KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

BEAR ZONES

Bear Zone 1: Bell, Harlan and Letcher counties and private land in McCreary County

Bear Zone 2: Breathitt, Clay, Clinton, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne and Whitley County

Bear 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.

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.