Calloway County, Kentucky
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Western Coalfields
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,811
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
- 344
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, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedCalloway County anchors the far western edge of the Kentucky Lake region in the Purchase flatlands where agricultural fields, lake-edge wetlands, and river corridors converge to support white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and a substantial waterfowl migration flyway. Kentucky Lake and its backwater sloughs channel tens of thousands of migrating ducks and geese through the county each fall, making waterfowl a significant draw alongside solid deer and turkey hunting across the Clarks River agricultural corridor. The combination of reservoir edge habitat, river-bottom agriculture, and proximity to Land Between the Lakes public land makes Calloway one of the most versatile hunting counties in western Kentucky.
Flat to gently rolling Purchase region terrain with Kentucky Lake shoreline along the eastern edge, agricultural fields across uplands, and Clarks River and associated wetland corridors providing diverse riparian hunting habitat
Moderate; Murray State University community and proximity to LBL public land bring consistent hunting pressure, particularly during waterfowl season along lake margins and in Clarks River marshes
OTC statewide deer license with one antlered tag; antlerless tags purchasable OTC; no statewide antler restrictions
Waterfowl hunting along Kentucky Lake and Clarks River marshes is a genuine regional draw with both diving and puddle-duck species using the reservoir during migration; wild turkey numbers are good across the agricultural and timber matrix
Kentucky Lake edge and backwater marsh waterfowl hunting during peak fall migration periods; Clarks River corridor deer hunting as bucks cruise wetland-edge habitat during the November rut
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.