Spencer County, Kentucky
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Bluegrass & Northern
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,986
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
- 174
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 · sourcedSpencer County is a compact, heavily wooded county southeast of Louisville anchored by Taylorsville Lake, a 3,050-acre Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Salt River. The Taylorsville Lake WMA provides meaningful public hunting access in a region dominated by private land, with quality deer hunting in the forested Salt River valley. Despite proximity to Louisville, the county's rugged creek drainages maintain surprisingly low hunting pressure.
Rolling forested hills of the Knobs transition zone; Salt River and its tributaries carve wooded valleys; Taylorsville Lake coves create wetland fringe habitat amid the uplands.
Low to moderate — proximity to Louisville brings pressure to accessible WMA areas, but creek drainages and back-country terrain remain lightly hunted.
Over-the-counter archery, crossbow, and firearm tags; standard Kentucky antler restrictions apply.
Wild turkey are present throughout the WMA forested hills; Taylorsville Lake attracts wood ducks, Canada geese, and puddle ducks during migration and early season.
Taylorsville Lake WMA is one of the better public-land deer hunting options within an hour of Louisville; the reservoir's coves provide quality early-season wood duck hunting.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Spencer 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.
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Boundaries: KDFWR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.