Kentucky towns

Kentucky Hunting Towns

186 Kentucky towns measured against the public hunting land within 10 and 25 miles, with each one's deer zone, CWD status, bear and elk rules and the nearest KDFWR contacts.

By wildlife region

Full town table

Hunting gear

Photo: Warren LeMay (CC BY-SA 2.0)

From a Census point to the nearest WMA boundary

Every Kentucky town page starts at the town's Census point and measures out to the edge of each wildlife management area, state park with a scheduled hunt, state forest, hunting access area, Daniel Boone National Forest district, refuge, military area and federal recreation area on this site. The 186 towns are the 122 county seats (Campbell and Kenton counties each have two), 2 other cities of 25,000 or more, and 62 base towns chosen as the nearest place to a large WMA, a national forest county part, a refuge or Big South Fork; 34 of them are unincorporated Census places.

The median town has 2 listed public places within 10 miles and about 6,986 GIS acres of public hunting land in that circle. 31 towns have nothing inside 10 miles, mostly in the Bluegrass and the Pennyrile, and Franklin and Russellville have nothing inside 25, so their pages list the closest areas by mapped point instead. Acreage comes from KDFWR, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Corps and Park Service layers with large reservoirs removed, so read it as a GIS measure rather than an official figure.

Kentucky sets deer seasons by county, so each page takes its rules from the home county: 100 towns sit in Deer Zone 1, 28 in Zone 2, 25 in Zone 3 and 33 in Zone 4. 43 towns lie in a CWD Surveillance Zone county, 81 in a bear zone county and 37 in the elk zone. Pages add the season calendar for the county, deer quota hunts on ground within 25 miles, Telecheck harvest for the county, closed parks and preserves nearby, the wildlife region coordinator, services by distance and legal shooting light for the town itself.

186Town pages

122County seats

2Median places nearby

6,986Median GIS acres

Kentucky's largest cities as hunting bases

Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Covington, Georgetown and Richmond are the biggest places on the list; each page shows how far the nearest open public ground lies and which zones the city falls in.

LouisvilleZone 1 · Knobs SF and WMA 19 mi LexingtonZone 2 · Veterans Memorial WMA 19 mi Bowling GreenZone 2 · Gabbard Branch WMA 16 mi OwensboroZone 1 · Sloughs WMA 11 mi CovingtonZone 1 · Decker WMA 13 mi GeorgetownZone 1 · Veterans Memorial WMA 2.9 mi RichmondZone 2 · Miller Welch-Central Kentucky WMA 7.5 mi

Kentucky hunting towns by KDFWR wildlife region

KDFWR works through five wildlife regions, from the Purchase in the far west to the Southeast; each town is filed under the region of its home county.

Purchase Region: 23 town pages

Regional coordinator (270) 577-6374

ArlingtonCarlisle, Zone 1
BardwellCarlisle, Zone 1
BarlowBallard, Zone 1
BentonMarshall, Zone 1
BurnaLivingston, Zone 1
CadizTrigg, Zone 1
ClintonHickman, Zone 1
DexterCalloway, Zone 1
EddyvilleLyon, Zone 1
Fort Campbell NorthChristian, Zone 1
Grand RiversLivingston, Zone 1
HickmanFulton, Zone 1
HopkinsvilleChristian, Zone 1
KevilBallard, Zone 1
KuttawaLyon, Zone 1
MarionCrittenden, Zone 1
MayfieldGraves, Zone 1
MurrayCalloway, Zone 1
PaducahMcCracken, Zone 1
PrincetonCaldwell, Zone 1
SmithlandLivingston, Zone 1
SymsoniaGraves, Zone 1
WickliffeBallard, Zone 1

