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Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Kentucky

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Kentucky: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 4 areas listed.

National Forests 1
Daniel Boone National Forest
Bath, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Powell, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe County · 708,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Daniel Boone National Forest spans 708,000 acres across the Eastern Kentucky coalfields and Cumberland Plateau, encompas...
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Other Public Land 1
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Lyon, Trigg (KY); Stewart, Houston (TN) County · 170,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area occupies the peninsula between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in western...
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State WMAs 2
Peabody Wildlife Management Area
Muhlenberg, Ohio, McLean, Hopkins County · 65,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Peabody Wildlife Management Area encompasses 65,000 acres of reclaimed surface mine land in western Kentucky, managed by...
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Sloughs Wildlife Management Area
Henderson County · 9,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Sloughs Wildlife Management Area protects 9,000 acres of Ohio River bottomland wetlands in Henderson County, widely cons...
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