Letcher County, Kentucky
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Elk, Black Bear
- Group
- Eastern Mountains
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Elk — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 6
Draw odds for Elkaren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 23
Draw odds for Black Beararen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 549
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
- 93
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 Elk, Black Bear, 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 · sourcedLetcher County sits at Kentucky's southeastern extreme against the Virginia border, a landscape of high Appalachian ridges and remote hollows that holds a robust elk herd and a growing black bear population within some of the most rugged terrain in the state. The county is within the core of Kentucky's elk restoration zone and offers both trophy elk draw hunting and over-the-counter deer and turkey seasons in heavily forested terrain that retains old-growth character along the Pine Mountain ridgeline. Remote access and limited roads create exceptional conditions for hunters willing to commit to serious backcountry travel.
High, rugged Appalachian ridges reaching some of the greatest elevations in Kentucky; Pine Mountain forms the county southern boundary creating a dramatic ridgeline, with steep hollows and dense mixed hardwood and hemlock forest throughout
Low — among the most remote counties in Kentucky with limited road infrastructure; hunters who reach quality ground on interior ridges often have it to themselves for days at a time
Over-the-counter archery and gun tags; elk by draw for restoration zone license holders
Letcher is a core elk county with genuine trophy bull opportunity on remote ridges; black bear are present in the forested terrain near Pine Mountain and the Virginia border; ruffed grouse still inhabit the highest elevation mixed timber
Pine Mountain wilderness character and one of the state most remote big-game hunting experiences; elk and black bear hunting in a landscape that retains exceptional forest character along the Kentucky-Virginia border
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Letcher 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 Letcher County.
Be the first — ask a question (“Best public access on the north end?”) or share a tip (“Glass the burn scars off the main ridge at first light”).
Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.