License Requirements

Residents: Must possess a hunting license or proof of exemption. In addition, all antelope hunters must possess an antelope license for each antelope hunted or proof of exemption.

Nonresidents: Nonresident antelope hunters are exempt from a hunting license while hunting antelope, but they must possess a nonresident antelope license for each antelope hunted or proof of exemption. Holders of nonresident lifetime hunting and lifetime combination licenses are not exempt from purchasing antelope licenses.

Written Landowner Permission

All antelope hunters must possess written permission from the landowner or, where appropriate, the lessee (tenant). Permission must be carried on the person while hunting antelope. Hunters may only hunt on those lands for which they have written permission. Landowners, operators and immediate family are exempt from written permission.

Open Areas

Cimarron County and that portion of Texas County west of Hwy. 136.

Public Lands

Seasons on public lands may vary from statewide seasons. Consult public lands section beginning on page 42.

Combined Season Limit

Two (2) antelope combined, which may include no more than one (1) buck, regardless of season or method of take

Shooting Hours

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

Legal Buck Definition

Any antelope, regardless of sex, with a black cheek patch.

Hunter Orange

Antelope hunters using a firearm during any antelope season must conspicuously wear both a head covering and an outer garment above the waistline both consisting of hunter orange color totaling at least 400 square inches. Camouflage hunter orange is legal.

Antelope hunters using archery equipment during any antelope or deer 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.

Field Tagging

Upon harvesting an antelope, all hunters, including lifetime license holders, must immediately attach their name and license number securely to the carcass.

The attached item can be anything, as long as it contains the required information. This information must remain attached to the carcass until it is checked.

Checking

All antelope must be checked at an open check station in Cimarron or Texas counties or with an authorized Department employee assigned to one of the antelope-hunting counties.

Once checked, the antelope will be issued a carcass tag. This tag must remain with the carcass to its final destination or through processing and/or storage at commercial processing or storage facilities.

Head must remain attached to the carcass until the antelope is checked.

Dates

Sept. 13 - 26, 2010.

Legal Means of Taking

Equipment described as legal for deer archery season.

Antelope gun hunting is only available through the Department’s Controlled Hunts program or through the Landowner Permit Drawing (see wildlifedepartment.com.)

Legal sex and specific season dates will be designated on the controlled hunt or landowner permit.

Dates

Sept. 9 - 12; Oct. 2 - 10; and Dec. 11, 2010 - Jan. 15, 2011.

Legal Means of Taking

Equipment described as legal for deer gun season.