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THE SEASON ATLAS / KY

Kentucky
hunting seasons.

Explore 2026 & 2027 season sources, publication status, and game species for your next hunt.

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AGENCY Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife ResourcesRESEARCH CHECK November 8, 2026Official hunting regulations ↗
PLAN WITH THE SEASONS

Your 2026 field calendar.

Selected 2026 dates verified

Official 2026 schedules were located. This directory indexes selected seasons; the complete calendar-year schedule has not been reviewed.

Official 2026 information ↗
4 verified date entries

Selected agency dates are indexed below. This is not a complete legal calendar. Unit rules, tags, sex and age restrictions, closures, and special hunts can change which dates apply. Use the source beside each entry.

Wild turkey

Spring general

Statewide; property exceptions apply

— Check agency details ↗

Wild turkey — Spring general

White-tailed deer

Archery

Statewide; property exceptions apply

— Check agency details ↗

White-tailed deer — Archery

White-tailed deer

Modern firearm

Deer zones; Zone 4 antlerless restrictions apply

— Check agency details ↗

White-tailed deer — Modern firearm

Squirrel

Fall, second segment

Statewide; property exceptions apply

— Check agency details ↗

Squirrel — Fall, second segment

UNDERSTAND THE WILDLIFE

Kentucky game species & hunting information.

These species and groups appear in agency hunting resources. Their presence in the state does not mean every public area offers a hunt. “Native” describes origin, “reintroduced” describes restoration, and “migratory” describes movement; these are not population counts. Origin is left unverified when the reviewed source does not establish it.

Agency-listed hunting targets and selected dated seasons are reviewed here. This is not an exhaustive species, zone, method, permit or property schedule. A listed species does not establish its presence at any directory property.

Big game

Turkey

Upland birds

Quail

Origin not verified

Agency-listed target; grouse has a zone and pheasant uses specified WMA quota hunts. Origin not reviewed.

Agency species information ↗

Grouse

Origin not verified

Agency-listed target; grouse has a zone and pheasant uses specified WMA quota hunts. Origin not reviewed.

Agency species information ↗

Pheasant

Origin not verified

Agency-listed target; grouse has a zone and pheasant uses specified WMA quota hunts. Origin not reviewed.

Agency species information ↗

Small game

Migratory birds

Furbearers

Other huntable wildlife

THE SOURCE OF TRUTH

Check the details.
Then head for the horizon.

Confirm the unit, season, license, method, bag limit, and current closures with Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Public-land rules may be more restrictive than statewide seasons.

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