How to hunt Boone Forestlands WMA this season

Ground, size and manager of Boone Forestlands WMA

Close to 27,997 acres of 4 Kentucky counties belong to Boone Forestlands WMA, a Southeast Region listing. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources looks after the ground. The agency layer lists a moderate management level.

From the area record for Boone Forestlands WMA:

• Boone Forestlands WMA consists of many tracts in 4 different counties. The tracts are bounded in general to the north by the Hal Rogers PKWY and on the south by KY 221 along the base of Pine Mountain, to the west by KY 66, and US 421 to the east. The largest blocks by county are in southern Leslie, eastern Bell, and northern Harlan. Several additional tracts are located southwest of Hyden in Leslie County.
• Boone Forestlands WMA is the result of a cooperative agreement between the owner, Boone Forestlands, LLC and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The area consists of reclaimed surface mined and forested land located in several disjointed tracts. Public should be aware that active surface mine sites, deep mines and the coal washing facility are Off- limits. The majority of this property is found within Elk Hunting Unit 3, but smaller sections are located in units 2 and 4. Please refer to the elk portion of our website.

The habitat split leans to forest, at roughly 89 percent.

Acres: KDFWR Public Lands Search detail page ("Size: 27997 acres"). Description and habitat from the area record; checked November 10, 2026.

Zones, counties and deer dates at Boone Forestlands WMA

Wildlife hunters look for on Boone Forestlands WMA.

All of Boone Forestlands WMA lies in Deer Zone 4, so the Zone 4 limit and gun dates apply.

Deer windows for Zone 4

The zone calendar is the outer limit; Boone Forestlands WMA may hunt fewer days.

Zones from 301 KAR 2:172 and the KDFWR deer zone layer; dates from the 2026-27 Kentucky Hunting &

Boone Forestlands WMA pinned beside its neighbours

Elk Forest WMA lies 6 miles west, the closest alternative. Within reach: 3 wildlife management areas, 1 hunting access area and 1 state forest.

Entrance GPS from the KDFWR area page: 36.8818, -83.4971. Open in maps

Point: KDFWR Public Hunting Areas layer (point inside polygon (centroid falls outside) of the largest part). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.

Fuel, processing and supplies near Boone Forestlands WMA

A straight line from Boone Forestlands WMA to Loyall measures about 7 miles, the shortest of any town here. For a wider choice of stores, Harlan has 1,831 people (2024). The shortest trip to a KDFWR office is Williamsburg, 44 miles. For the Southeast Region, call (606) 344-0585 or write to FW.SoutheastRegion@ky.gov.

Towns from places.json (Census 2024 estimates); KDFWR offices from the KDFWR contact page and the regional biologists map; businesses from services.json listings (call ahead); straight-line miles. Checked November 10, 2026.

Clock times for legal light on Boone Forestlands WMA

Boone Forestlands WMA duck, goose and dove hunters stop at sunset rather than half an hour after it, which is why the bird column closes earlier.

Rounded to the minute. Times are on local clock time: Central Time in the western 41 counties, Eastern Time elsewhere.

Hours rules from the 2026-27 Kentucky Hunting &

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