Hunting in Kentucky
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 ResourcesGame species in Kentucky
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Kentucky are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Kentucky.
Huntable public lands in Kentucky
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.