Hal and Fern Cooper WMA: deer harvest, rules and map
Hal and Fern Cooper WMA is 16,304 acres of public hunting land in Woodward County and Harper County, managed by ODWC. Hunters took 44 deer on it in 2025-26, by ODWC's Big Game Harvest Report, and 43 a season on average over the 6 seasons ODWC published. Deer gun, by ODWC's 2026-27 rules for the area: Open the first nine days only. Closed to antlerless hunting.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: ODWC's Big Game Harvest Reports. Rules: ODWC's 2026-27 special area regulations. Boundary: ODWC's WMA map.
This areaOther wildlife management areaOLAP walk-in tractCounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 16,304 acres (ODWC) |
|---|---|
| County | Woodward, Harper |
| ODWC region | Northwest |
| Deer harvested, 2025-26 | 44 |
| Deer per 1,000 acres, 2025-26 | 2.7 (worked out from ODWC's two figures) |
| Deer gun season | Open the first nine days only. Closed to antlerless hunting. |
| Camping | Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas. |
| Area contact | (580) 334-0343 |
| Towns | Fort Supply (2 mi), Woodward (7 mi) and May (10 mi) |
How many deer are harvested on Hal and Fern Cooper WMA?
ODWC's count of deer taken on Hal and Fern Cooper WMA, season by season, from its WMA harvest table.
| Season | Deer harvested | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun | Muzzleloader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44 | |||||
| 2024-25 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 42 |
Source: ODWC Big Game Harvest Reports (2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21), Table 2, WMA harvest by sex and method. A season missing from the table had no row for the area or its table did not reconcile. Method and sex columns are left blank for 2025-26 and 2020-21: that year's table adds up row by row and to its printed total, but its columns do not match the printed column totals, so only the totals are used.
What are the 2026-27 hunting rules on Hal and Fern Cooper WMA?
Closed seasons: Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun.
Same as statewide: Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Turkey Fall Archery and Deer Archery.
Seasons with special restrictions
- Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Crane, Rabbit, Squirrel: Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Deer Muzzleloader: Closed to antlerless mule deer hunting.
- Deer Gun: Open the first nine days only. Closed to antlerless hunting.
- Pursuit with hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling: Closed during deer gun season.
- Quail: Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 4:30 p.m. daily. Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.
- Pheasant: Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 4:30 p.m. daily.
- Turkey Fall Gun: Shotgun only.
- Trapping: Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only through Jan. 31. Open same as statewide Feb. 1 through end of February.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring: One-tom limit; seasons combined, area combined. Hunting hours close at 7:00 p.m. daily.
Other restrictions
- Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.
- Prairie dog hunting is closed.
Source: ODWC 2026-27 special area regulations, Cooper WMA.
How do you get to Hal and Fern Cooper WMA?
Hal and Fern Cooper WMA lies in Woodward County and Harper County. Nearest towns: Fort Supply (2 miles), Woodward (7 miles), May (10 miles) and Fargo (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 270 (it crosses or touches the area), OK 3 (it crosses or touches the area), US 412 (it crosses or touches the area), US 183 (it crosses or touches the area) and OK 15 (3.8 miles).
Which wildlife management areas are near Hal and Fern Cooper WMA?
| Area | Distance | Deer harvested, 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Supply WMA | next to it | 59 |
| Cimarron Bluff WMA | 14.8 mi | 2 |
| Cimarron Hills WMA | 20.5 mi | 2 |
| Major County WMA | 30.9 mi | |
| Ellis County WMA | 35.9 mi | 45 |
OLAP walk-in hunting tracts within 20 miles: Harper_H006 (2,073 acres, 3 mi), Harper_H005 (257 acres, 7.6 mi), Harper_H021 (360 acres, 8.1 mi), Woodward_H001 (197 acres, 8.6 mi) and Harper_H010 (476 acres, 9.3 mi).
Questions hunters ask
How many deer are killed on Hal and Fern Cooper WMA?
ODWC counts 44 deer on Hal and Fern Cooper WMA in 2025-26. Its seasons on record: 2025-26 44, 2024-25 47, 2023-24 32, 2022-23 53, 2021-22 39 and 2020-21 42.
Is deer gun season open on Hal and Fern Cooper WMA?
Yes, with limits. ODWC's 2026-27 rule: Deer Gun: Open the first nine days only. Closed to antlerless hunting.
Can you camp on Hal and Fern Cooper WMA?
Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas, by ODWC's 2026-27 regulations.
Where is Hal and Fern Cooper WMA?
In Woodward County and Harper County. Nearest towns: Fort Supply (2 miles), Woodward (7 miles) and May (10 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Deer harvest: ODWC Big Game Harvest Reports, 2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, WMA table.
- Seasons and rules: ODWC 2026-27 hunting regulations, special area regulations.
- Boundary and acres: ODWC Public WMA Boundaries. Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024. Water: USGS NHD.
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