Daviess 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
- 1,060
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
- 242
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 · sourcedDaviess County occupies the Ohio River corridor in western Kentucky, where broad agricultural flats and river bottomlands create reliable deer habitat. Corn and soybean operations provide late-season food sources that concentrate whitetails on field edges into December. Public land is scarce, making landowner permission on private farms the primary hunting model.
Gently rolling agricultural land along the Ohio River with corn and soybean fields, creek-bottom woodlots, and hardwood timber tracts. River bottomlands provide transition cover between agricultural fields and the Ohio.
Moderate. Good agricultural habitat attracts hunters, but most land is private, requiring landowner permission or lease agreements. Competition for leases is real in this productive farming county.
Standard statewide OTC license covering archery, crossbow, and firearms seasons. No county-specific antler restrictions apply.
Wild turkey are present in woodlot and creek-bottom habitat. Ohio River backwaters attract dabbling ducks and geese during migration, providing waterfowl opportunity for multi-species hunters.
River-bottom agriculture consistently produces mature bucks with reliable late-season food sources. The Ohio River corridor adds a waterfowl bonus during fall migration.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.