Lexington Wildlife Management Area hunting guide

Lexington WMA: the record behind the page

By the ODWC area page, Lexington WMA measures 9,512 acres. The area page shows 1,275 acres for motor-vehicle access by non-ambulatory permit holders. Rank by size in Cleveland County: 1st of 2.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has charge of it; ODWC counts the ground in the ODWC Central Region. Cleveland County holds 9,483 acres of public land on the GIS layers.

In ODWC words: The Lexington Wildlife Management Area is 9,512 acres located off Highway 77 five miles south and six miles east of Noble, Oklahoma in Cleveland County. Post oak-blackjack, also called cross timbers habitat, and native grasses overlay Lexington WMA. Many common game and nongame species are found on this central Oklahoma area. The primary water sources for Lexington WMA are Big Buckhead and Little Buckhead Creeks on the west end and Pond Creek in the east. There are about 30 ponds of various sizes located throughout the area. Lake Dahlgren, which covers 26 surface acres, is managed by Fish Division for public angling.

Directions: From Lexington: 5 miles north on U.S. Hwy 77, 5½ miles east on Slaughterville Rd. From Noble: 5 miles south on U.S. Hwy 77, 5½ miles east on Slaughterville Rd.

ODWC species notes for Lexington WMA

Open for Deer, Doves, Rails, Gallinules, Crows, Snipe, Waterfowl, Rabbits, Squirrels, Quail, Woodcock, Furbearers, Turkey, Trapping on Lexington WMA.

• White-tailed deer
• Doves
• Rails
• Gallinules
• Crows
• Snipe
• Ducks
• Canada geese
• Rabbits
• Squirrels
• Quail
• Woodcock

From the agency record (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation); checked November 3, 2026.

Lexington WMA: controlled hunt record

Drawn hunts held on Lexington WMA last year: deer. ODWC took 2026 applications Apr 1, 2026 to May 20, 2026; preference points act as extra entries.

ODWC 2025 controlled hunt results, ODWC controlled hunts; checked November 3, 2026.

Deer checked near Lexington WMA

On the area itself, the latest report counts 158 deer. Statewide rank 38 of 77: Cleveland County logged 1,545 deer in 2025-26, 840 antlered. Methods: 799 gun, 178 muzzleloader, 568 archery.

ODWC 2025-26 Big Game Harvest Report and earlier ODWC harvest reports (harvest.json); checked November 3, 2026.

When each season opens near Lexington WMA

Oklahoma runs one set of deer dates statewide; Lexington WMA sits in antlerless Zone 6, which only changes how many does a hunter may take. The 65 rows below are from the ODWC regulation pages.

Antlerless zone lines follow roads; near a line, check the ODWC zone map first.

From the ODWC hunting regulations and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation), checked November 3, 2026.

Lexington WMA legal light

Squirrel, rabbit and prairie dog hours run from half an hour before sunrise to sunset in Lexington WMA.

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.

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Lexington WMA: last-minute checks

Plan with this page, then reread the agency page for Lexington WMA the week of the trip.

Sources: source · source · source · source · source · source; regulations from the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations. Checked November 3, 2026.