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Beaver

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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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 23 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Coot

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Hunting

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Dec 1 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Dec 7 2019 - Jan 31 2020
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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

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide - year round
Season Dates: Year Round
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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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 2019 - Nov 7 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Jan 4 2020 - Feb 29 2020
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Duck

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Hunting

Past Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Dec 1 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Dec 7 2019 - Jan 31 2020
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Falconry

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Falconry

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Sep 1 2019 - Mar 30 2020
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Season for small game hunting

General

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Feb 15 2020
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Falconry Goose Season

Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Feb 15 2020
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Falconry season for ducks, coots and mergansers

Fox-Gray

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Fox-Red

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Goose-Canada

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Hunting

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Location: statewide
Season Dates: Sep 16 2019 - Sep 30 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Feb 15 2020
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Goose-Snow Ross

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Hunting

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Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Feb 15 2020
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Goose-White-Fronted & Brant

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Falconry

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Feb 15 2020
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Hunting

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Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Feb 15 2020
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Groundhog

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Year Round
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Trapping

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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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: Grouse Zone
Season Dates: Nov 1 2019 - Nov 8 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: Grouse Zone
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Merganser

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Hunting

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Dec 1 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Dec 7 2019 - Jan 31 2020
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Mink

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Muskrat

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Opossum

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Oct 1 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Quail

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Hunting

Past Season

Location: Eastern Zone
Season Dates: Nov 1 2019 - Nov 8 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: Western Zone
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 10 2020
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Currently in Season

Location: Eastern Zone
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Jan 31 2020
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Rabbit

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Rabbit trapping permitted only when rabbit hunting season is open in each zone. Quail may not be trapped.

Hunting

Past Season

Location: Eastern Zone
Season Dates: Nov 1 2019 - Nov 8 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: Eastern Zone
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Jan 31 2020
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Currently in Season

Location: Western Zone
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 10 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Eastern Zone
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Jan 31 2020
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Raccoon

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Hunting

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Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Oct 1 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Currently in Season

Location: Western Zone
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 10 2020
either sex
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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 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Sandhill Crane

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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: Statewide
Season Dates: Dec 2 2019 - Jan 26 2020
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Squirrel-Fall

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Hunting

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Aug 17 2019 - Nov 8 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Striped Skunk

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Hunting

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trout Fishing

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Catch and Release

Past Season

Location: Swift Camp Creek
Season Dates: Jan 1 2019 - May 31 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: Designated Streams
Season Dates: Oct 1 2019 - Mar 31 2020
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Except for Swift Camp Creek

Weasel

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Hunting

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Trapping

Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 11 2019 - Feb 29 2020
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Wilson's (Common) Snipe

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Hunting

Past Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Sep 18 2019 - Oct 27 2019
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Currently in Season

Location: Statewide
Season Dates: Nov 28 2019 - Feb 2 2020
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