Skiatook WMA: deer harvest, rules and map
Skiatook WMA is 4,499 acres of public hunting land in Osage County, managed by ODWC. Hunters took 84 deer on it in 2025-26, by ODWC's Big Game Harvest Report, and 61 a season on average over the 6 seasons ODWC published.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: ODWC's Big Game Harvest Reports. Rules: ODWC's 2026-27 special area regulations. Boundary: ODWC's WMA map.
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| Size | 4,499 acres (ODWC) |
|---|---|
| County | Osage |
| ODWC region | Central |
| Deer harvested, 2025-26 | 84 |
| Deer per 1,000 acres, 2025-26 | 18.7 (worked out from ODWC's two figures) |
| Deer gun season | Same as statewide |
| Camping | Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas. |
| Area contact | (918) 629-4625 |
| Towns | Hominy (2 mi), Prue (7 mi) and Barnsdall (8 mi) |
How many deer are harvested on Skiatook WMA?
ODWC's count of deer taken on Skiatook WMA, season by season, from its WMA harvest table.
| Season | Deer harvested | Antlered | Antlerless | Archery | Gun | Muzzleloader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 84 | |||||
| 2024-25 | 65 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 52 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 50 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 40 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 32 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 45 |
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 Skiatook WMA?
Same as statewide: Deer Gun, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Waterfowl and Turkey Fall Archery.
Seasons with special restrictions
- Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Pursuit with hounds for Furbearers: Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Turkey Fall Gun: Tom only, shotgun only.
- Trapping: Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring: One-tom limit; seasons combined.
Other restrictions
- Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.
Source: ODWC 2026-27 special area regulations, Skiatook WMA.
How do you get to Skiatook WMA?
Skiatook WMA lies in Osage County. Nearest towns: Hominy (2 miles), Prue (7 miles), Barnsdall (8 miles) and Osage (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OK 20 (it crosses or touches the area) and OK 99 (2.3 miles). Water: Skiatook Lake.
Which wildlife management areas are near Skiatook WMA?
| Area | Distance | Deer harvested, 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|
| Keystone WMA | 7.4 mi | 272 |
| Candy Creek WMA | 10.2 mi | 28 |
| Heyburn WMA | 23.9 mi | 53 |
| Osage WMA Rock Creek Unit | 24.7 mi | 26 |
| Osage WMA Western Wall Unit | 25.2 mi | 47 |
OLAP walk-in hunting tracts within 20 miles: Osage_H002 (162 acres, 3.8 mi).
Questions hunters ask
How many deer are killed on Skiatook WMA?
ODWC counts 84 deer on Skiatook WMA in 2025-26. Its seasons on record: 2025-26 84, 2024-25 65, 2023-24 69, 2022-23 57, 2021-22 47 and 2020-21 45.
Is deer gun season open on Skiatook WMA?
Yes, on the statewide dates, Nov. 21 to Dec. 6, 2026, by ODWC's 2026-27 rules for the area.
Can you camp on Skiatook WMA?
Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas, by ODWC's 2026-27 regulations.
Where is Skiatook WMA?
In Osage County. Nearest towns: Hominy (2 miles), Prue (7 miles) and Barnsdall (8 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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