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Kentucky hunting seasons by deer zone

Every Kentucky season a person has checked against the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources's regulations for 4 units (deer zone), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

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Seasons by deer zone

8 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.

Species	Dates	Details	Where
White-tailed deer	Sep 5, 2026 to Jan 18, 2027	archery source	Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4
White-tailed deer	Sep 19, 2026 to Jan 18, 2027	crossbow source	Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4
White-tailed deer	Nov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026	antlered, firearm source	Zone 4
White-tailed deer	Nov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026	firearm source	Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
White-tailed deer	Dec 12, 2026 to Dec 17, 2026	antlered, muzzleloader source	Zone 4
White-tailed deer	Dec 12, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026	muzzleloader source	Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
White-tailed deer	Dec 18, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026	muzzleloader source	Zone 4
White-tailed deer	Dec 26, 2026 to Dec 27, 2026	firearm source	Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4

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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