Cumberland County, Kentucky
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Bluegrass & Northern
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 998
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
- 287
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 · sourcedCumberland County covers hilly south-central Kentucky terrain drained by the upper Cumberland River, where a mix of hardwood forest and farm clearings creates solid habitat for white-tailed deer and wild turkey in one of the region's most rural hunting environments. The county seat of Burkesville anchors a landscape where timber and cattle operations define the land use and hunting traditions run deep among local families. Limited development and minimal outside hunting interest keep pressure low throughout the season.
Hilly terrain with upper Cumberland River drainage; mixed hardwood forest and agricultural clearings; limestone features and creek drainages throughout.
Low; one of the lower-pressure counties in south-central Kentucky due to rural character and distance from population centers.
OTC statewide system; no county-specific antler restrictions.
Wild turkey hunting productive on wooded ridges and river bottom edges; squirrel hunting strong in mature hardwood timber stands.
Low-pressure hunting environment in authentic rural Kentucky; Cumberland River bottom deer and turkey hunting for those with local connections.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Cumberland 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.
Nothing posted yet about Cumberland County.
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.