Last day for controlled hunt applications in Okla.

[scubor2]

If you were thinking about applying for a special hunt in Okla,it must be in by May 15th. There are deer , antelope and elk hunts. It's a crap shoot but better than the lottery.
http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/controlledhunts.htm

 

[dennishoddy]

My hunting buddy and I put in a week ago. I've been putting in for the elk hunt at the Witchita Mountains since 1970 and have never been drawn.
Deer hunts, I've drawn Salt Plains, Hickory Creek, McAlester Army Ammunition depot, (love using 1000 lb bombs as a deer blind), and Western Wall over the years.

One of my buddy's drew the elk hunt 5 years ago after putting in for it as long as I have. It was interesting to note the demographics of the hunters that were there.
Seems like 30% had put in for the first time, and were in their 20's to 30's.
The rest were 55+ all the way to one gentleman that was 92. He and his wife came to the hunt, harvested a cow, and had it hung and quartered in a short period of time. I suspect it wasn't their first rodeo. LOL...

 

[scubor2]

My hunting buddy and I put in a week ago. I've been putting in for the elk hunt at the Witchita Mountains since 1970 and have never been drawn.
Deer hunts, I've drawn Salt Plains, Hickory Creek, McAlester Army Ammunition depot, (love using 1000 lb bombs as a deer blind), and Western Wall over the years.

One of my buddy's drew the elk hunt 5 years ago after putting in for it as long as I have. It was interesting to note the demographics of the hunters that were there.
Seems like 30% had put in for the first time, and were in their 20's to 30's.
The rest were 55+ all the way to one gentleman that was 92. He and his wife came to the hunt, harvested a cow, and had it hung and quartered in a short period of time. I suspect it wasn't their first rodeo. LOL...

It's starting to look like a lottery ticket is a better deal.What area was it? Did your buddy hang some meat?

 

[dennishoddy]

Yeah, he killed a 6X6 that weighed 442 lbs on his second day in area A.
Flushed it off his bed behind a boulder, shot and missed at 50 yds(how do you do that?).
Elk took off running, slipped on some loose rock, fell and broke his front leg. Buddy put one in his neck to kill it. Better to be lucky I guess. Lol.

 

[Josh Beauchamp]

My dad, uncle, cousin and myself are in for our deer and elk hunts. This will be my 12th year going for an elk. I live in Lawton so if anybody gets drown for an elk and needs some help getting one out of the field I am willing to help as long as I ain't working.