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Antlerless Deer Zone 1
Closed to antlerless muzzleloader; gun 1 antlerless. Counties, deer rows, public land and harvest for the zone.
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Antlerless Deer Zone 1: season rows and limits
For hunters in Antlerless Deer Zone 1, ODWC writes the antlerless limit as "Closed to antlerless muzzleloader; gun 1 antlerless".
Zone note from ODWC: Zone 1 is closed to antlerless muzzleloader harvest; 1 antlerless in deer gun season.
| Season | Opens | Closes | Days | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | 107 | |
| Youth gun | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | 3 | |
| Muzzleloader | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | 9 | |
| Gun | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | 16 | |
| Holiday antlerless | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | 14 |
Youth gun hunters in Antlerless Deer Zone 1 may take two deer (one antlered); adults work within six for the season and two bonus antlerless deer at the holidays.
From the ODWC deer season page and the 2026-2027 regulations guide p. 37, checked November 3, 2026.
County list for Antlerless Deer Zone 1
2 whole counties and 1 partial ones make up Antlerless Deer Zone 1.
| County | Area in zone | Also in | 2025 deer | Elk zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron County | 100% | – | 142 | Panhandle |
| Texas County | 100% | – | 168 | Panhandle |
| Beaver County | 11% | 2 | 388 | Panhandle |
Because the zone line is a road shown only on the ODWC map image, the share column is a guide, not a legal description.
Counties from the ODWC zone map read in regs.json and the GIS overlay in counties.json; deer from the 2025-26 Big Game Harvest Report county table (whole-county totals); checked November 3, 2026.
Deer harvest in Antlerless Deer Zone 1 counties
Bars sum the ODWC county tables for the 3 counties in Antlerless Deer Zone 1, whole counties included even where only part is in the zone.
| County | Archery | Muzzleloader | Gun | Antlerless | Total 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | 57 | 18 | 313 | 104 | 388 |
| Texas County | 18 | 15 | 135 | 30 | 168 |
| Cimarron County | 19 | 13 | 110 | 10 | 142 |
From the ODWC county deer tables (2025-26 Big Game Harvest Report and earlier reports), checked November 3, 2026.
Where to hunt deer in Antlerless Deer Zone 1 on public ground
78 public areas overlap Antlerless Deer Zone 1 in the ODWC GIS layers: 71 OLAP walk-in, 4 WMA, 1 Grassland, 1 Refuge.
| Area | Type | Counties | Acres | Deer 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Blanca National Grassland (Oklahoma) | Grassland | Cimarron | 15,655 | – |
| Rita Blanca WMA | WMA | Cimarron | 15,575 | 8 |
| Optima WMA | WMA | Texas | 8,062 | 24 |
| Optima NWR | Refuge | Texas | 4,383 | 8 |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H060 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 2,320 | – |
| Texas County OLAP walk-in area H012 | OLAP walk-in | Texas | 1,600 | – |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H021 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 1,515 | – |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H043 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 1,283 | – |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H074 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 1,120 | – |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H019 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 960 | – |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H078 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 960 | – |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H057 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 800 | – |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H029 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 681 | – |
| Cimarron County OLAP walk-in area H044 | OLAP walk-in | Cimarron | 646 | – |
Lands from lands.json (ODWC deer zone layer overlay); WMA deer from the 2025-26 Big Game Harvest Report; checked November 3, 2026.
Antlerless Deer Zone 1 and the other ODWC areas
- Surveillance areas: Cimarron County, Texas County. Deer or elk taken inside an SSA must be processed before leaving it; only antlers (detached or on a clean skull plate), deboned quarters/meat without spinal column, cleaned teeth, finished taxidermy and hides may leave. CWD guide.
- Turkey, fall gun: open in all 3 zone counties (October 31 to November 20, 2026).
- Pheasant area: Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County. Pheasant counties.
- Pronghorn: Cimarron County, Texas County. Pronghorn area.
- Crane and jackrabbit: 3 zone counties are wholly or partly west of I-35 (sandhill crane and jackrabbit).
