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Public Lands
    Elk hunting is closed on all Department-owned or managed lands, except for controlled elk hunt permittees on areas and dates designated on their controlled hunt permit.

Legal Elk Definitions
    Southwest Zone: A legal bull is defined as having at least five (5) points on at least one side. A point is defined as the tip of the main antler beam and any projection arising from the main antler beam that is at least one inch in length.
                                Antlerless elk are defined as elk with no visible antlers.
    Northeast Zone: No antler point restrictions. Any elk is legal.

Shooting Hours
    One-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset.

Legal Means of Taking
    Archery: Archery equipment described as legal for deer archery season.
    Muzzleloader: Equipment described as legal for deer muzzleloader season.
    Gun: Equipment described as legal for deer gun season.

Hunter Orange
   All hunters participating in any antelope, bear, deer or elk season using a firearm (muzzleloader or gun) must conspicuously wear both a head covering and an outer garment above the waistline, both totaling at least 400 square inches of hunter orange. Camouflage orange is legal as long as there are at least 400 square inches of hunter orange.
    Antelope, bear, deer or elk hunters using archery equipment during any antelope, bear, deer or elk firearms (muzzleloader or gun) season in any open hunting area (zone, county, or area) must conspicuously wear either a head covering or an outer garment above the waistline consisting of hunter orange. Camouflage hunter orange is legal.
    All other hunters, except those hunting waterfowl, crow or crane, or while hunting furbearing animals at night, must wear either a head covering or upper garment of hunter orange clothing while hunting during any antelope, bear, deer or elk firearms (muzzleloader or gun) season in any open hunting area (zone, county or area.) Camouflage hunter orange is legal.

• Field Tagging Requirements:
      All hunters (including lifetime license holders) who harvest a deer, elk or turkey must immediately attach their name, license number, and date and time of harvest securely to the carcass. Annual license holders must also complete the "Record of Game" section n the front of the license form.
      All hunters (including lifetime license holders) who harvest an antelope must immediately attach their name and license number securely to the carcass. Antelope hunters participating in controlled hunts must also include the date and time of harvest on the field tag.
      All field tags can be any item, so long as the tag contains the required information. The information must remain attached to the carcass until it is checked.
      Field tagging requirements for bear are listed on page 28 of your 2011-2012 Oklahoma Hunting Guide or click here.
      
• Checking Requirements:
  All deer and elk must be checked within 24 hours of leaving the hunt area through one of the options listed below. All turkeys harvested east of I-35 must also be checked within 24 hours of leaving the hunt area. Turkeys harvested west of I-35 will not be checked.
      Deer, elk and turkey must be checked online at http://www.wildlifedepartment.com, at the nearest open check station or with an authorized Department employee (elk check stations are only available in counties open to elk hunting or with Department employees assigned to on of those counties.) Once checked, the animal will be issued a carcass tag or an online confirmation number. This tag or number must remain with the carcass to its final destination or through processing and/or storage at commercial processing or storage facilities. Deer and elk carcasses may be checked in quartered with sex organs naturally attached and head accompanying the carcass.
      All antelope must be checked within 24 hours of leaving the hunt area at an open check station in Cimarron or Texas counties or with an authorized Department employee assigned to one of those counties where antelope are hunted. Once checked, the antelope will be issued a carcass tag that must remain with the carcass to its final destination or through processing and/or storage at commercial processing or storage facilities. The head must remain attached to the carcass until the antelope is checked.
      Checking requirements for bear are listed on page 28 of your 2011-2012 Oklahoma Hunting Guide or click here.
  
  For a neat idea on how to attach your name and hunting license number to the carcass "click here"!

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