Green River Region: 37 town pages

Regional coordinator (270) 875-3586

Bowling GreenWarren, Zone 2
BrandenburgMeade, Zone 1
BrownsvilleEdmonson, Zone 2
CalhounMcLean, Zone 1
ClarksonGrayson, Zone 1
CleatonMuhlenberg, Zone 1
CloverportBreckinridge, Zone 1
Dawson SpringsHopkins, Zone 1
DixonWebster, Zone 1
EdmontonMetcalfe, Zone 1
ElizabethtownHardin, Zone 1
ElktonTodd, Zone 1
Fort KnoxHardin, Zone 1
FranklinSimpson, Zone 2
GlasgowBarren, Zone 2
GreenvilleMuhlenberg, Zone 1
HardinsburgBreckinridge, Zone 1
HartfordOhio, Zone 1
HawesvilleHancock, Zone 1
HendersonHenderson, Zone 1
HodgenvilleLaRue, Zone 1
LeitchfieldGrayson, Zone 1
MadisonvilleHopkins, Zone 1
McHenryOhio, Zone 1
MorganfieldUnion, Zone 1
MorgantownButler, Zone 1
MuldraughMeade, Zone 1
MunfordvilleHart, Zone 1
OwensboroDaviess, Zone 1
RussellvilleLogan, Zone 1
SacramentoMcLean, Zone 1
ScottsvilleAllen, Zone 2
SpottsvilleHenderson, Zone 1
SturgisUnion, Zone 1
TompkinsvilleMonroe, Zone 2
UniontownUnion, Zone 1
West PointHardin, Zone 1

Bluegrass Region: 43 town pages

Regional coordinator (502) 782-0742

AlexandriaCampbell, Zone 1
BardstownNelson, Zone 1
BedfordTrimble, Zone 1
BereaMadison, Zone 2
BostonNelson, Zone 1
BradfordsvilleMarion, Zone 1
BurlingtonBoone, Zone 1
CarrolltonCarroll, Zone 1
CovingtonKenton, Zone 1
CrittendenGrant, Zone 1
CynthianaHarrison, Zone 1
DanvilleBoyle, Zone 2
FalmouthPendleton, Zone 1
FlorenceBoone, Zone 1
FrankfortFranklin, Zone 1
GeorgetownScott, Zone 1
HarrodsburgMercer, Zone 1
IndependenceKenton, Zone 1
JeffersontownJefferson, Zone 1
La GrangeOldham, Zone 1
LancasterGarrard, Zone 2
LawrenceburgAnderson, Zone 1
LebanonMarion, Zone 1
Lebanon JunctionBullitt, Zone 1
LexingtonFayette, Zone 2
LouisvilleJefferson, Zone 1
New CastleHenry, Zone 1
New HopeNelson, Zone 1
NewportCampbell, Zone 1
NicholasvilleJessamine, Zone 2
OwentonOwen, Zone 1
ParisBourbon, Zone 2
RichmondMadison, Zone 2
SadievilleScott, Zone 1
ShelbyvilleShelby, Zone 1
ShepherdsvilleBullitt, Zone 1
SpringfieldWashington, Zone 1
Stamping GroundScott, Zone 1
TaylorsvilleSpencer, Zone 1
VersaillesWoodford, Zone 1
WarsawGallatin, Zone 1
WilliamstownGrant, Zone 1
WinchesterClark, Zone 2

Northeast Region: 27 town pages

Regional coordinator (859) 473-0061

AuxierFloyd, Zone 4
BrooksvilleBracken, Zone 1
CarlisleNicholas, Zone 2
CatlettsburgBoyd, Zone 1
Elkhorn CityPike, Zone 3
EzelMorgan, Zone 2
FarmersRowan, Zone 2
FlemingsburgFleming, Zone 2
FreeburnPike, Zone 3
FrenchburgMenifee, Zone 3
GraysonCarter, Zone 1
GreenupGreenup, Zone 1
InezMartin, Zone 3
LouisaLawrence, Zone 1
MaysvilleMason, Zone 1
MoreheadRowan, Zone 2
Mount OlivetRobertson, Zone 1
Mount SterlingMontgomery, Zone 2
OwingsvilleBath, Zone 2
PaintsvilleJohnson, Zone 2
PikevillePike, Zone 3
PrestonsburgFloyd, Zone 4
SalyersvilleMagoffin, Zone 4
Sandy HookElliott, Zone 2
South WilliamsonPike, Zone 3
VanceburgLewis, Zone 1
West LibertyMorgan, Zone 2

