Nelson 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
- 2,591
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
- 386
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
AI-compiled · sourcedNelson County sits in central Kentucky's Rolling Fork River valley, blending productive agricultural bottomlands with wooded hillsides that concentrate whitetails through firearms season. Deer densities are respectable and wild turkey roost in hardwood corridors connecting farm fields to riparian cover. The county draws moderate pressure from Louisville-area hunters willing to make the short drive south into bourbon country.
Gently rolling hills and creek drainages intersected by row-crop agriculture and pasture; wooded fencerows and hollow timber along the Rolling Fork River and its tributaries provide cover
Moderate - proximity to Louisville and high land values driven by bourbon country tourism limit access; private parcels see reasonable pressure during firearms season
OTC state license required; one antlered deer per zone during firearms season; antlerless permits available over the counter in most zones
Wild turkey populations solid with spring gobbler hunting popular in hardwood hollows; squirrel and rabbit hunting in woodlots and brush edges
Rolling Fork River bottomlands concentrate deer during the November rut; agricultural mosaic of bourbon country creates ideal turkey habitat for spring hunters
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.