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Lake Barkley State Resort Park

2026-27 season. Trigg County, on Lake Barkley near Cadiz. Check the area map for exact boundaries.

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

Deer

Nov 2–6

Archery, either sex. Quota hunt, 25 hunters drawn.

In the guide: “Deer quota hunt: [quota] Lake Barkley State Resort Park #1: Nov. 2-6, 25 slots. Archery and crossbow only.”

Jan 5–6

Any legal weapon, either sex. Quota hunt, 20 hunters drawn.

In the guide: “Deer quota hunt: [quota] Lake Barkley State Resort Park #2: Jan. 5-6, 20 slots.”

Area rules

Drawn hunters are randomly assigned a hunt unit within the park, must check in and out daily and submit hunt reports.

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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