2017 Kentucky Hunting Seasons

Hunting Season is always a special time of the year. Whether you are planning on waiting patiently in a deer stand to bag that trophy buck or sitting knee deep in the marsh hoping to bag a band. Being able to take advantage of all the hunting seasons is why The Waterfowl Hunter has put together the hunting dates for Kentucky.

These dates serve as a general guide for more specific hunting visit Kentucky Depart. of Fish and Wildlife.Â

Elk

Hunt Type	Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Archery	Bull	Sep. 16,2017	Dec. 31,2017
Archery	Cow	Oct. 14,2017	Dec. 31,2017
Crossbow	Bull	Sep. 23,2017	Dec. 31,2017
Crossbow	Cow	Oct. 14,2017	Dec. 31,2017
Firearm	Bull	Sep. 30,2017	Oct. 13,2017
Firearm	Cow	Dec. 9,2017	Dec. 22,2017

Deer

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Archery	Sep. 2,2017	Jan. 15,2018
Crossbow	Oct. 1,2017	Oct. 22,2017
Crossbow	Nov. 11,2017	Dec. 31,2017
Modern Gun	Nov. 11,2017	Nov. 26,2017
Muzzle-Loader	Oct. 21,2017	Oct. 22,2017
Muzzle-Loader	Dec. 9,2017	Dec. 17,2017
Youth-Free	Dec. 30,2017	Dec. 31,2018
Youth-Only	Oct. 14,2017	Oct. 15,2017

Turkey-Fall

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Archery	Sep. 2,2017	Jan. 15,2018
Crossbow	Oct. 1,2017	Oct. 22,2017
Crossbow	Nov. 11,2017	Dec. 31,2017
Shotgun	Oct. 28,2017	Nov. 3,2017
Shotgun	Dec. 2,2017	Dec. 8,2017

Bobcat

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 25,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

American Woodcock

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Oct. 28,2017	Nov. 10,2017
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Dec. 13,2017

Bear

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Archery	Aug. 1,2017	Aug. 31,2017
Archery	Sep. 9,2017	Sep. 30,2017
Crossbow	Oct. 28,2017	Nov. 3,2017
Firearm	Dec. 16,2017	Dec. 22,2017
Muzzle-Loader	Dec. 9,2017	Dec. 17,2017
Quota Hunt with Dogs	Oct. 21,2017	Nov. 3,2017

Beaver

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Bullfrog

Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
May 19,2017	Oct. 31,2017

Coot

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 23,2017	Nov. 26,2017
Hunting	Dec. 4,2017	Jan. 28,2018

Coyote

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	March 1,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Dove

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Sep. 1,2017	Oct. 26,2017
	Nov. 23,2017	Dec. 3,2017
	Dec. 23,2017	Jan. 14,2018

Duck

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 23,2017	Nov. 26,2017
Hunting	Dec. 4,2017	Jan. 28,2018

Falconry

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Sep. 1,2017	March 30,2018
Hunting	Nov. 23,2017	Feb. 15,2018

Fox-Gray

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Fox-Red

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Gallinules

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Sep. 1,2017	Nov. 9,2017

Goose-Canada

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Sep. 16,2017	Sep. 30,2017
	Nov. 23,2017	Feb. 15,2018
	Dec. 16,2017	Jan. 31,2018

Goose-Snow Ross

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 23,2017	Feb. 15,2018

Goose-White-Fronted & Brant

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 23,2017	Feb. 15,2018

Groundhog

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	March 1,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Grouse

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 1,2017	Nov. 10,2017
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Merganser

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 23,2017	Nov. 26,2017
Hunting	Dec. 4,2017	Jan. 28,2018

Muskrat

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Opossum

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Oct. 1,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Quail

Hunt Type	Zone	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Eastern Zone	Nov. 1,2017	Nov. 10,2017
	Eastern Zone	Nov. 13,2017	Jan. 31,2018
	Western Zone	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 10,2018

Rabbit

Hunt Type	Zone	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Eastern Zone	Nov. 1,2017	Nov. 10,2017
	Eastern Zone	Nov. 13,2017	Jan. 31,2018
	Western Zone	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 10,2018

Raccoon

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Oct. 1,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

River Otter

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Sandhill Crane

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Dec. 16,2017	Jan. 14,2018

Squirrel-Fall

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Aug. 19,2017	Nov. 10,2017
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Striped Skunk

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov.13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Teal Duck Only

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Sep. 16,2017	Sep. 24,2017

Trout Fishing

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Catch and Release	Oct. 1,2017	March 31,2018

Turkey-Fall

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Archery	Sep. 2,2017	Jan. 15,2018
Crossbow	Oct. 1,2017	Oct. 22,2017
Crossbow	Nov. 11,2017	Dec. 31,2017
Shotgun	Oct. 28,2017	Nov. 3,2017
Shotgun	Dec. 2,2017	Dec. 8,2017

Virginia & Sora Rail

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Sep. 1,2017	Nov. 9,2017

Weasel

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018
Trapping	Nov. 13,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Wild Pig

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	March 1,2017	Feb. 28,2018

Common Snipe

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Sep. 20,2017	Oct. 29,2017
Hunting	Nov. 23,2017	Jan. 28,2018

Wood Duck & Teal

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Sep. 16,2017	Sep. 20,2017

Youth Waterfowl Season

Hunt Type	Earliest Opening Date	Latest Closing Date
Hunting	Nov. 4,2017	Nov. 5,2017
Hunting	Feb. 3,2018	Feb. 4,2018

Elk

Deer

Turkey-Fall

Bobcat

American Woodcock

Bear

Beaver

Bullfrog

Coot

Coyote

Dove

Duck

Falconry

Fox-Gray

Fox-Red

Gallinules

Goose-Canada

Goose-Snow Ross

Goose-White-Fronted & Brant

Groundhog

Grouse

Merganser

Muskrat

Opossum

Quail

Rabbit

Raccoon

River Otter

Sandhill Crane

Squirrel-Fall

Striped Skunk

Teal Duck Only

Trout Fishing

Turkey-Fall

Virginia & Sora Rail

Weasel

Wild Pig

Common Snipe

Wood Duck & Teal

Youth Waterfowl Season

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