Southeast Region: 56 town pages

Regional coordinator (606) 344-0585

AlbanyClinton, Zone 3
AnnvilleJackson, Zone 3
ArtemusKnox, Zone 4
BarbourvilleKnox, Zone 4
BeattyvilleLee, Zone 4
BoonevilleOwsley, Zone 4
BrodheadRockcastle, Zone 3
BurkesvilleCumberland, Zone 2
BurnsidePulaski, Zone 3
CampbellsvilleTaylor, Zone 1
CamptonWolfe, Zone 3
CawoodHarlan, Zone 4
Clay CityPowell, Zone 3
ColdironHarlan, Zone 4
ColumbiaAdair, Zone 1
CombsPerry, Zone 4
CoxtonHarlan, Zone 4
East BernstadtLaurel, Zone 3
EmlynWhitley, Zone 4
Fleming-NeonLetcher, Zone 4
GreensburgGreen, Zone 1
HarlanHarlan, Zone 4
HazardPerry, Zone 4
Hazel GreenWolfe, Zone 3
HindmanKnott, Zone 4
HydenLeslie, Zone 4
IrvineEstill, Zone 3
JacksonBreathitt, Zone 4
JamestownRussell, Zone 3
JeffPerry, Zone 4
LibertyCasey, Zone 2
LondonLaurel, Zone 3
LoyallHarlan, Zone 4
ManchesterClay, Zone 4
MarrowboneCumberland, Zone 2
McKeeJackson, Zone 3
McRobertsLetcher, Zone 4
MiddlesboroughBell, Zone 4
MonticelloWayne, Zone 3
Mount VernonRockcastle, Zone 3
North CorbinLaurel, Zone 3
OneidaClay, Zone 4
PathforkHarlan, Zone 4
PinevilleBell, Zone 4
Pleasant ViewWhitley, Zone 4
RavennaEstill, Zone 3
Russell SpringsRussell, Zone 3
SomersetPulaski, Zone 3
South WallinsHarlan, Zone 4
StanfordLincoln, Zone 2
StantonPowell, Zone 3
StearnsMcCreary, Zone 4
ViccoPerry, Zone 4
WhitesburgLetcher, Zone 4
Whitley CityMcCreary, Zone 4
WilliamsburgWhitley, Zone 4

