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License and permit needed:

Younger than 12

• License and permit exempt

Youth 12-15

• Annual youth hunting license*

          *Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual** hunting license
• Kentucky Migratory Bird/Waterfowl Permit**

**Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

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BEAR ZONES

McCreary County Zone

Letcher County Zone

Harlan County Zone

Bell County Zone

Wayne County Zone

Zone 2 West: Clinton, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell and Whitley counties

Zone 2 East: Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Lawrence, Leslie, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry and Pike counties

Zone 3: Adair, Bath, Boyd, Carter, Casey, Clark, Cumberland, Elliot, Estill, Fleming, Garrard, Greenup, Lee, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Rowan and Wolfe.

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License and Permit needed:

• Annual Hunting License (Hunting/Sportsman's/Disability/Senior)
• Bear Permit

Daily limit (noon to noon) is 15. Possession limit 30.

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License needed:

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual* hunting license (If taken by gun or bow/arrow)
• Day (1 or 7 day) fishing license or annual* fishing license (If taken by pole and line)
• Fishing or Hunting license (If taken by gig or hand)

*Included in Sportsman's and Disability/SeniorLicense

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Coyotes may be hunted year-round with no bag limit.

A person may take a coyote after daylight hours, except that:

• (a) It shall not be allowed in a county or area where a deer or elk firearm season is open;
• (b) A person shall not use artificial light or other means designed to make wildlife visible at night from June 1 through November 30;
• (c) Any artificial light or other means designed to make wildlife visible at night shall not be connected to or cast from a mechanized vehicle;
• (d) A person shall not use any weapon other than a shotgun on public land;
• (e) A person shall not use any weapon other than a shotgun, or a rifle of 6.5mm Creedmoor caliber or smaller (equivalent to a .264 caliber; .223 and .243 calibers may be used) on private land from December 1 through March 31;
• (f) A person using a shotgun shall not use a shell with a single projectile.

Hunting

Trapping

Additional Information

License needed:

Younger than 12:

• License exempt

Youth 12-15:

• Annual youth hunting license*

                *Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older:

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual hunting license**

                **Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

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• A hunter is limited to one (1) deer with visible antlers (excluding button bucks) per license year regardless of what zone it is taken. The one antlered deer can be taken under the statewide deer permit or the Deer Management Permit.

• Bag limits by zone are listed below.

• Hunters shall abide by the equipment restrictions in place for each season.

Zone 1

• Unlimited antlerless deer may be taken with the proper permits.

Zone 2

• A hunter may take no more than four (4) deer total.

• All four (4) deer may be taken with any weapon.

Zone 3

• A hunter may take no more than four (4) deer total.

• A hunter may take no more than one (1) antlerless deer with a firearm. Firearm means a breech or muzzle-loading rifle, shotgun or handgun .

• All four (4) deer may be taken with archery or crossbow equipment.

Zone 4

• A hunter may take no more than two (2) deer total.

• A hunter may take no more than one (1) antlerless deer.

• Antlerless deer may be taken during the archery season, crossbow season, both youth seasons or the last three days of the December muzzleloader season.

License and permit needed:

Younger than 12

• License and permit exempt

Youth 12-15

• Annual youth hunting license*

          *Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual** hunting license
• Kentucky Migratory Bird/Waterfowl Permit**

**Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

Click here for exemption and requirements and Hunting Guide.

Buy your license.

License needed:

Younger than 12:

• License exempt

Youth 12-15:

• Annual youth hunting license*

*Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older:

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual hunting license**

**Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

Click here for exemptions and requirements and Spring Hunting Guide.

Buy your license.

License needed:

Hunting:

Younger than 12:

• License exempt

Youth 12-15:

• Annual youth hunting license*

                *Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older:

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual hunting license**

                **Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

Trapping:

Younger than 12:

• License exempt

Youth 12-15:

• Youth trapping license

Ages 16 and older:

• Trapping license

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License needed:

Hunting:

Younger than 12:

·  License exempt

Youth 12-15:

• Annual youth hunting license*

*Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older:

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual hunting license**

**Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

Trapping:

Younger than 12:

• License exempt

Youth 12-15:

• Youth trapping license

Ages 16 and older:

• Trapping license

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• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual* hunting license

Four (4) birds total, either sex:

• No more than two (2) of which may be taken with a shotgun.
• No more than one (1) bird may have a beard length of three (3) inches or longer.
• No more than one (1) bird may be taken per day.

License and permit needed:

Younger than 12

• License and permit exempt

Youth 12-15

• Annual youth hunting license*

          *Included in Youth Sportsman's License

Ages 16 and older

• Day (1 or 7 day) hunting license or annual** hunting license
• Kentucky Migratory Bird/Waterfowl Permit**

**Included in Sportsman's and Disability/Senior License

Click here for exemption and requirements and Hunting Guide.

Buy your license.