Pulaski County, Kentucky
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Bluegrass & Northern
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 2
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
- 2,359
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
- 607
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 Black Bear, 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 · sourcedSouth-central county anchored by massive Lake Cumberland, one of the Southeast's premier recreational impoundments. Forested ridges and agricultural hollows support strong white-tailed deer and wild turkey populations, with waterfowl opportunities along the lake's 1,200-mile shoreline. Daniel Boone National Forest borders to the northeast, adding significant public hunting ground.
Rolling Appalachian foothills blending into Cumberland Plateau dissected by creek hollows; Lake Cumberland coves and embayments provide wetland habitat.
Moderate — lake recreation traffic reduces solitude in summer but deer and turkey hunters find uncrowded ground on DBNF ridges.
Over-the-counter archery, crossbow, and firearm tags; standard Kentucky antler restrictions apply.
Wood ducks and Canada geese use Lake Cumberland coves; wild turkey are robust throughout the forested drainages.
Lake Cumberland WMA and adjacent DBNF tracts offer some of the best public-land deer and turkey hunting in south-central Kentucky; waterfowl hunting on one of the largest reservoirs in the eastern U.S.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Pulaski 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 Pulaski County.
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.