Every Kentucky town page with its deer zone and closest open area

Town	County	Deer zone	Places, 10 mi	Acres, 10 mi	Closest open land	Miles
Albany	Clinton	3	3	11,075	Dale Hollow Lake WMA	3.6 mi
Alexandria	Campbell	1	0	0	Mullins WMA	16 mi
Annville	Jackson	3	3	39,280	Daniel Boone National Forest	2.1 mi
Arlington	Carlisle	1	4	7,164	Doug Travis WMA	4.4 mi
Artemus	Knox	4	3	20,238	Cumberland Forest WMA	2.6 mi
Auxier	Floyd	4	7	15,076	Dewey Lake WMA	1.2 mi
Barbourville	Knox	4	2	11,539	Cumberland Forest WMA	4.7 mi
Bardstown	Nelson	1	0	0	Knobs State Forest and WMA	11 mi
Bardwell	Carlisle	1	4	5,801	Coil Estate WMA	2.4 mi
Barlow	Ballard	1	4	17,706	Boatwright WMA	1.0 mi
Beattyville	Lee	4	2	9,879	Daniel Boone National Forest	2.7 mi
Bedford	Trimble	1	0	0	Twin Eagle WMA	15 mi
Benton	Marshall	1	3	10,332	Clarks River NWR	1.3 mi
Berea	Madison	2	3	13,702	Miller Welch-Central Kentucky WMA	4.5 mi
Booneville	Owsley	4	1	7,891	Daniel Boone National Forest	4.7 mi
Boston	Nelson	1	3	23,898	John C. Williams WMA	0.3 mi
Bowling Green	Warren	2	0	0	Gabbard Branch WMA	16 mi
Bradfordsville	Marion	1	2	1,358	Marion County WMA and State Forest	2.0 mi
Brandenburg	Meade	1	2	6,986	Otter Creek ORA	6.8 mi
Brodhead	Rockcastle	3	3	3,656	Dix River WMA	6.4 mi
Brooksville	Bracken	1	0	51	Kincaid Lake State Park	12 mi
Brownsville	Edmonson	2	1	1,941	Nolin River Lake WMA	5.7 mi
Burkesville	Cumberland	2	4	3,583	Dale Hollow Lake WMA	6.7 mi
Burlington	Boone	1	2	951	Decker WMA	2.7 mi
Burna	Livingston	1	3	3,892	Livingston County WMA and State Natural Area	1.6 mi
Burnside	Pulaski	3	3	23,828	Lake Cumberland WMA	at town edge
Cadiz	Trigg	1	4	7,402	Lake Barkley SRP	4.6 mi
Calhoun	McLean	1	0	0	Harris-Dickerson WMA	13 mi
Campbellsville	Taylor	1	2	12,833	Green River Lake WMA	2.3 mi
Campton	Wolfe	3	1	34,900	Daniel Boone National Forest	1.7 mi
Carlisle	Nicholas	2	1	7,540	Clay WMA	2.1 mi
Carrollton	Carroll	1	1	6	Twin Eagle WMA	9.9 mi
Catlettsburg	Boyd	1	0	0	Greenbo Lake SRP	15 mi
Cawood	Harlan	4	8	23,899	Asher HAA	2.1 mi
Clarkson	Grayson	1	2	2,667	Nolin River Lake WMA	5.0 mi
Clay City	Powell	3	2	5,585	Hidden Valley Training Area	3.0 mi
Cleaton	Muhlenberg	1	1	16,661	Peabody WMA	0.3 mi
Clinton	Hickman	1	2	5,022	Obion Creek WMA	6.5 mi
Cloverport	Breckinridge	1	1	1,115	Yellowbank WMA	4.1 mi
Coldiron	Harlan	4	10	62,407	Pocahontas WMA	1.0 mi
Columbia	Adair	1	1	8,983	Green River Lake WMA	5.8 mi
Combs	Perry	4	6	8,363	Betterment Wildlife HAA	2.6 mi
Covington	Kenton	1	0	0	Decker WMA	13 mi
Coxton	Harlan	4	10	39,918	Asher HAA	at town edge
Crittenden	Grant	1	2	1,382	Curtis Gates Lloyd WMA	0.8 mi
Cynthiana	Harrison	1	1	751	Griffith Woods WMA	3.9 mi
Danville	Boyle	2	0	0	Cedar Creek Lake WMA	16 mi
Dawson Springs	Hopkins	1	4	17,007	Tradewater WMA	1.1 mi
Dexter	Calloway	1	3	5,457	Kentucky Lake WMA	3.2 mi
Dixon	Webster	1	2	178	Lee K. Nelson WMA	0.7 mi
East Bernstadt	Laurel	3	1	32,766	Daniel Boone National Forest	4.1 mi
Eddyville	Lyon	1	2	30,358	Land Between The Lakes NRA	2.6 mi
Edmonton	Metcalfe	1	1	1,939	Marrowbone State Forest and WMA	7.2 mi
Elizabethtown	Hardin	1	1	13,849	John C. Williams WMA	10 mi
Elkhorn City	Pike	3	4	19,231	Continental HAA	1.8 mi
Elkton	Todd	1	0	0	Fort Campbell	19 mi
Emlyn	Whitley	4	2	26,406	University of the Cumberlands WMA	at town edge
Ezel	Morgan	2	1	33,420	Daniel Boone National Forest	3.5 mi
Falmouth	Pendleton	1	1	484	Kincaid Lake State Park	3.5 mi
Farmers	Rowan	2	5	60,134	Daniel Boone National Forest	0.7 mi
Fleming-Neon	Letcher	4	5	22,008	Elk Horn Coal HAA	at town edge
