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Jenny Wiley State Resort Park

2026-27 season.

Check before you hunt. Confirm these dates in Kentucky Hunting & Trapping Guide 2026-27. Seasons, closures and area rules can change.

Deer

Jan 9–10

Any legal weapon. Only for mobility-impaired hunters.

In the guide: “Mobility-Impaired Hunts: [mobility-impaired] Open Jan. 9-10, limit two deer, only one of which may be antlered.”

Area rules

Limited to the first 15 mobility-impaired hunters who check in at the park Ranger's Station on Jan. 8. Limit two deer, only one antlered. A Mobility-Impaired Access Permit is required at check-in; a companion may not hunt.

Nearby areas

Dewey Lake WMA around 3 miles away

Pocahontas WMA around 15 miles away

Legacy-LLC WMA around 15 miles away

RH Group Hunting Access Area around 15 miles away

Paintsville Lake WMA around 15 miles away

County zone deer bag limits apply on all WMAs; quota deer hunters may take up to two deer on a quota hunt in Zones 2, 3 and 4, only one antlered, and any buck counts toward the statewide one-buck limit. Hunting for squirrels, rabbits, quail, grouse and furbearers is closed the first two days of modern firearms deer season (Nov. 14-15) on WMAs. Dogs must be leashed on WMAs from March 1 until the third Saturday in August, with exceptions. Camping only where designated; no baiting; no nails or screw-in steps in trees; trail cameras must carry the owner's customer ID. Hunter orange during any firearms season for deer, bear or elk, also on ground blinds, except on WMAs where firearms hunting for those species is prohibited. Public dove fields are closed to all access from Aug. 15 until sunrise Sept. 1; on WMAs and leased fields, dove shooting hours are 11 a.m. to sunset Sept. 1-Oct. 26. Areas manipulated for dove hunting are not legal for waterfowl hunting. Youth-only waterfowl days are Nov. 21 and Feb. 13, and military/veteran-only days Nov. 22 and Feb. 14. A light goose conservation order runs Feb. 16-Mar. 31 with a free permit. Sandhill cranes (Dec. 7-Jan. 31) are by drawn permit only. During WMA deer quota hunts, only drawn hunters and one non-hunting assistant each may be on the area.

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