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McCracken County

County of 171,806 acres, and every cut inside it since 2011, dated by year. Tap any cut on the map for its year and size.

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Seasons here, 2026

What's open,
what's not

In season now: deer archery (to Jan 18); deer crossbow (to Jan 18).

Put these in your calendarEvery opening day here, with a reminder a week before. Your calendar keeps itself up to date.

Species	Season	Dates	Legal animal	Today	Rule
Deer	Archery	Sep 5 – Jan 18, 2027	Zone 1 bag limits (301 KAR 2:172 Section 7); one antlered deer statewide	Open now · to Jan 18	301 KAR 2:172 §5(1)
Deer	Crossbow	Sep 19 – Jan 18, 2027	Zone 1 bag limits (301 KAR 2:172 Section 7); one antlered deer statewide	Open now · to Jan 18	301 KAR 2:172 §5(4)
Deer	Modern gun	Nov 14 – Nov 29	Zone 1 bag limits (301 KAR 2:172 Section 7); one antlered deer statewide	Opens in 17 days	301 KAR 2:172 §5(2)
Deer	Muzzleloader	Dec 12 – Dec 20	Zone 1 bag limits (301 KAR 2:172 Section 7); one antlered deer statewide	Opens in 45 days	301 KAR 2:172 §5(3)
Deer	Free youth weekend	Dec 26 – Dec 27	Youth hunters only; no license or permit needed	Opens in 59 days	301 KAR 2:172 §5(7)
Deer	Youth gun	Oct 10 – Oct 11	Youth hunters only	Closed	301 KAR 2:172 §5(6)
Deer	Muzzleloader	Oct 17 – Oct 18	Zone 1 bag limits (301 KAR 2:172 Section 7); one antlered deer statewide	Closed	301 KAR 2:172 §5(3)

Deer seasons for the county's zone from Kentucky's deer regulation (301 KAR 2:172; dates set as rules such as "the second Saturday in November", worked out for this season) and, in the elk counties, the elk quota-hunt periods (301 KAR 2:132; drawn permits only). Zone bag limits, CWD and WMA rules are in the regulation and each area's KDFWR page. General seasons for the game management units in this area; special permits, controlled hunts, raffles and damage hunts aren't listed. Rules can change during the season: check KDFWR's regulations and emergency rules before you go.

Access rules

Who can hunt here

WMAs and other public hunting areas each have their own rules, quotas and dates: check the area's KDFWR page (linked on the map). Much of the land in eastern Kentucky is company land opened through yearly agreements with KDFWR; the elk regulated tracts are open only to hunters drawn for an elk tag in that unit, who sign up for a tract. In the coalfield some tree loss is mining or haul roads rather than logging: permitted surface mines are left out.

KDFWR public lands search · KDFWR elk hunting · deer seasons and zones (301 KAR 2:172)

Deer seasons for this unit

DEC's page for each forest here: Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge · West Kentucky WMA

Not on this map, and where it is

Each area's rules, dates and maps: KDFWR's public lands search (each area on this page links to its own page)
Elk tracts, the draw and signing up for a tract: KDFWR elk hunting
Which forest roads are open to vehicles: the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map for each national forest
Fire closures and restrictions: InciWeb lists current fires and the closure orders that go with them

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