Flemingsburg	Fleming	2	2	5,743	Fleming WMA	5.6 mi
Florence	Boone	1	2	951	Decker WMA	6.0 mi
Fort Campbell North	Christian	1	1	10,927	Lake Barkley WMA	23 mi
Fort Knox	Hardin	1	2	93,164	Otter Creek ORA	3.8 mi
Frankfort	Franklin	1	2	278	T. N. Sullivan WMA	5.7 mi
Franklin	Simpson	2	0	0	Barren River Lake WMA	27 mi
Freeburn	Pike	3	4	14,249	Pocahontas WMA	1.1 mi
Frenchburg	Menifee	3	2	67,387	Daniel Boone National Forest	0.7 mi
Georgetown	Scott	1	1	3,024	Veterans Memorial WMA	2.9 mi
Glasgow	Barren	2	1	3,332	Barren River Lake WMA	2.7 mi
Grand Rivers	Livingston	1	4	36,669	Lake Barkley WMA	1.2 mi
Grayson	Carter	1	2	9,530	Grayson Lake WMA	5.3 mi
Greensburg	Green	1	2	3,882	Green River Lake State Park	7.9 mi
Greenup	Greenup	1	1	3,388	Greenbo Lake SRP	5.1 mi
Greenville	Muhlenberg	1	1	12,365	Peabody WMA	4.8 mi
Hardinsburg	Breckinridge	1	2	1,477	Rough River Lake WMA	5.3 mi
Harlan	Harlan	4	10	47,468	Asher HAA	2.3 mi
Harrodsburg	Mercer	1	0	0	Taylorsville Lake WMA	20 mi
Hartford	Ohio	1	1	4,263	Peabody WMA	4.8 mi
Hawesville	Hancock	1	1	385	Yellowbank WMA	9.2 mi
Hazard	Perry	4	6	8,222	Betterment Wildlife HAA	2.2 mi
Hazel Green	Wolfe	3	1	13,631	Daniel Boone National Forest	3.2 mi
Henderson	Henderson	1	3	4,554	Green River State Forest	5.1 mi
Hickman	Fulton	1	2	4,553	Obion Creek WMA	2.2 mi
Hindman	Knott	4	4	8,149	Wells HAA	3.6 mi
Hodgenville	LaRue	1	1	927	Rolling Fork WMA	9.2 mi
Hopkinsville	Christian	1	0	0	Pennyrile State Forest	16 mi
Hyden	Leslie	4	8	63,794	Buckhorn Lake WMA	0.3 mi
Independence	Kenton	1	0	0	Mullins WMA	10 mi
Inez	Martin	3	2	16,123	Pocahontas WMA	2.1 mi
Irvine	Estill	3	2	9,608	Daniel Boone National Forest	2.7 mi
Jackson	Breathitt	4	1	447	Robinson Forest WMA	3.2 mi
Jamestown	Russell	3	2	24,497	Lake Cumberland WMA	1.1 mi
Jeff	Perry	4	3	8,836	Betterment Wildlife HAA	0.6 mi
Jeffersontown	Jefferson	1	0	0	Taylorsville Lake WMA	19 mi
Kevil	Ballard	1	2	5,651	West Kentucky WMA	1.8 mi
Kuttawa	Lyon	1	2	38,115	Lake Barkley WMA	0.8 mi
La Grange	Oldham	1	0	0	Kentucky River WMA	21 mi
Lancaster	Garrard	2	2	476	Cedar Creek Lake WMA	8.3 mi
Lawrenceburg	Anderson	1	0	0	Taylorsville Lake WMA	10 mi
Lebanon	Marion	1	1	1,341	Marion County WMA and State Forest	6.0 mi
Lebanon Junction	Bullitt	1	3	52,229	Knobs State Forest and WMA	2.7 mi
Leitchfield	Grayson	1	2	2,634	Rough River Lake WMA	3.6 mi
Lexington	Fayette	2	0	0	Veterans Memorial WMA	19 mi
Liberty	Casey	2	0	0	Dennis-Gray WMA	12 mi
London	Laurel	3	1	20,022	Daniel Boone National Forest	1.2 mi
Louisa	Lawrence	1	2	13,863	Yatesville Lake State Park and Lawrence County Recreation Area	2.6 mi
Louisville	Jefferson	1	0	0	Knobs State Forest and WMA	19 mi
Loyall	Harlan	4	9	55,264	Boone Forestlands WMA	3.1 mi
Madisonville	Hopkins	1	3	10,679	Peabody WMA	5.3 mi
Manchester	Clay	4	4	32,020	Burchell-Beech Creek WMA	2.7 mi
Marion	Crittenden	1	1	431	Big Rivers WMA and State Forest	9.3 mi
Marrowbone	Cumberland	2	2	2,503	Marrowbone State Forest and WMA	4.1 mi
Mayfield	Graves	1	1	769	Kaler Bottoms WMA	9.3 mi
Maysville	Mason	1	1	994	Simon Kenton WMA	2.7 mi
McHenry	Ohio	1	1	16,108	Peabody WMA	0.9 mi
McKee	Jackson	3	2	65,379	Daniel Boone National Forest	0.4 mi
McRoberts	Letcher	4	5	22,014	Continental HAA	at town edge
Middlesborough	Bell	4	5	44,859	Cumberland Forest WMA	1.2 mi
Monticello	Wayne	3	2	17,647	Lake Cumberland WMA	2.1 mi
Morehead	Rowan	2	6	59,763	Daniel Boone National Forest	0.6 mi
Morganfield	Union	1	2	10,558	Higginson-Henry WMA	2.1 mi
Morgantown	Butler	1	2	1,094	Gabbard Branch WMA	9.0 mi
Mount Olivet	Robertson	1	0	0	Clay WMA	12 mi
