Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
150.010,
150.170,
150.340,
150.370(1),
150.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
148.029(5) authorizes the
Department of Parks, in cooperation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources, to implement wildlife management plans on state parks.
KRS
150.025(1) authorizes the
department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish open seasons
for the taking of wildlife, to regulate bag limits, and to make these
requirements apply to a limited area.
KRS
150.390(1) prohibits the
taking of deer in any manner contrary to any provisions of KRS Chapter 150 or
KAR Title 301.
KRS
150.620 authorizes the department to
promulgate administrative regulations for the maintenance and operation of the
lands it has acquired for public recreation. This administrative regulation
establishes deer hunting seasons, application procedures, and other matters
pertaining to deer hunting on Wildlife Management Areas, state parks, other
public lands, and federally controlled areas that differ from statewide
requirements.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Adult" means a person who is at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
(2)
"Bait" means a substance composed of grains, minerals, salt, fruits,
vegetables, hay, or any other food materials, whether natural or manufactured,
that may lure, entice, or attract wildlife.
(3) "Centerfire" means a type of gun that
detonates a cartridge by the firing pin striking a primer in the middle of the
end of the cartridge casing.
(4)
"Ground blind" means a structure consisting of a frame and a top that is placed
on the ground to completely enclose a hunter while hunting deer.
(5) "In-line muzzleloader" means a gun:
(a) Capable of being loaded only from the
discharging end of the barrel or cylinder; and
(b) That is equipped with an enclosed
ignition system located directly behind the powder charge.
(6) "Mentor hunt" means a quota youth hunt in
which the adult who accompanies a youth may legally take a deer.
(7) "Mobility-impaired" means an individual
who meets the requirements of
301
KAR 3:026, Section 2(1).
(8) "Modern gun" means an air gun, rifle,
handgun, or shotgun that is loaded from the rear of the barrel.
(9) "Modern gun season" means the sixteen
(16) consecutive day period beginning the second Saturday in November during
which a modern gun may be used to take deer pursuant to
301 KAR
2:172.
(10) "Muzzleloader" means a rifle, shotgun,
or handgun that is loaded from the discharging end of the barrel or discharging
end of the cylinder.
(11) "Quota
hunt" means a hunt in which a participant is selected by a random
drawing.
(12) "Quota youth hunt"
means a quota hunt in which a youth is the only person who can legally take a
deer.
(13) "Statewide requirements"
mean the season dates, zone descriptions, and other requirements for deer
hunting as established in
301 KAR
2:172.
(14) "Wildlife management area" or "WMA"
means a tract of land:
(a) Controlled by the
department through ownership, lease, license, or cooperative agreement;
and
(b) That has "Wildlife
Management Area" or "WMA" as part of its official name.
(15) "Youth" means a person under the age of
sixteen (16) by the date of the hunt.
(16) "Youth gun seasons" means the October
youth gun season and the December free youth weekend, as established in
301 KAR
2:172.
Section 2. General WMA Requirements.
(1) Unless established in this administrative
regulation, statewide requirements shall apply.
(2) Except as established in Section 6 of
this administrative regulation, if a WMA is in two (2) or more deer hunting
zones, as established in
301 KAR
2:172, then the WMA shall be regulated by the most
liberal zone requirements of the zones in which it lies.
(3) Deer hunting on WMAs listed in Section 6
of this administrative regulation shall be permitted only as established in
this administrative regulation, except archery and crossbow hunting shall be
allowed pursuant to the statewide requirements established in
301 KAR
2:172, unless otherwise noted.
(4) If a WMA is:
(a) Listed in Section 6 of this
administrative regulation, then gun hunting shall be prohibited, unless
otherwise noted; and
(b) Not listed
in Section 6 of this administrative regulation, then statewide deer hunting
requirements shall apply.
(5) An antlerless deer shall not count
against a person's statewide or zone bag limit if harvested during:
(a) The Grayson Lake WMA open youth hunt;
or
(b) Any WMA or state park
either-sex quota hunt.
(6) An open gun deer hunt, beginning on the
Wednesday following the third Monday in January for ten (10) consecutive days,
shall:
(a) Be limited to members of the United
States Armed Forces and the National Guard and reserve component who:
1. Are residents of Kentucky or nonresidents
stationed in Kentucky; and
2. Were
deployed out-of-country during any portion of the most recent regular statewide
deer season;
(b) Only be
on a WMA designated as open for this special hunt; and
(c) Be pursuant to statewide requirements
established in
301 KAR
2:172.
