2021-22 DEER HUNTING ZONES and SEASONS

DEER Early Season Late Season Archery Sept. 4, 2021 - Jan. 17, 2022 Youth/Senior Crossbow

Crossbow Sept. 18, 2021 - Jan. 17, 2022 Campbell Boone Kenton Youth-only Gun Oct. 9-10, 2021

Muzzleloader Oct. 16-17, 2021 Dec. 11-19, 2021 Pendleton Trimble Gallatin Carroll Bracken Modern Gun Nov. 13-28, 2021 Grant Mason Owen Robert- Lewis Greenup Harrison son DEER HUNTING Free Youth Weekend Jan. 1-2, 2022 Henry Oldham Nicholas Fleming Carter Boyd Scott Shelby Bourbon Rowan Jefferson FranklinWoodford MontBath Elliott gomery Lawrence Spencer Fayette - Meade Clark Hancock Bullitt Menifee Morgan Anderson Jessa- mine Johnson Nelson Powell Magoffin Martin Henderson Breckinridge Mercer Wolfe GarrardMadison Union Daviess Hardin Washington Estill McLean Boyle Lee Breathitt Floyd Webster LaRue Marion Ohio Grayson Lincoln Owsley Pike Livingston Rock- Jackson Crittenden Taylor Knott Casey castle Perry Hopkins Muhlenberg Edmonson Hart Caldwell Butler Green Clay McCracken Leslie Letcher Ballard Metcalfe Pulaski Laurel Lyon Adair Warren Russell Christian Barren Carlisle Knox Marshall Todd Logan Harlan Trigg Cumber- Wayne Graves Simpson land Whitley Hickman Allen Monroe Bell Calloway Clinton McCreary Fulton Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4