Mount Sterling	Montgomery	2	0	0	Hidden Valley Training Area	11 mi
Mount Vernon	Rockcastle	3	1	15,721	Daniel Boone National Forest	3.7 mi
Muldraugh	Meade	1	2	77,534	Otter Creek ORA	1.5 mi
Munfordville	Hart	1	1	345	Nolin River Lake WMA	8.9 mi
Murray	Calloway	1	1	919	Kentucky Lake WMA	9.0 mi
New Castle	Henry	1	1	363	Kentucky River WMA	9.4 mi
New Hope	Nelson	1	1	2,894	Rolling Fork WMA	5.2 mi
Newport	Campbell	1	0	0	Decker WMA	16 mi
Nicholasville	Jessamine	2	0	0	Blue Grass Army Depot	20 mi
North Corbin	Laurel	3	2	25,014	Daniel Boone National Forest	0.8 mi
Oneida	Clay	4	7	55,509	Daniel Boone National Forest	0.3 mi
Owensboro	Daviess	1	0	0	Sloughs WMA	11 mi
Owenton	Owen	1	2	3,700	Kentucky River WMA	6.5 mi
Owingsville	Bath	2	2	4,069	Daniel Boone National Forest	6.7 mi
Paducah	McCracken	1	2	3,848	Clarks River NWR	5.9 mi
Paintsville	Johnson	2	5	11,532	Paintsville Lake WMA	4.3 mi
Paris	Bourbon	2	1	308	Griffith Woods WMA	9.4 mi
Pathfork	Harlan	4	7	38,536	Pocahontas WMA	at town edge
Pikeville	Pike	3	6	13,021	RH Group WMA	2.5 mi
Pineville	Bell	4	7	42,098	Kentucky Ridge State Forest	0.6 mi
Pleasant View	Whitley	4	2	23,747	University of the Cumberlands WMA	1.6 mi
Prestonsburg	Floyd	4	5	14,976	RH Group WMA	0.9 mi
Princeton	Caldwell	1	2	3,362	Jones-Keeney WMA	5.6 mi
Ravenna	Estill	3	2	12,789	Daniel Boone National Forest	2.9 mi
Richmond	Madison	2	2	16,325	Miller Welch-Central Kentucky WMA	7.5 mi
Russell Springs	Russell	3	3	12,751	Lake Cumberland WMA	3.0 mi
Russellville	Logan	1	0	0	Gabbard Branch WMA	33 mi
Sacramento	McLean	1	2	5,727	Harris-Dickerson WMA	5.1 mi
Sadieville	Scott	1	2	4,221	Veterans Memorial WMA	2.6 mi
Salyersville	Magoffin	4	3	1,555	RH Group WMA	5.9 mi
Sandy Hook	Elliott	2	4	6,327	Ed Mabry – Laurel Gorge WMA	2.9 mi
Scottsville	Allen	2	1	2,894	Barren River Lake WMA	6.4 mi
Shelbyville	Shelby	1	0	0	Taylorsville Lake WMA	11 mi
Shepherdsville	Bullitt	1	2	36,429	Knobs State Forest and WMA	6.2 mi
Smithland	Livingston	1	3	1,517	Ferguson Creek WMA	1.7 mi
Somerset	Pulaski	3	3	9,697	Lake Cumberland WMA	2.5 mi
South Wallins	Harlan	4	11	55,255	Pocahontas WMA	0.8 mi
South Williamson	Pike	3	3	27,033	Legacy WMA	1.4 mi
Spottsville	Henderson	1	3	3,446	Green River State Forest	3.4 mi
Springfield	Washington	1	0	0	Marion County WMA and State Forest	11 mi
Stamping Ground	Scott	1	4	7,629	John A. Kleber WMA	6.2 mi
Stanford	Lincoln	2	2	1,167	Cedar Creek Lake WMA	6.0 mi
Stanton	Powell	3	2	17,614	Daniel Boone National Forest	0.8 mi
Stearns	McCreary	4	6	107,017	Daniel Boone National Forest	0.9 mi
Sturgis	Union	1	2	12,210	Big Rivers WMA and State Forest	0.7 mi
Symsonia	Graves	1	2	10,811	Clarks River NWR	1.7 mi
Taylorsville	Spencer	1	2	8,503	Taylorsville Lake WMA	2.0 mi
Tompkinsville	Monroe	2	1	74	Mud Camp Creek WMA	9.8 mi
Uniontown	Union	1	2	11,387	Sloughs WMA	1.0 mi
Vanceburg	Lewis	1	0	0	Old Trace Creek WMA	14 mi
Versailles	Woodford	1	0	0	T. N. Sullivan WMA	16 mi
Vicco	Perry	4	3	7,649	Wells HAA	0.3 mi
Warsaw	Gallatin	1	1	402	Stephens Creek WMA	4.9 mi
West Liberty	Morgan	2	2	6,551	Daniel Boone National Forest	4.1 mi
West Point	Hardin	1	2	78,695	Otter Creek ORA	4.3 mi
Whitesburg	Letcher	4	7	12,585	Hensley-Pine Mountain WMA	2.7 mi
Whitley City	McCreary	4	6	113,673	Daniel Boone National Forest	at town edge
Wickliffe	Ballard	1	5	11,755	Winford WMA	2.4 mi
Williamsburg	Whitley	4	2	35,637	University of the Cumberlands WMA	1.1 mi
Williamstown	Grant	1	1	1,120	Curtis Gates Lloyd WMA	7.2 mi
Winchester	Clark	2	0	0	Hidden Valley Training Area	13 mi

