Mason County, Kentucky
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- South Central
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 990
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
- 192
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
Sign in to contributeMason County follows the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky, where rolling agricultural plateau and rich river-bottom timber create a productive deer hunting landscape distinct from both the central Bluegrass and the eastern mountains. White-tailed deer are plentiful across the county with river-bottom bucks drawing significant attention during the November rut. Wild turkey range throughout the creek-bottom hardwoods, and the Ohio River corridor offers seasonal waterfowl hunting opportunity for local hunters.
Rolling Ohio River bottomlands and agricultural plateau in northeastern Kentucky; mixed cropland, wooded creek drainages, and river-bottom hardwood timber create productive edge habitat throughout the county
Primarily private farmland and river-bottom land; limited public access requires landowner permission; Maysville area has some public river-edge access points along the Ohio
moderate - productive deer area with an established local hunting culture; Ohio River corridor attracts some regional attention for bottom-ground buck hunting
OTC archery, crossbow, and firearms tags; no statewide antler restrictions
Wild turkey hunting is solid in the creek-bottom hardwoods and wooded ridge tops; the Ohio River corridor provides waterfowl hunting opportunity for local hunters during fall and winter migration
Ohio River bottom deer hunting with trophy potential on well-managed private agricultural ground; northeastern Kentucky hunting character that blends river-bottom and upland farm traditions near Maysville
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Mason 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 Mason 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 106d ago.