Currently, control the hunting on a little over 25000 acres mostly located in Harper county. The big ranch which consists of roughly 19000 acres ( all contiguous ) highly managed and has minimums. The other hunting acreages consist of 39 farms scattered across Beaver, ELLIS, Woodward, and Harper counties. These other farms have no minimums or penalties. Hunters are allowed to choose if they want to hunt the big ranch or one of the other farms.
5-day archery mule deer hunts- $10,000
MINIMUMS For Big Ranch
ARCHERY-8 points or less-130
ARCHERY-9 points or more-140
Muzzleloader and Rifle-8 points or less-140/9 points or more than 150
The age structure of 5.5 years or older/age structure is the biggest factor- There is a hit list.
Penalty for not adhering to rules on big ranch-2500.00
Hunting Dates:
2025 ARCHERY OPENINGS:
2025 MUZZLELOADER OPENINGS:
2025 RIFLE OPENINGS: