Gabbard Branch WMA

WMA Overview

Size: 809 acres
Location: Butler
Contact: (270) 476-1889
Elevation: minimum 401 feet, maximum 672 feet.
Entrance GPS coordinates: Latitude N 37.2186, Longitude W -86.5284
Area Habitat: open land 16.69%, forest 80.47%, wetland 2.84%, open water 0.12%.

Regulations

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

Directions & Description

From US 231 north of Morgantown, take Brownsville Rd. (St Hwy 70) east 9 miles to Leonard Oak Rd. (St Hwy 1328) on the right. Continue onto Millshed Rd. (St Hwy 2266) for 2.1 miles and turn left on Martin Phelps Rd.

Area is open to hunting for statewide regulations and rules in effect for the county. Habitat consists primarily of old-field uplands, forest land, and open-wetland bottoms. Foot travel only from designated parking areas.