Regulations
Swan Lake Unit:
Squirrel: Open under statewide regulations from the third Saturday in May through the third Friday in June, and from the third Saturday in August through Oct. 14.
Turkey: Open under statewide regulations for spring, closed for fall turkey.
Rabbit, Grouse, Quail, Fall Turkey & Furbearers: Closed.
Deer: Open under statewide regulations for Archery and Crossbow seasons through Oct. 14 only, and the Youth-Only Firearms season.
Closed for Free Youth Weekend.
Unit closed to all public access Oct. 15 - March 15
Olmsted, Peal and all other units: Open under statewide regulations for all hunting and trapping seasons, except some portions may be closed to public access as marked by signs.
Waterfowl:
Including Peal, Olmstead, 400 Acre and Swan Lake units
• From Nov.28- Dec. 1, shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset, excluding Swan Lake Unit, which is closed. Hunters do not have to check in during these dates.
• Hunting must cease,and hunters and equipment must be off the area by 2 p.m. CST from Dec. 7, 2019 - Jan. 31, 2020. These dates require check-in.
• For all units, check-in begins at 4:30 a.m. CST at the First General Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 255 S. 4th Street, Barlow, KY 42024. Blinds are drawn starting at 4:45 a.m. CST.
• Hunters must check out of the area by accurately completing the Daily Post-Hunt Survey provided by the department and submitting the survey at the at the check-in station by 3 p.m.
• Hunters are not allowed to enter the area to hunt until after they check in and possess a check-in card.
• Waterfowl hunters are limited to 25 shot shells per day.
• Hunting is permitted Wednesday - Sunday, no hunting on Christmas Eve,Christmas Day or New Year's Day.
• When hunting assigned hunt sites:
- At least one person in the blind must be 18 years of age or older;
- Hunters shall only hunt waterfowl from a permanent department blind or layout blind(s)in a single group of 2-4 persons from layout blinds set in such a manner that all layout blinds in the group lie within a 25 foot radius of the blind group."Layout blind" means a portable blind that when fully deployed allows an individual hunter to conceal oneself above the surface of the ground;
- While hunting from a boat, hunters must hunt within 25 feet of assigned designated point;
- Boat blinds shall not be permitted in flooded timber, except during periods of flood where no other access is possible and except mobility-impaired hunters may hunt from a boat with no set back restriction fro those in the party assisting with the hunt. When boat blinds are permitted, there shall be a 200-yard distance between boat blinds.
- Decoys must be removed at the end of each day's hunt, and may not be left unattended.
• Areas identified by signs are closed to trespassing Oct. 15 - March 15.
• Areas identified by signs are closed to all hunting except for waterfowl from Nov. 1- Jan. 31.
• Those participating in a Kentucky Fish & Wildlife waterfowl quota hunt