DEER BAG LIMITS GENERAL INFORMATION Only one antlered deer may be harvested statewide, • The statewide deer permit and youth deer permit regardless of zone or method. allow for the harvest of up to four deer. Hunters A hunter may harvest an unlimited number of may take up to one antlered deer and three antler- ZONE 1 antlerless deer in Zone 1 using the statewide less deer, or four antlerless deer using the state- deer permit and additional deer permits. wide deer permit. • The statewide season limit for antlered deer is one A hunter may harvest no more than four deer ZONE 2 per hunter. in Zone 2. • A hunter may take as many deer as allowed for each zone. In order to take more than four deer state- A hunter may harvest no more than four deer wide, an additional deer permit must be purchased. ZONE 3 in Zone 3. A firearm or air gun cannot be • An additional deer permit allows a hunter to take used to take more than one antlerless deer. up to two additional deer beyond the four deer al- A hunter may harvest no more than two lowed by the statewide or youth deer permits. Zone deer in Zone 4. Only one can be antlerless. bag limits apply. Hunters who did not harvest an Antlerless deer cannot be harvested antlered deer using their statewide or youth deer ZONE 4 during the modern gun season, the early permits can take one antlered deer and up to one muzzleloader season or the first six days of antlerless deer, or up to two antlerless deer with the the late muzzleloader season. The statewide additional deer permit. bag limit of one antlered deer still applies. • Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. 10 DEER HUNTING BAG LIMITS Bag limits and harvest restrictions Carry proof CHRONIC WASTING apply to all hunters. There is no daily Hunters who buy their license or bag limit on deer. A person may take permit by phone or internet must DISEASE no more than one (1) deer with visible carry while hunting: a picture ID If you hunt big game outside antlers, excluding male fawns (button and proof of purchase (an authoriza- of , you may not bring bucks). However, on some federally tion number, paper license or com- any member of the deer (Cervi- controlled areas, including Reelfoot Na- puter print out). Paper licenses/per- dae) family, which includes deer, mits must be signed and all informa- tional Wildlife Refuge, Fort Campbell caribou, and , back tion completed before hunting. and Fort Knox military reservations and into Kentucky unless the brain Blue Grass Army Depot, a bonus ant- and spinal column have been lered deer may be taken, as determined removed. by the governing agency for each area. and carry proof of purchasing an annual hunting license and a statewide deer Allowed parts from other states and CHECKING and TAGGING permit while deer hunting. The permit provinces include: quarters or other All deer must be telechecked. allows a hunter to take four deer: one portions of meat with no part of the Hunters must call 1-800-245-4263 or antlered and three antlerless, or four spinal column or head attached, complete the online check-in process at antlerless. It does not matter if the ant- boned-out meat, antlers, antlers fw.ky.gov. See the “Recording, Check- lered or antlerless deer is taken first. attached to a clean skull plate, a ing, Tagging and Transporting” portion clean skull, clean teeth, hides and of this guide’s “General Information” ADDITIONAL DEER PERMIT finished taxidermy products. section for full details. To take more than four deer, an ad- If the hide or head is removed be- ditional deer permit must be purchased. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has not been detected in Kentucky. fore the harvested deer is checked in – The additional deer permit is valid for to quarter the animal, for example – it deer of either sex. The additional deer Donations sought for testing is necessary to demonstrate proof of sex permit allows a hunter to take up to two The department seeks donations of by retaining the head or keeping the additional deer beyond those allowed deer heads from hunter harvested genitalia attached to the carcass. In such by the statewide permit in the follow- animals for CWD testing. This will cases, it is still necessary to fill out the ing combinations: one antlered and one allow Kentucky Fish and Wildlife to harvest log immediately after harvest antlerless, or two antlerless. Regardless better manage an outbreak should and telecheck the animal before mid- of what permit a deer hunter carries, the CWD be detected. Bucks or does night on the day the deer is harvested statewide season limit for antlered deer are needed. Hunters should cut or recovered. is one per hunter. The additional deer off the head a couple inches below A carcass tag is required if a har- permit is not valid unless the hunter the base of skull, then freeze the vested deer leaves the hunter’s posses- has first purchased an annual hunting head. Contact your local biologist sion for any reason. license and statewide deer permit and is to arrange for submission. Online: able to show proof of that in the field. A fw.ky.gov/disease STATEWIDE DEER PERMIT statewide or additional deer permit may All deer hunters ages 16 and older, be used on public and private land, and Up-to-date news regarding unless license exempt, must first buy during some quota hunts. CWD can be found online at cwd-info.org. HUNTING EQUIPMENT Antler traps Devices designed to entangle or trap RESTRICTIONS the antlers of a deer cannot be used.

