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Kentucky hunting seasons by bear zone

Every Kentucky season a person has checked against the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources's regulations for 3 units (bear zone), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

Seasons by bear zone

3 season rows for 1 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
American black bearOct 29, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026General source
American black bearDec 12, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026firearm source
American black bearDec 12, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026firearm source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. A season shows here only once a person has checked it; others may exist.

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