(7) On all WMAs and Otter Creek Outdoor
Recreation Area, a person:
(a) Attaching a
tree stand or climbing a tree shall not use a:
1. Nail;
2. Spike;
3. Screw-in device;
4. Wire; or
5. Tree climber;
(b) May use a portable stand or climbing
device;
(c) Shall:
1. Not place a portable stand in a tree more
than two (2) weeks before opening day; and
2. Remove a portable stand within one (1)
week following the last day of each hunting period;
(d) Shall plainly mark the portable stand
with the hunter's name and address;
(e) Shall not use an existing permanent tree
stand;
(f) Shall not place,
distribute, or hunt over bait; and
(g) Shall not hunt in a ground blind, if gun
deer hunting is allowed, without first attaching a hat or vest made of solid,
unbroken hunter orange material to the blind so that it is visible from all
sides.
(8) A person
without a valid quota hunt confirmation number shall not enter a WMA during a
quota hunt on that area except:
(a) To travel
through a WMA on an established road or to use an area designated open by a
sign;
(b) To accompany a youth who
is hunting in a youth or mentor quota hunt;
(c) That one (1) assistant, who shall not be
required to have applied for the quota hunt, may accompany a hunter who was
drawn to hunt, but shall check in and out as established in Section 5 of this
administrative regulation; or
(d)
To participate in small game hunting or the October shotgun segment of the fall
turkey season during the archery and crossbow quota hunt on Big Rivers or
Higginson-Henry WMA.
(9)
Except for waterfowl or dove hunting, or legal hunting at night, a person who
is hunting any species, or a person who is accompanying a hunter, shall wear
hunter orange clothing pursuant to
301 KAR
2:172 while:
(a) On
a WMA or state park if gun deer hunting is allowed;
(b) Hunting within the sixteen (16) county
elk zone when a firearms elk season is open, pursuant to
301
KAR 2:132; or
(c) Hunting within the bear zone during a
bear firearms season, pursuant to
301 KAR
2:300.
Section 3. General Quota Hunt Procedures.
(1) A quota hunt applicant who is not
selected and applies to hunt the following year shall be given one (1)
preference point for each year the applicant was not selected.
(2) If selected for a quota hunt, a person
shall lose all accumulated preference points.
(3) A random selection of hunters with
preference points shall be made for each year's quota hunts before those
without preference points are chosen.
(4) A person shall forfeit all accumulated
preference points if, in a given year, the person does not apply for or is
ineligible to apply for:
(a) A deer quota
hunt; and
(b) The no-hunt
option.
(5) A person who
applies for the no-hunt option shall:
(a) Not
be drawn for a quota hunt; and
(b)
Be given one (1) preference point for each year the no-hunt option is
selected.
(6) If
applying as a party:
(a) Each applicant's
preference points shall be used to calculate an average point total for the
party; and
(b) A party with a
higher preference point average will be randomly selected before a party with a
lower preference point average.
(7) There shall be a maximum of ten (10)
percent of nonresidents drawn in each quota hunt pool.
(8) The commissioner shall extend the
application deadline if technical difficulties with the automated application
system prevent applications from being accepted for one (1) or more days during
the application period.
(9) A
hunter may take up to two (2) deer on a quota hunt in Zones 2, 3, and 4, only
one (1) of which may be an antlered deer, except as established in Section 6 of
this administrative regulation.
(10) If a hunter has purchased the
appropriate permits, a hunter may take unlimited antler-less deer in:
(a) The West Kentucky WMA gun hunt;
(b) WMA quota hunts in Zone 1; and
(c) State Park quota hunts in Zone 1, except
as established in Section 8 of this administrative regulation.
(11) One (1) person shall be drawn
from the eligible quota hunt applicants who were not selected in the original
drawing, and shall receive one (1) deer permit that carries with it all the
privileges of the Special Commission Permit established in
301 KAR
3:100.
Section
5. Quota Hunt Participant Requirements. Except as otherwise
established in this administrative regulation, a person selected to participate
in a quota hunt shall:
(1) Possess, unless
exempted pursuant to
KRS
150.170:
(a)
A valid annual Kentucky hunting license; and
(b) A deer permit that authorizes the taking
of deer with the equipment being used and in accordance with the zone
restrictions where the hunt will occur;
(2) Hunt on the assigned dates and in
assigned areas selected by a random drawing of applicants if
applicable;
(3) Comply with hunting
equipment restrictions specified by the type of hunt;
(4) Check in at the designated check station
prior to hunting:
(a) Either:
1. On the day before the hunt, between noon
and 8 p.m. local time; or
2. On the
day of the hunt, between 5:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time; and
(b) With documentation of the
participant's:
1. Proof of identification or
draw confirmation number; and
2.
