Caldwell County, Kentucky
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Western Coalfields
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,698
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Eastern Wild Turkey — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 290
Draw odds for Eastern Wild Turkeyaren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer, Eastern Wild Turkey so far. Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedCaldwell County sits on the Pennyrile Plateau of western Kentucky where gently rolling forested uplands and agricultural fields create productive white-tailed deer and wild turkey habitat in a county that rarely attracts regional hunting attention. The county position between the Land Between the Lakes region and the Tennessee River watershed gives it a classic western Kentucky character with reasonable deer densities and solid turkey populations across a mix of timber and farmground. Limited public access keeps most hunting on private land, but those who secure permission find a largely undisturbed hunting environment that rewards patience over competition.
Pennyrile Plateau country of gently rolling to moderately hilly terrain with mixed oak-hickory forest, agricultural fields, and creek drainages; topography is less dramatic than eastern Kentucky but more varied than the Purchase flatlands to the west
Low; the county lacks significant public hunting land and generates little regional hunting publicity, resulting in pressure concentrated on private tracts while the broader landscape sees modest effort from local hunters
OTC statewide deer license with one antlered tag; antlerless tags purchasable OTC; no statewide antler restrictions
Wild turkey populations are solid across timber-and-crop-field matrices throughout the county; small game hunting for rabbit and squirrel on agricultural and forested tracts offers additional seasonal opportunity
Pennyrile Plateau deer hunting with mature bucks in classic western Kentucky timber-and-farm habitat; strategic location adjacent to Land Between the Lakes gives hunters a major public-land backup when private access is unavailable
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Caldwell County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.