McCracken 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
- 862
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
- 244
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 · sourcedMcCracken County occupies the far southwestern tip of Kentucky at the confluence of the Ohio, Tennessee, and Cumberland Rivers near Paducah, placing hunters squarely in the Mississippi Flyway at one of its most concentrated funnel points in the state. White-tailed deer are abundant in the agricultural fields and bottomland timber, while the county ranks among the top western Kentucky destinations for waterfowl hunting. The three-river confluence creates a natural concentration point for migrating ducks and geese during fall and winter in numbers rarely matched elsewhere in Kentucky.
Flat to gently rolling river-confluence terrain at the meeting of the Ohio, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers; agricultural fields, bottomland hardwoods, and river-edge wetlands define the landscape near Paducah
moderate overall but elevated for waterfowl near the river confluence during peak migration periods; agricultural deer hunting pressure is moderate with an established local hunter base
OTC archery, crossbow, and firearms tags; no statewide antler restrictions
Waterfowl hunting is exceptional at the three-river confluence with Ohio, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers converging near Paducah; agricultural and bottomland deer herds are strong with good rut movement along river corridors
Three-river confluence waterfowl corridor - one of the most productive duck hunting locations in all of western Kentucky; agricultural deer hunting with strong river-bottom buck movement during the November rut
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.