Hunting in Kentucky

134 game management units

Official agency resources

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Buy a license ↗
https://app.fw.ky.gov/license/
Hunting regulations ↗
https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Pages/Guides.aspx
Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Pages/Quota-Hunts.aspx
GMU map ↗
https://app.fw.ky.gov/Public_Lands_Search/default.aspx
Harvest reporting ↗
https://app.fw.ky.gov/Telecheck/default.aspx
Hunter education ↗
https://fw.ky.gov/Education/Pages/Hunter-Education.aspx

Authoritative source

For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Kentucky, go straight to the issuing agency.

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

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Game management units

134 units

Unit Asher Hunting Access Area
Unit Ballard WMA
Unit Barren River Lake WMA
Unit Beaver Creek WMA
Unit Beechy Creek WMA
Unit Betterment Wildlife Hunting Access Area
Unit Big Rivers WMA and State Forest
Unit Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Unit Blackford Oaks WMA
Unit Blue Grass Army Depot
Unit Boatwright WMA
Unit Boone Forestlands WMA
Unit Buck Creek WMA
Unit Buckhorn Lake WMA
Unit Burchell-Beech Creek WMA
Unit Cane Creek WMA
Unit Carr Creek Lake WMA
Unit Cedar Creek Lake WMA
Unit Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
Unit Clay WMA
Unit Clear Creek WMA
Unit Coil Estate WMA
Unit Continental Hunting Access Area
Unit Cranks Creek WMA
Unit Cumberland Forest WMA
Unit Curtis Gates Lloyd WMA
Unit Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park
Unit Dale Hollow Lake WMA
Unit Daniel Boone National Forest
Unit Decker WMA
Unit Dennis-Gray WMA
Unit Dewey Lake WMA
Unit Dix River WMA
Unit Doug Travis WMA
Unit Dr. James R. Rich WMA
Unit Dr. Norman and Martha Adair WMA
Unit Ed Mabry - Laurel Gorge WMA
Unit Elk Forest WMA
Unit Elk Horn Coal Hunting Access Area
Unit Ferguson Creek WMA
Unit Fishtrap Lake WMA
Unit Fleming WMA
Unit Fort Campbell Military Reservation
Unit Fort Knox Military Reservation
Unit Fortner-Davis WMA
Unit Gabbard Branch WMA
Unit Grayson Lake WMA
Unit Green River Lake State Park
Unit Green River Lake WMA
Unit Green River State Forest
Unit Greenbo Lake State Resort Park
Unit Griffith Woods WMA
Unit Harris-Dickerson WMA
Unit Hensley-Pine Mountain WMA
Unit Hidden Valley Training Area
Unit Higginson-Henry WMA
Unit Horsemill Branch WMA
Unit Hoskins WMA
Unit Jefferson National Forest
Unit Jenny Wiley State Resort Park
Unit John A. Kleber WMA
Unit John C. Williams WMA
Unit Jones-Keeney WMA
Unit Kaler Bottoms WMA
Unit Kenlake State Resort Park
Unit Kentenia State Forest
Unit Kentucky Lake WMA
Unit Kentucky Ridge Forest WMA
Unit Kentucky Ridge State Forest
Unit Kentucky River WMA
Unit Kincaid Lake State Park
Unit Knobs State Forest
Unit Knobs State Forest and WMA
Unit L. B. Davison WMA
Unit Lake Barkley WMA
Unit Lake Cumberland WMA
Unit Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area
Unit Lee K. Nelson WMA
Unit Legacy WMA
Unit Little Sexton Creek WMA
Unit Livingston County WMA and State Natural Area
Unit Marion County WMA and State Forest
Unit Marrowbone State Forest and WMA
Unit Martins Fork Lake WMA
Unit Martins Fork WMA and State Natural Area
Unit Meadow Creek WMA
Unit Mill Creek WMA
Unit Miller Welch-Central Kentucky WMA
Unit Mud Camp Creek WMA
Unit Mullins WMA
Unit Nolin River Lake WMA
Unit Obion Creek WMA
Unit Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Unit Ohio River Islands WMA
Unit Old Trace Creek WMA
Unit Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area
Unit Paintsville Lake WMA
Unit Paul Van Booven WMA
Unit Peabody WMA
Unit Pennyrile State Forest
Unit Ping-Sinking Valley WMA
Unit Pioneer Weapons WMA
Unit Pocahontas WMA
Unit R. F. Tarter WMA
Unit Redbird WMA
Unit Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
Unit RH Group WMA
Unit Robinson Forest WMA
Unit Rockcastle River WMA
Unit Rolling Fork WMA
Unit Ross Creek WMA
Unit Rough River Lake WMA
Unit Shillalah Creek WMA
Unit Simon Kenton WMA
Unit Sloughs WMA
Unit South Shore WMA
Unit Stephens Creek WMA
Unit Stone Mountain WMA and State Natural Area
Unit Sunny Brook WMA
Unit T. N. Sullivan WMA
Unit Taylorsville Lake WMA
Unit Tradewater WMA
Unit Twin Eagle WMA
Unit Twin Knobs Campground
Unit Tygarts State Forest
Unit University of the Cumberlands WMA
Unit Veterans Memorial WMA
Unit Wells Hunting Access Area
Unit West Kentucky WMA
Unit Winford WMA
Unit Yatesville Lake State Park and Lawrence County Recreation Area
Unit Yatesville Lake WMA
Unit Yellowbank WMA
Unit Zilpo Campground

Huntable public lands in Kentucky

Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.

Daniel Boone National Forest
National Forest
708,000 acres
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
11,876.8 acres
Redbird Purchase Unit
Conservation Area
682,056.6 acres

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