MODERN GUN SEASON nying hunters, must wear hunter orange son must follow all firearms deer season During modern gun deer season, clothing during modern gun season. restrictions, zone guidelines and other hunters may hunt with any centerfire Persons ages 15 and younger hunt- hunting requirements, and must wear rifle or pistol, including air guns of .35 ing deer with a firearm must be accom- hunter orange clothing. The only ex- caliber or larger charged by an external panied by an adult who shall be in a po- ception is on state-owned or managed tank, muzzleloaders, and archery and sition to take immediate control of the WMAs where firearms hunting for deer crossbow equipment, and must follow youth’s firearm at all times. or elk is prohibited. season restrictions, zone guidelines and other hunting requirements. ARCHERY SEASON CROSSBOW SEASON All hunters, including archery and Hunters using archery equipment Hunters using crossbows during a crossbow hunters, and persons accompa- during a deer, elk or bear firearms sea- deer, elk or bear firearms season must 11 follow all firearms deer season restric- tions, zone guidelines and other hunting LEGAL DEER HUNTING EQUIPMENT requirements, and must wear hunter or- ange clothing. The only exception is on Scopes are allowed on all hunt- • Wood, carbon or metal arrows, state-owned or managed WMAs where ing equipment (used for statewide but arrows may not be chemically firearms hunting for deer or elk is pro- seasons). treated. hibited. A legal resident hunter age 65 • Fixed blade or mechanical broad- years or older and a youth hunter age 15 MODERN GUN EQUIPMENT heads at least 7/8” wide (when or younger may hunt deer with a cross- • Any caliber centerfire rifle or blades extended), but broadheads bow from the first Saturday in Septem- centerfire handgun. may not be chemically treated. ber through the third Monday in January. • Rifle, handgun or shotgun maga- zines may not be capable of hold- MUZZLELOADER SEASON CROSSBOW EQUIPMENT ing more than 10 rounds. • Crossbows of any draw weight (no Muzzleloaders, archery and cross- • Rifles or handguns may not be minimum), with a working safety. bow equipment may be used during this fully automatic (capable of firing • Wood, carbon or metal arrows season. All hunters must comply with more than one round with one (bolts), but arrows (bolts) may not the hunter orange clothing law. Youths trigger pull). be chemically treated. ages 15 and younger hunting deer with • Full metal jacketed or tracer bul- • Fixed blade or mechanical broad- a muzzleloader must be accompanied by let ammunition is prohibited. heads at least 7/8” (when blades DEER HUNTING an adult who shall remain able and in • Shotguns, no larger than extended), but broadheads may a position to take immediate control of 10-gauge, shooting slug ammuni- not be chemically treated. the youth’s muzzleloader at all times. tion only (includes saboted bullets). • Muzzle-loading rifles, handguns, TREE STANDS MUZZLELOADING EQUIPMENT or shotguns shooting round balls, • Muzzle-loading rifles or handguns Construction and use of tree stands conical bullets, or saboted bullets. of any caliber, shooting round on private lands is regulated by land- • Air guns of .35 caliber or larger balls, conical bullets or saboted owners. charged by an external tank, shoot- bullets. ing single projectile ammunition • Muzzle-loading firearms equipped designed to expand upon impact. with open sights or telescopic Hunter orange required! sights (scopes). Hunters and people accompany- ARCHERY EQUIPMENT • Muzzle-loading shotguns no larger ing them must wear solid, unbro- • Longbows, recurves and com- than 10-gauge, shooting round ken hunter orange color visible from pound bows of any draw weight balls, conical bullets or saboted all sides on the head, back and chest (no minimum). bullets. when hunting for any species dur- ing modern gun, muzzleloader and youth gun deer seasons, or a firearm elk or firearm bear season. However, hunter orange is not required when YOUTH DEER HUNTING hunting waterfowl or doves dur- ing a gun deer, elk or bear season, or when hunting furbearers at night YOUTH DEER HUNTING Youth hunters may take deer with fire- during a legal furbearer season. Youths may hunt deer during any arms, or any other legal method, state- open season, including two special deer sea- wide. During the October youth-only sons for resident and nonresident hunters firearms season, the appropriate hunt- who have not reached their 16th birthday. ing license and deer permits are required Q: Can a hunter take a deer Adults accompanying youth deer for hunters ages 12-15. Youth hunters for someone else? hunters during either of these hunts may younger than age 12 are not required to not use firearms to take deer. have a hunting license or deer permit. A: No. Hunters must claim any Adults accompanying youth hunt- On the first weekend following Christ- deer they take as their own. They ers are not required to possess a hunt- mas, resident and nonresident youth 15 must use their own license/permit ing license or deer permit if the adult is years of age and younger, who are ac- and harvest log, and telecheck the not deer hunting, but by law, the hunter companied by an adult, are eligible to deer using their own Social Secu- and the accompanying adults must wear participate in the free youth weekend. rity number. hunter orange clothing. Youth hunters may hunt deer with fire- arms, or any other legal method, state- YOUTH-ONLY GUN SEASON/ FREE wide without a hunting license or deer YOUTH DEER HUNTING WEEKEND permit. All bag limits, zone restrictions The first special youth deer season and deer hunting requirements apply 12 is on the second weekend of October. during the special youth deer seasons. DEER HUNTING

