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Oklahoma Elk hunt
Posted on 6/9/25 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 6/9/25 at 7:03 pm
I have been putting in for the once in a lifetime Wichita Mtns elk hunts for the last 7 years. Found out this evening I was fortunate enough to draw a cow tag for February 2026. I somehow added the cow hunt code to my application without realizing it and drew. I am excited to be able to go on my first elk hunt but also am kinda bummed I won't be able to shoot a bull or ever apply for the hunt again! Either way, I plan on having a great time!
Posted on 6/9/25 at 7:16 pm to jgthunt
Not a bad constellation prize Baw 

Posted on 6/9/25 at 7:28 pm to jgthunt
Pretty awesome. I duck hunt there annually. Love it out there. Awesome. Always thought about mixing in a deer hunt, but elk in the Wichita's damn son, that's where its at.
Good luck and enjoy your trip this coming season.
Good luck and enjoy your trip this coming season.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:45 pm to Louie
They got ducks in the mountains?
Also to the OP, big congratulations, are you an OK resident?
Also to the OP, big congratulations, are you an OK resident?
This post was edited on 6/9/25 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 6/9/25 at 10:47 pm to GREENHEAD22
No I live in Louisiana.
Posted on 6/10/25 at 7:37 am to jgthunt
Good luck. Beautiful area out there.
I archery hunt Ft Sill for elk every fall and it's always a good time.
I archery hunt Ft Sill for elk every fall and it's always a good time.
Posted on 6/10/25 at 7:40 am to GREENHEAD22
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They got ducks in the mountains?
They got mountains in OK? Seriously, do they? Never stepped foot in the state. Guess they're in the NE part of the state?
Posted on 6/10/25 at 7:42 am to bbvdd
Haha. No baw. SW. And some in the SE. The Wichitas are SW, the Ouchitas/Kiamichis in the SE.
I might be buying a hunting parcel in the Kiamichis for tax purposes--1031 swap.
I might be buying a hunting parcel in the Kiamichis for tax purposes--1031 swap.
This post was edited on 6/10/25 at 7:43 am
Posted on 6/10/25 at 7:57 am to Louie
Who do you hunt with there?
I'm looking for a new place to go after several bad years in Stuttgart.
I'm looking for a new place to go after several bad years in Stuttgart.
Posted on 6/10/25 at 8:03 am to jgthunt
Congrats
Beautiful country with some pretty amazing history
Cherish it
Beautiful country with some pretty amazing history
Cherish it

Posted on 6/10/25 at 9:20 am to jgthunt
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I am excited to be able to go on my first elk hunt but also am kinda bummed I won't be able to shoot a bull or ever apply for the hunt again! Either way, I plan on having a great time!
These are very rare hunts right? I'm sure the odds of drawing as a non resident for a bull tag are worse than the normally lottery? What is the percentage of bull tags that fill them? Some of those hunts are super high but some are super low
Posted on 6/10/25 at 9:35 am to baldona
It's a once in a lifetime tag. Meaning once you draw the tag, bull or cow, you can never draw again. That being said, the odds to draw a cow tag is about 60% and a bull is about .001% last time I checked.
Posted on 6/10/25 at 10:47 am to Tank015
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It's a once in a lifetime tag. Meaning once you draw the tag, bull or cow, you can never draw again. That being said, the odds to draw a cow tag is about 60% and a bull is about .001% last time I checked.
Yep I completely understood that. Is it really 60% for a cow tag? What are the success rates of that? If its 60% draw I may strongly look into that.
Some of these states the bulls are often times very good size, I'm not sure if that's always the case? Holding out on 0.001% for a 300 inch 6x6 is one thing but if its usually something like a 4x5 I personally think just hunting a cow is great. Fun out of state meat hunts like cow elk hunts are underated imo. Great eating and its more hunting to the core, and not just trophy hunting.
Posted on 6/10/25 at 12:05 pm to baldona
I don't know the odds, but I know some residents have been putting in for over 30 years on the bull hunts and still havent drawn. I started thinking about it and it was probably a good thing. I may would have never drawn a bull tag. Now I can have a great hunt and hopefully bring home some delicious meat then focus on other states I've been building points.
Posted on 6/10/25 at 2:38 pm to bbvdd
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They got mountains in OK? Seriously, do they? Never stepped foot in the state. Guess they're in the NE part of the state?
I'd call it more like aggressive hills than mountains

OP, that's pretty cool and I didn't realize they offered hunts. Many years back we used to travel to Elgin OK a few times a year to buy cattle and would always stay in Lawton. I remember seeing the elk herds grazing near Ft. Sill many times on our trips, I was always surprised they had elk in Oklahoma. Congrats on the draw and good luck.
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