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Is deer season open in Oklahoma?
Every Oklahoma deer season we have read for 2026-27 from Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, open or closed on the day you pick, and when the next one opens.
Oklahoma deer seasons 2026-27
Oklahoma's Deer Gun season runs Nov 21 to Dec 6, 2026.
These are the statewide dates; wildlife management areas and other public hunting areas can close or limit them, and controlled hunts run on their own dates.
- Deer ArcheryOct 1 to Jan 15, 2027
- Youth Deer Gun · youth hunters 17 and younger onlyOct 16 to Oct 18
- Deer MuzzleloaderOct 24 to Nov 1
- Deer GunNov 21 to Dec 6
- Holiday Antlerless Deer GunDec 18 to Dec 31
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Deer - Big Game Season: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, checked November 2026.
Deer season · Oklahoma · Today. Yes. Oklahoma's Deer Archery season is open today, Oct 1 to Jan 15, 2027.
Deer season · Oklahoma · Today
Season openYes. Oklahoma's Deer Archery season is open today, Oct 1 to Jan 15, 2027.
These are the statewide dates; wildlife management areas and other public hunting areas can close or limit them, and controlled hunts run on their own dates.
- Deer Archery
- Youth Deer Gun
- Deer Muzzleloader
- Deer Gun
- Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Deer ArcheryArcheryOpen
Oct 1 to Jan 15, 2027
Oklahoma's wording
"Deer Archery Oct 1, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027"
Youth Deer GunYouth
Oct 16 to Oct 18
Youth hunters 17 and younger only
Oklahoma's wording
"Youth Deer Gun Oct 16, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 17 years old and younger."
Deer MuzzleloaderMuzzleloader
Oct 24 to Nov 1
Oklahoma's wording
"Deer Muzzleloader Oct 24, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026"
Deer GunFirearm
Nov 21 to Dec 6
Oklahoma's wording
"Deer Gun Nov 21, 2026 - Dec 6, 2026"
Holiday Antlerless Deer GunAntlerless
Dec 18 to Dec 31
Oklahoma's wording
"Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun Dec 18, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 | Two : antlerless only."
Hunter orange
"All hunters participating in any antelope, bear, deer, or elk season using a firearm (muzzleloader or gun) must wear both a head covering and an outer garment above the waistline, both totaling at least 400 square inches of hunter orange that are clearly visible while in the field."
More from Oklahoma's rules
"Antlerless deer may only be harvested during firearm seasons on specified days and in zones open to antlerless harvest ."
"Zone 1 is closed to antlerless muzzleloader harvest and has a one antlerless white-tailed deer limit for deer gun season."
"Deer taken during Jan. 1-15, 2027, count toward the 2026 combined season limit."
Source: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Deer - Big Game Season: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, checked November 2026.
A guide to the dates each state printed for the year, not the regulations. Bag limits, permits, weapon rules and unit closures are in the state's own digest, which is the authority.
- Each state's own dates, quoted
- Your zone and your day
- When the next season opens
Hunting in Oklahoma
29 outfitters, guides and lodges listed in Oklahoma. Legal shooting hours in Oklahoma today.
Other states
Deer seasons in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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