Purchase of a current license or permit which allows or includes statewide deer
hunting privileges;
(5) Check out at the designated check
station:
(a) If finished hunting;
(b) If the hunter's bag limit is reached;
or
(c) By 8 p.m. Eastern time on
the final day of the hunt;
(6) Take a harvested deer to the designated
check station by 8 p.m. Eastern time the day the deer was harvested;
(7) Be declared ineligible to apply for the
next year's drawing if the hunter or the hunter's assistant fails to check out
properly;
(8) Telecheck a harvested
deer or check a harvested deer on the department's Web site at fw.ky.gov if
there is not a designated check station at the quota hunt; and
(9) Comply with all species quota hunt
requirements or be ineligible to apply for any quota hunt or no-hunt option for
these species the following year.
Section 6. Wildlife Management Area
Requirements.
(1) Dr. Norman and Martha Adair
WMA.
(2) Ballard WMA.
(a) On the main tract, the quota hunt shall
be for two (2) consecutive days beginning on the first Saturday in
November.
(b) On the main tract,
the archery, crossbow, and October youth gun seasons shall be open pursuant to
statewide requirements through October 14, except that the two (2) mile driving
loop marked by signs shall be closed to all hunting.
(c) The archery, crossbow, modern gun, youth
gun, and muzzleloader seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements
only on the 400-acre tract south of Sallie Crice Road.
(d) A quota hunt participant shall be given
one (1) preference point for each female deer checked in, up to a maximum of
four (4) points.
(3)
Barren River WMA. The area shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements
except that on the Peninsula Unit, including Narrows, Goose, and Grass Islands,
a person shall not hunt deer with a modern gun.
(4) Beaver Creek WMA.
(a) The quota hunt shall be for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in November.
(b) The limit shall be one (1) antlered deer
during the quota hunt.
(c) The
youth gun seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(5) Big Rivers WMA.
(a) The youth gun seasons shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) There shall be a quota hunt for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in November.
(c) The archery and crossbow quota hunt shall
begin the Monday following the third Saturday in October and continue through
November 30, except that it shall be closed during the two (2) day quota hunt
as established in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(d) A person shall:
1. Obtain a vehicle tag from the department
prior to participating in the quota hunt as established in paragraph (c) of
this subsection; and
2. Display the
vehicle tag in the windshield of the vehicle while hunting.
(6) Boatwright WMA. The
area shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements, except that on the Swan
Lake Unit the:
(a) Archery, October youth gun,
and crossbow seasons shall only be open through October 14; and
(b) December free youth weekend shall be
closed.
(7) Cedar Creek
Lake WMA.
(8) Clay WMA.
(a) On the main tract, muzzleloader and youth
gun seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements, except archery
hunting shall be prohibited during the quota fox hunting field trials as
established in
301
KAR 2:049.
(b) The remainder of the WMA shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements for the archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, and
youth gun seasons, except during the quota deer hunt.
(c) The quota hunt shall be for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in November.
(d) A quota hunt participant shall be given
one (1) preference point for each female deer checked-in, up to a maximum of
four (4) points.
(e) Hunters drawn
for the quota hunt may harvest up to four (4) deer, only one (1) of which may
be antlered.
(9) Dewey
Lake WMA.
(a) The December muzzleloader and
youth gun seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) Guns shall be prohibited for deer hunting
on the:
1. Western side of the lake, north of
the Terry Boat Ramp; and
2. Eastern
side of the lake, north of the ridge that begins across the lake from the Terry
Boat Ramp, and extends eastward to the WMA boundary.
(c) There shall be a quota hunt for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in November.
(d) There shall be a one (1) deer limit
during the quota hunt.
(10) Dix River WMA. The youth gun and
muzzleloader seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(11) Fishtrap Lake
WMA.
(a) The quota hunt shall be for two (2)
consecutive days beginning on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
(b) The limit for the quota hunt shall be one
(1) deer.
(c) The youth gun and
December muzzleloader seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(12)
Grayson Lake WMA.