Towns, points and populations from the Census 2024 Gazetteer and Vintage 2024 estimates; deer zones from the KDFWR deer zone layer (301 KAR 2:172); public land rings and GIS acres from places.json and lands.json. “Closest open land” skips records with an access caution (flagged areas, closed-except-quota campgrounds, military reservations). Checked November 10, 2026.

Kentucky hunting towns on the map

A bold pin marks a town with at least 50,000 mapped acres of public hunting ground inside 10 miles; tap any pin to open that town.

Kentucky towns ringed by the most public hunting acres

Whitley City leads with 113,673 GIS acres inside 10 miles; towns beside the Daniel Boone National Forest, Land Between the Lakes and the big lake WMAs fill the rest of the top twelve.

Town	County	Acres, 10 mi	Places, 10 mi
Whitley City	McCreary	113,673	6
Stearns	McCreary	107,017	6
Fort Knox	Hardin	93,164	2
West Point	Hardin	78,695	2
Muldraugh	Meade	77,534	2
Frenchburg	Menifee	67,387	2
McKee	Jackson	65,379	2
Hyden	Leslie	63,794	8
Coldiron	Harlan	62,407	10
Farmers	Rowan	60,134	5
Morehead	Rowan	59,763	6
Oneida	Clay	55,509	7

Kentucky town pages, explained

Which places got a Kentucky town page?

All 122 county seats, the other cities of 25,000 or more, and base towns for large WMAs, Daniel Boone National Forest county parts, the four refuges and Big South Fork: 186 in all.

How are the miles from a town to a hunting area worked out?

Miles as the crow flies from the Census point of each town to the closest edge of each public area, using its mapped boundary or, where none exists, its mapped point. Driving distance runs longer.

Why do some areas carry a caution?

Areas that opened without a map, campgrounds open only for a quota hunt, military reservations with controlled access and records the sources disagree on are never shown as plain open ground.

Why does each town page carry its county deer zone?

From the home county: Kentucky deer zones follow whole county lines under 301 KAR 2:172, and 30 counties moved one zone lower for 2026-27.

Is harvest shown for each town?

No. KDFWR reports Telecheck harvest by county, so each town page shows its home county figures and labels them that way.

Are the acreages official?

No. They come from overlaying mapped polygons of hunting land with large reservoirs removed, each acre counted once.

Do the pages list places closed to hunting?

Yes. State parks without a scheduled hunt, nature preserves and national park units near each town are listed as closed so they are not mistaken for open ground.

Are shooting hours on the town pages local?

Yes. They are worked out for each town point on its local clock. Times are on local clock time: Central Time in the western 41 counties, Eastern Time elsewhere.

From places.json, lands.json, counties.json, services.json and the 2026-27 Kentucky Hunting & Trapping Guide. Checked November 10, 2026.

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