- Elk zones touched: Panhandle Zone.
- Duck dates: Panhandle. Waterfowl zones.
- Regions: ODWC Northwest Region (3).
County rules from regs.json zones (ODWC regulation pages and maps), checked November 3, 2026.
Shooting hours in Texas County (Antlerless Deer Zone 1)
The Panhandle sees the sun up to half an hour later than the Arkansas line, so use the times worked out for Texas County (Antlerless Deer Zone 1).
| When | Event | Rise | Set | Big game | Birds | Upland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Archery deer opens | 7:40 a.m. | 7:31 p.m. | 7:10 a.m. to 8:01 p.m. | 7:10 a.m. to 7:31 p.m. | 7:40 a.m. to 7:31 p.m. |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Muzzleloader opens | 8:01 a.m. | 6:59 p.m. | 7:31 a.m. to 7:29 p.m. | 7:31 a.m. to 6:59 p.m. | 8:01 a.m. to 6:59 p.m. |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Gun deer opens | 7:30 a.m. | 5:34 p.m. | 7:00 a.m. to 6:04 p.m. | 7:00 a.m. to 5:34 p.m. | 7:30 a.m. to 5:34 p.m. |
| Dec 6, 2026 | Gun deer closes | 7:44 a.m. | 5:30 p.m. | 7:14 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | 7:14 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | 7:44 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:54 a.m. | 5:33 p.m. | 7:24 a.m. to 6:03 p.m. | 7:24 a.m. to 5:33 p.m. | 7:54 a.m. to 5:33 p.m. |
| Jan 15, 2027 | Archery closes | 7:58 a.m. | 5:52 p.m. | 7:28 a.m. to 6:22 p.m. | 7:28 a.m. to 5:52 p.m. | 7:58 a.m. to 5:52 p.m. |
| Apr 16, 2027 | Spring turkey | 7:12 a.m. | 8:20 p.m. | 6:42 a.m. to 8:50 p.m. | 6:42 a.m. to 8:20 p.m. | 7:12 a.m. to 8:20 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.
Open rural plains and a fence line under a pale sky in Beaver County. Photo: DrunkDriver (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Black Mesa, the highest ground in Oklahoma, above shortgrass and juniper in Cimarron County. Photo: Chris M Morris (CC BY 2.0)
White-tailed deer buck in the trees. Photo: USFWS/Southeast (CC BY 2.0)
Questions on Antlerless Deer Zone 1
Does Antlerless Deer Zone 1 follow county lines?
Antlerless Deer Zone 1 edges run along highways shown on the ODWC map; use it near any split county.
Largest public area in Antlerless Deer Zone 1?
78 public areas overlap the zone; the largest are Rita Blanca National Grassland (Oklahoma), Rita Blanca WMA and Optima WMA.
Must deer be processed before leaving Antlerless Deer Zone 1?
Cimarron County and Texas County hold CWD Selective Surveillance Areas. Deer or elk taken inside an SSA must be processed before leaving it; only antlers (detached or on a clean skull plate), deboned quarters/meat without spinal column, cleaned teeth, finished taxidermy and hides may leave.
How many does can I take in Antlerless Deer Zone 1?
Closed to antlerless muzzleloader; gun 1 antlerless, plus either-sex archery and two holiday antlerless deer.
What is the county list for Antlerless Deer Zone 1?
Antlerless Deer Zone 1 takes in Beaver, Cimarron and Texas; split by a zone road: Beaver.
What is the Antlerless Deer Zone 1 deer calendar?
No different from any other zone. Gun season runs November 21 to December 6, 2026, and muzzleloader October 24 to November 1.
Which county in Antlerless Deer Zone 1 has the most deer?
In 2025 the biggest county total in Antlerless Deer Zone 1 was Beaver County at 388, out of 698 for its counties.
Other photos on this page: DrunkDriver (CC BY-SA 3.0); Chris M Morris (CC BY 2.0); USFWS/Southeast (CC BY 2.0).