Grayson Lake WMA

WMA Overview

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Size: 8025 acres
Location: Carter & Elliott
Contact: 606-776-2620
Elevation: minimum 643 feet, maximum 1168 feet.
Entrance GPS coordinates: Latitude N 38.2421, Longitude W -82.9818
Area Habitat: open land 4.17%, forest 95.38%, wetland 0.00%, open water 0.47%.

Regulations

Fall Hunting Season:

Open under statewide rules and regulations in effect for the county.

Exceptions:

Camp Webb is closed to all hunting.

Closed to modern gun deer season.

Crossbows are legal during the entire archery season, except closed during the November open youth hunt.

Youth gun seasons are open. An open youth hunt is held on the first Saturday in November for two consecutive days and is limited to youths ages 15 and under. Check-ins and check-outs are required, but any deer harvest must also be telechecked. Limit of two deer, only one of which may be antlered. Closed to all other hunting during the two-day event.

Closed for October muzzleloader deer season. Open for December muzzleloader deer season.

Directions & Description

WMA surrounds most of the shoreline of Grayson Lake. From Grayson, travel seven miles south on KY 7, watch for area signs. There are a few primitive interior roads. Mainly hilly and steep, with some gently sloping upland areas and fairly flat creek bottoms. Mostly forested, primarily in hardwoods, with openings in most bottoms and upland flats. Hiking on 20-miles marked trail.

Hunting, fishing, boating, birding on lake. Horseback trails, campground with water and electrical hookup at adjacent Grayson Lake State Park.

Managed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Owned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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