Mercer County, Kentucky
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Bluegrass & Northern
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,373
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
- 119
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 contributeMercer County sits squarely in the heart of the Inner Bluegrass, where manicured horse farms, fescue pastures, and limestone creek drainages define the landscape. White-tailed deer and wild turkey thrive in the agricultural mosaic, but access is almost entirely through private landowner permission on prime horse-country ground. Deer numbers are excellent and bucks grow large on the mineral-rich Bluegrass farmland.
Inner Bluegrass limestone topography, horse farm pastures, fescue fields, limestone creek drainages, hardwood woodlot edges
Almost entirely private land; no significant WMAs in county; landowner permission required for virtually all hunting
Low to moderate; most hunting occurs on private land by permission or lease, keeping overall pressure manageable
OTC statewide archery and gun tags; no antler restrictions in effect
Turkey populations steady in creek-bottom woodlands and farm hedgerows; Canada geese present on horse farm ponds
Large-bodied, well-antlered bucks produced on rich Bluegrass farmland; prime private-lease deer country in the heart of horse country
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 106d ago.