. KENTUCKY’S TROPHY BUCKS

BOONE & CROCKETT TROPHY DEER 2020 SEASON - TYPICAL

SCORE Hunter County Method 188 6/8 Jeremy Huffman Kenton Crossbow 188 6/8 181 5/8 Kent Walters Johnson Modern Gun Jeremy Huffman 180 2/8 Gerhardt Otto Kenton Muzzleloader Kenton County 177 6/8 Christian Cummins Fayette Crossbow Typical Photo submitted 177 0/8 Frank Morrow Wayne Archery Crossbow 176 7/8 Robin Gassett Harrison Modern Gun 174 7/8 Brandon Bullock Pulaski Archery BOONE & CROCKETT TROPHY DEER 173 6/8 Samuel Woosley Hardin Modern Gun 2020 SEASON - NON-TYPICAL 172 2/8 Charles Barr Jefferson Crossbow 172 1/8 Steven Conover Adair Modern Gun SCORE Hunter County Method 170 2/8 Chris Rogers Shelby Archery 228 1/8 Justin Candido Pulaski Archery 170 1/8 Chris Jones Rowan Modern Gun 208 1/8 Claire Flood Breckinridge Modern Gun 170 0/8 Gavin Bryce Ratliff Pike Modern Gun 207 6/8 Jakob Begley Fayette Modern Gun 202 1/8 169 3/8 Tommy Cromer Rockcastle Modern Gun Joey Craver Bath Archery 167 1/8 Shaun Collins Bell Archery (velvet) 197 0/8 Pat Smith Cumberland Crossbow 165 5/8 Steven T. Thompson Owsley Archery 195 1/8 Brian Davenport Muhlenberg Archery 164 6/8 Scott Cowles Edmonson Modern Gun 195 1/8 Jarrod Sanders Edmonson Archery 164 2/8 Zach Bush Hart Archery 194 4/8 Clinton Connor Daviess Crossbow 163 4/8 William Abernathy Bourbon Archery 194 1/8 Adam Wood Monroe Modern Gun 162 2/8 Dan Babij Todd Modern Gun 192 7/8 Josh Johnson Madison Modern Gun 162 1/8 Roy Clark Bourbon Modern Gun 191 5/8 Adam Engnes Bracken Archery 161 6/8 David Lawson II Whitley Modern Gun 187 6/8 Anthony Osbourne II Washington Archery 161 6/8 Keith Humphrey Barren Modern Gun 186 4/8 Jeff Osborne Owen Archery 161 2/8 Chris Burton Pulaski Modern Gun 186 3/8 Kevin Hughes Todd Muzzleloader 161 0/8 Chase Higdon Grayson Modern Gun 185 6/8 Damon Belding Casey Muzzleloader 160 7/8 Kirt Scott McLean Muzzleloader 160 6/8 Stephen Martin Trigg Modern Gun This list includes deer scored and reported to Kentucky Fish and 160 2/8 Joshua Wright Letcher Modern Gun Wildlife. It is possible that unreported bucks taken last year in Kentucky may have scored 160 typical or 185 non-typical or 160 1/8 Garrett Buerkley Mason Archery higher.

HOW TO GET ON NEXT YEAR’S TROPHY LIST To be eligible for next year’s trophy list a hunter must take a white-tailed deer in Kentucky this season that officially net scores 160 or higher typical, or net scores 185 or higher non-typical, as determined by the Boone and Crockett scoring system. No later than May 1, send the completed and signed score sheet with a photo to Kentucky Hunting & Trapping Guide, #1 Sportsman’s Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601. Include the county in which the deer was taken, and the equipment used to harvest the deer. Please send a copy as score sheets and photos will not be returned. Emailed submissions to [email protected] also will be accepted. To get a list of official Boone and Crockett Club scorers in Kentucky visit: www.boone-crockett.org. 13