Graves 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
- 2,698
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
- 623
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 · sourcedGraves County anchors the flat, fertile Jackson Purchase region of far western Kentucky, where vast expanses of corn, soybean, and wheat fields create outstanding whitetail habitat in the river bottoms and field edges. The county's agricultural intensity and mild winters allow deer to grow large, and turkey populations thrive in scattered woodlots and creek corridors. Duck and goose hunters find opportunity in the flooded fields and pond edges common to this Mississippi Flyway county.
Flat to gently rolling agricultural plain, river bottoms, scattered hardwood woodlots, pond and creek systems
Moderate - flat open terrain makes scouting and trespassing obvious; hunting culture centers on landowner relationships
OTC; standard western Kentucky bag limits; no antler restrictions
Waterfowl hunting for mallards and Canada geese is a notable secondary pursuit in flooded fields and farm ponds; turkey hunting is productive in spring; excellent squirrel hunting in bottomland hardwoods
Jackson Purchase agriculture produces some of western Kentucky biggest-bodied whitetails; the county position along the Mississippi Flyway makes it underrated for late-season waterfowl action
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Graves 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.