Redbird WMA

WMA Overview

hunting hiking trails horeseback trails accessible

Size: 24033 acres
Location: Clay & Leslie
Contact: (502)330-0303
Elevation: minimum 842 feet, maximum 1881 feet.
Entrance GPS coordinates: Latitude N 37.1031, Longitude W -83.5341
Area Habitat: open land 1.22%, forest 98.80%, wetland 0.00%, open water 0.00%.

Regulations

Fall Hunting Season:

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

Exceptions:

Closed for the muzzleloader deer seasons.

Modern gun deer season is open under statewide regulations for two consecutive days beginning the second Saturday in November only.

Portions of the area are open during elk quota hunts to persons who possess the appropriate elk hunting permit.


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Accessible WMA

Area: 23-miles of Redbird Crest Trail
Terrain: Steep.
ADA Acreage: ATVs not allowed off designated trails; contact Daniel Boone National Forest for Trail Maps (606)-598-2192.
For more information, please consult the Public Lands page.

Click to download the Mobility Impaired Access Permit.

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Directions & Description

Located 7 miles west of Hyden, KY off US-421. Hilly to steep with gentle slopes in bottomlands and on ridge tops. Mostly forested with approximately 100 acres of openings and 25 miles of improved hiking trails. No developed facilities. Mobility impaired access to permit holders on designated area, which is currently the Redbird Crest Trail. For camping check with owner.

Within Daniel Boone National Forest. Owned by U.S. Forest Service.
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