Kentucky Ridge Forest WMA

WMA Overview

Size: 3504 acres
Location: Bell
Contact: (606) 654-2533
Elevation: minimum 1002 feet, maximum 2229 feet.
Entrance GPS coordinates: Latitude N 36.7724, Longitude W -83.7708
Area Habitat: open land 1.83%, forest 98.14%, wetland 0.00%, open water 0.00%.

Regulations

Spring Hunting Season:

Open under statewide rules and regulations in effect for the county. During the spring season, only one legal turkey can be harvested per WMA.

Directions & Description

4 miles west of Pineville on KY 92, borders Kentucky Ridge State Forest. Access roads closed except during open hunting seasons. Mountainous terrain, primarily forested with some early succession stages on reclaimed mining land.

Owned by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and Kentucky Division of Forestry, portions purchased with funds from the Heritage Lands Conservation Fund.