Size: 4495 acres
Location: McCracken
Contact: (270) 488-3233
Elevation: minimum 297 feet, maximum 451 feet.
Entrance GPS coordinates: Latitude N 37.1332, Longitude W -88.8139
Area Habitat: open land 33.90%, forest 39.80%, wetland 25.52%, open water 0.80%.
Regulations
Fall Hunting Season:
Check-in is required before entering any area marked with an “A”; Only shotguns may be used for small game or furbearer hunting; Hunters may not use centerfire rifles or handguns to take deer. Tract 1, Tracts 1A, 2A, 4A, and portions of Tract 7A at West Kentucky WMA are now closed to public use. Please refer to the online map on the WMA page for updated information. Closed to anterless-only Special Season.
During WMA deer quota hunts and the open firearm deer hunt, only participating hunters and accompanying non-hunting assistants (limit one per hunter) are allowed to be on the WMA, except waterfowl hunters in some areas that may be open, or if a part of the WMA is otherwise open as noted elsewhere. Non-hunting assistants must check in with the quota hunter they are accompanying and abide by hunter-orange requirements.
Archery/crossbow season is closed during department-administered quota hunts.
Muzzleloader deer season is open only during department-administered quota hunts.
Closed for modern gun deer season.
Youth-only gun season is open only for youth-mentor quota hunt on "A" tracts. Closed for all other youth firearm seasons.
Rabbit and quail seasons: Tracts 1, 4, 5 and "A" tracts open Jan. 1-10 except if harvest limits are reached before Jan. 10; Tracts 2, 3, 6 and 7 open with statewide seasons and close Dec. 31.
Shooting Range Information
A person shall not target practice, sight in a firearm, or discharge a firearm in any area except the shooting range. Shooting multiple projectile shells is not permitted on Tube Ranges. Club Ranges are off-limits unless authorized by an approved event with a club range safety officer. A person shall not discharge a firearm within 100 yards of a residence or occupied building, whether or not the building is on the WMA.
Shooting Range Permit Required:
An annual or one-day shooting range permit is now required to use firearms and archery equipment on any department managed, leased or affiliated shooting range. The permit system will help the agency better gauge how many people use the ranges, promote safe practices, and support maintenance and improvements.
The permit is free to annual hunting or fishing license holders, but you must obtain it through My Profile.
Prohibited Activities:
- Damage a tree or shrub (No installation of targets on trees or shrubs)
- Dump trash or litter (Clean up targets and spent shells)
- Deface or destroy a signs
- Pose a risk to persons or property (Shooters responsible for ensuring adequate backstop)
- Engage in an activity which could unreasonably interfere with other uses or users of the area