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Beaver

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Bobcat

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Bag Limit is 5; no more than 3 of which shall be taken with a gun.

Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 24 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Coyote

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

Coyotes may be hunted after daylight hours using lights or night-vision equipment from Feb. 1 - May 31.

Other items of note:

  • Artificial lights and night-vision equipment shall not be connected to or cast from a mechanized vehicle.
  • Only shotguns may be used to hunt coyotes after daylight hours.
  • Single projectiles (slugs) are prohibited at night.

Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Year Round
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Upcoming Season

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Season Dates: Year Round
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Crow

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You must fill out your HIP survey before you go hunting. Go to the main webpage and click "My Profile" link to access this survey.

Hunting

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Sep 1 2018 - Nov 7 2018
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Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Jan 4 2019 - Feb 28 2019
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Falconry

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Sep 1 2018 - Mar 30 2019
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Fox-Gray

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Fox-Red

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Goose-Conservation Order

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You must fill out your HIP survey before you go hunting. Go to the main webpage and click "My Profile" link to access this survey.

Hunting

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Location: Conservation Order
Season Dates: Feb 16 2019 - Mar 31 2019
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Groundhog

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Mar 1 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Upcoming Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Year Round
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Grouse

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*In Grouse Zone only. Grouse hunting is also allowed on Pennyrile State Forest, Tradewater WMA and Ft. Knox during the month of December, except during quota deer hunts.

Hunting

Past Season

Location: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and the following Wildlife Management Areas: Beaver Creek, Cane Creek, Dix River, Fleming, Lake Cumberland, Pennyrile, and Tradewater
Season Dates: Oct 1 2018 - Dec 31 2018
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Past Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 1 2018 - Nov 9 2018
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Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Mink

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Muskrat

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Opossum

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Oct 1 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Raccoon

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Oct 1 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Hunting not allowed during daylight hours during modern gun deer season

Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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River Otter

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Bag Limit is 10; only 6 of which can be taken from Otter Zone 2.

Hunting

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Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Squirrel-Fall

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Aug 18 2018 - Nov 9 2018
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Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Striped Skunk

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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Weasel

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 12 2018 - Feb 28 2019
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Youth-Free

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 29 2018 - Jan 4 2019
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