(a) An open youth hunt
shall:
1. Be the first Saturday in November
for two (2) consecutive days; and
2. Have a two (2) deer bag limit, only one
(1) of which may be an antlered deer.
(b) A person who has not checked in shall not
enter the Grayson Lake WMA during the open youth hunt, except to:
1. Travel through the WMA on an established
public road; or
2. Use an area
designated as open by signs.
(c) The property of Camp Webb shall be open
for a mobility-impaired deer hunting event during the first weekend of
October.
(d) The crossbow season
shall be from the first Saturday in September through the third Monday in
January, except that the archery and crossbow seasons shall be closed during
the November open youth hunt.
(e)
The youth gun seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(f) The December
muzzleloader season shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(13) Green River Lake WMA and
Dennis-Gray WMA.
(a) The youth gun seasons
shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) The quota hunt shall be for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in November.
(c) Fifteen (15) openings shall be reserved
in the quota hunt for mobility-impaired persons.
(d) The Green River Lake and Dennis-Gray WMAs
shall be considered to be located in the Eastern Time Zone.
(14) Griffith Woods WMA. The
December muzzleloader and youth gun seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(15) Higginson-Henry
WMA.
(a) The youth gun seasons shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) There shall be a quota hunt for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in November.
(c) There shall be an archery and crossbow
quota hunt beginning the Monday following the third Saturday in October
continuing through November 30, except that it shall be closed during the two
(2) day quota hunt as established in paragraph (b) of this
subsection.
(d) A person shall:
1. Obtain a vehicle tag from the department
prior to participating in the quota hunt as established in paragraph (c) of
this subsection; and
2. Display the
vehicle tag in the windshield of the vehicle while hunting.
(16) J.C. Williams WMA.
The December muzzleloader and youth gun seasons shall be open pursuant to
statewide requirements.
(17)
Kentucky River WMA.
(a) The December
muzzleloader and youth gun seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(b) There shall be a
quota hunt for two (2) consecutive days beginning on the first Saturday in
November.
(18) Kleber
WMA.
(a) The quota hunts shall be for:
1. Two (2) consecutive days beginning the
first Saturday in November; and
2.
Two (2) consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in December.
(b) The youth gun and December
muzzleloader seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(19) Knobs
State Forest WMA. The December muzzleloader and youth gun seasons shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(20) Lake Barkley WMA shall be open pursuant
to statewide requirements except:
(a) The
North Refuge shall be closed from November 1 to February 15; and
(b) Duck Island shall be closed from October
15 to March 15, except that it shall be open for the October muzzleloader
season, pursuant to statewide requirements.
(21) Livingston County WMA. The youth gun,
muzzleloader, and modern gun seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements, except a person shall not hunt deer with a modern gun during the
modern gun deer season.
(22) Curtis
Gates Lloyd WMA. The December muzzleloader and youth gun seasons shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(23) Mill Creek WMA.
(a) The youth gun seasons shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) The modern gun season shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements for two (2) consecutive days beginning the
second Saturday in November.
(24) Miller-Welch Central Kentucky WMA. The
archery and crossbow seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements:
(a) On Monday through Thursday, from the
first Saturday in September through December 17, except during scheduled field
trials as posted on the area bulletin board; and
(b) December 18 through the third Monday in
January.
(25) Mud Camp
Creek WMA. The youth gun and muzzleloader seasons shall be open pursuant to
statewide requirements.
(26)
Mullins WMA. The youth gun and December muzzleloader seasons shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(27) Ohio River Islands WMA, Stewart Island
Unit.
(a) The muzzleloader season shall be for
two (2) consecutive days beginning the third Saturday in October.
(b) The archery season shall be from the
first Saturday in September through October 14.
(c) The crossbow season shall be from October
1 through October 14.
(d) The
October youth gun season shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(e) The remainder of
the WMA shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(28) Paintsville Lake WMA.
(a) The quota hunt shall be for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in November.
(b) The December muzzleloader and youth gun
seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(c) A person shall not use a gun for deer
hunting on:
1. The area extending eastward
from the drainage of Glade Branch, along the north edge of the lake, to the No
Hunting Area surrounding Rocky Knob Recreation Area and enclosing all property
from the WMA boundary downslope to the lake edge; and
2. The islands to the south and that portion
of the area extending eastward along the south edge of the lake from the
drainage of Shoal Branch to the No Hunting Area surrounding the dam and ranger
station, and extending downslope to the edge of the lake.
