocateWebsite
Pioneer Processing and Taxidermy

Stillwater, Payne County · 25 mi from mid-county · Hunters Against Hunger

(405) 880-1316Locate
Kings Guns, LLC

Cushing, Payne County · 22 mi from mid-county

(804) 357-0279LocateWebsite
Cowboys Guns & Gold

Stillwater, Payne County · 24 mi from mid-county

(405) 332-5511LocateWebsite
P-H Farms Boar Hunting Ranch

Pawnee, Pawnee County

(918) 285-0523LocateWebsite

Pawnee County versus its neighbours

NeighbourDoe zoneElkFall turkeyDuck zone2025 deerApart
Payne County2/5/6NortheastOpenZones 1 and 22,27722 miles
Osage County2NortheastOpenZones 1 and 25,06227 miles
Noble County2Northwest/NortheastOpenZones 1 and 21,68030 miles
Creek County5/2NortheastOpenZones 1 and 22,94033 miles
Tulsa County4/2/3/5NortheastClosedZones 1 and 21,28244 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 Pawnee County

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

Bluestem Hunting Reserve
trap and skeet club

Perry, Noble County · 33 mi

Covers skeet, shotgun

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

Happy Hollow Gun Range
outdoor range

Sapulpa, Creek County · 34 mi

Covers handgun, rifle

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

Ponca City Rifle &
Pistol Club
gun club

Ponca City, Kay County · 34 mi

Covers handgun, silhouette, rifle, muzzleloader

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

Of ODWC’s 15 WMA ranges, Kaw WMA Shooting Range is closest, about 42 miles from the Pawnee County centre. Full page

15 more across the county line.

Pawnee County has 2 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.

First and last shooting light, Pawnee County

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

DayMomentFirst sunLast sunDeer hoursDuck hoursBird dog hours
Oct 1, 2026Archery deer opens7:21 a.m.7:12 p.m.6:51 a.m. to 7:42 p.m.6:51 a.m. to 7:12 p.m.7:21 a.m. to 7:12 p.m.
Oct 24, 2026Muzzleloader opens7:41 a.m.6:41 p.m.7:11 a.m. to 7:11 p.m.7:11 a.m. to 6:41 p.m.7:41 a.m. to 6:41 p.m.
Nov 21, 2026Gun deer opens7:10 a.m.5:16 p.m.6:40 a.m. to 5:46 p.m.6:40 a.m. to 5:16 p.m.7:10 a.m. to 5:16 p.m.
Dec 6, 2026Gun deer closes7:24 a.m.5:12 p.m.6:54 a.m. to 5:42 p.m.6:54 a.m. to 5:12 p.m.7:24 a.m. to 5:12 p.m.
Dec 21, 2026Shortest day7:34 a.m.5:15 p.m.7:04 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.7:04 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.7:34 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Jan 15, 2027Archery closes7:37 a.m.5:34 p.m.7:07 a.m. to 6:04 p.m.7:07 a.m. to 5:34 p.m.7:37 a.m. to 5:34 p.m.
Apr 16, 2027Spring turkey6:53 a.m.8:00 p.m.6:23 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.6:23 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.6:53 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Turkey hours end at sunset in fall and spring.

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.

Pawnee County near neighbours on this site

Neighbouring guides by distance.

Payne County

2,277 deer in 2025

Osage County

Antlerless 2

Noble County

30 miles away

Creek County

ODWC Central Region

Town guidesBlack bear areaWaterfowl areas
Green wheat field glowing under storm light at sunset on the plains
Green wheat field glowing under storm light at sunset on the plainsPhoto: Guy Teague (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Purple wildflowers below granite boulders in the Wichita Mountains
Purple wildflowers below granite boulders in the Wichita MountainsPhoto: Thomas Shahan (CC BY 2.0)

Pawnee County rules in brief

Can I hunt turkey over bait in Pawnee County?

No; not within 100 yards of bait or feed.

When do regular duck dates start in Pawnee County?

November 14, 2026.

Do I need a Land Access Permit in Pawnee County?

For OLAP tracts, unless exempt by age (residents under 18 or 64 and older).

What number reaches the Pawnee County region supervisor?

(405) 650-0149.

How much orange must a Pawnee County deer hunter wear?

400 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange on head and upper body during firearm big game seasons.

Who can process a Pawnee County deer?

The Farm Meat Processing, Martin Custom Processing and Wild Country Meat Market top our distance list.

How many does may a hunter take in Pawnee County?

Antlerless limits by zone (Zone 2: muzzleloader 4, gun 4), plus two in the holiday hunt, inside the six-deer combined limit.

Did the Pawnee County deer count rise or fall last year?

2,163 in 2025 against 2,090 in 2024.

Do elk rules in Pawnee County need landowner permission?

Yes; ODWC requires the landowner's permission in writing.

Can pronghorn be hunted in Pawnee County?

No; only Cimarron and part of Texas County are open.

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.

Pawnee County reminders for 2026-27

Get written permission before hunting private land in Pawnee 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 & Wildlife Service Southwest Region (Public Domain Mark 1.0).