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2019-20 Deer Controlled Hunts
• Total applicants (includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth 2018 Controlled Hunts Summary
choice preferences): 62,249.
• Total permits available: 4,094. ELK: 203 hunters harvested 141 elk.
• Overall odds of getting drawn for any one permit: 1 in 15. PRONGHORN: 67 hunters harvested 50 pronghorn.
DEER: 3,147 hunters harvested 735 deer.
2019 Deer Controlled Hunts For YOUTH DEER: 678 hunters harvested 347 deer.
Physically Challenged People TURKEY: 73 hunters harvested 29 turkeys.
• Total applicants (includes first, second and third choice prefer-
ences): 274.
• Total permits available: 137.
• Overall odds of getting drawn for any one permit: 1 in 2.
2019 Deer Controlled Hunts For Youths
• Total applicants (includes first, second and third choice prefer- hunter LittLe/reaDers' Photo showcase 2019
ences): 2,988.
• Total permits available: 893.
• Overall odds of getting drawn for any one permit: 1 in 3.3.
Application Tips For Deer Controlled Hunts
• Up your odds of getting drawn by staying away from the most
popu lar hunts, such as the Wichita Mountains buck gun hunt,
the Sandy Sanders buck gun hunt and Salt Plains NWR hunts
that allow either-sex hunting.
• Fewer people apply for antlerless-only hunts, which can help
your chances of getting drawn.
• Consider applying for archery hunts instead of muzzleloader or
gun hunts, as they normally attract a smaller pool of applicants.
• The number of youth deer controlled hunts has been increased,
so the kids who apply now have greater odds of winning a hunt.
• Areas in the northeast like Gruber, Cherokee, Spavinaw and
Cookson Hills WMAs typically attract more applicants. Con-
sider hunts in other parts of the state where your odds of
selection may be better
• Controlled hunts held during the regular muzzleloader and gun
seasons, especially those during season-opening weekends,
often offer better odds of getting drawn than those held out-
side the regular statewide season dates since many would-be
applicants already have hunting plans in place for those dates.
• If you get an email notifying you that you’ve been drawn, make
sure to go back online to claim the hunt by the deadline listed
in the notice!
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