(29) Peabody WMA.
(a) The youth gun and muzzleloader seasons
shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) The modern gun season shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements for ten (10) consecutive days beginning the
second Saturday in November.
(30) Pennyrile State Forest-Tradewater WMA.
The quota hunt shall be for two (2) consecutive days beginning the first
Saturday in November.
(31)
Ping-Sinking Valley WMA. The December muzzleloader and youth gun seasons shall
be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(32) Pioneer Weapons WMA. Statewide
requirements shall apply except that a person:
(a) Shall not use a modern gun;
(b) Shall not use an in-line
muzzleloader;
(c) Shall not use a
scope;
(d) May use a crossbow
during the entire archery season; and
(e) Shall use only open or iron sights on any
weapon.
(33) Redbird
WMA.
(a) The youth gun seasons shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) The modern gun season shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements for two (2) consecutive days beginning the
second Saturday in November.
(34) Dr. James R. Rich WMA.
(a) There shall be a quota hunt for two (2)
consecutive days beginning on the first Saturday in:
1. November; and
2. December; and
(b) The youth gun and December muzzleloader
seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(35) Robinson Forest WMA.
(a) A person shall not hunt deer on the main
block of Robinson Forest.
(b) The
remainder of the WMA shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(36)
Rockcastle River WMA.
(a) The youth gun
seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) The modern gun season shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements for two (2) consecutive days beginning the
second Saturday in November.
(37) Sloughs WMA.
(a) On the Sauerheber Unit, the archery,
crossbow, muzzleloader, and youth gun seasons shall be open pursuant to
statewide requirements through October 31.
(b) The remainder of the WMA shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(38) South Shore WMA.
(a) The youth gun, October muzzleloader, and
modern gun seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements through
November 14, except that the use of centerfire rifles and handguns shall be
prohibited.
(b) The archery and
crossbow seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements, except that
the area shall be closed November 15 through January 15.
(c) The December free youth weekend and
December muzzleloader season shall be closed.
(39) T.N. Sullivan WMA. The youth gun and
December muzzleloader seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(40) R.F. Tarter WMA.
The youth gun and muzzleloader seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(41) Taylorsville
Lake WMA.
(a) There shall be a quota hunt for
two (2) consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in:
1. November; and
2. December.
(b) Seven (7) openings shall be reserved in
each quota hunt for mobility-impaired persons.
(c) A quota hunt participant shall be given
one (1) preference point for each female deer checked in, up to a maximum of
four (4) points.
(d) The youth gun
and December muzzleloader seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
(42) Twin
Eagle WMA. The youth gun and December muzzleloader seasons shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements.
(43) Paul Van Booven WMA.
(44) Veteran's Memorial WMA.
(a) The December muzzleloader and youth gun
seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) There shall be a quota hunt for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the first Saturday in:
1. November; and
2. December for antlerless deer.
(c) A participant in the December
antlerless-only quota hunt shall be given one (1) preference point for each
female deer checked in, up to a maximum of four (4) points.
(45) West Kentucky WMA.
(a) All tracts shall be open pursuant to
statewide requirements for the archery and crossbow seasons, except that the
statewide archery and crossbow seasons shall be closed during department
administered quota, mentor, and gun deer hunts.
(b) Tracts 1-6 shall be open to shotgun and
muzzleloader hunters participating in the quota and open gun deer
hunts.
(c) Tract 7 and "A" tracts
shall not be open for department administered quota or gun deer hunts, except
as established in paragraph (d) of this subsection.
(d) The "A" tracts shall be open to shotgun
hunters participating in the mentor hunt.
(e) The quota hunt shall be for four (4)
consecutive days beginning the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving.
(f) There shall be a mentor hunt for four (4)
consecutive days beginning the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving in which:
1. There shall be no more than two (2) youths
per adult;
2. There shall be no
more than one (1) adult per youth; and
3. The adult may take a deer.
(g) The gun hunt shall:
1. Be for three (3) consecutive days
beginning the Saturday preceding the third Monday in January;
2. Require a hunter to check-in at a
designated check station from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central time on the day before
the hunt or between 4:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Central time on hunt days;
3. Require a hunter to check out at the
designated check station:
a. When finished
hunting; or
b. By 7 p.m. Central
time on the final day of the hunt;
4. Have an unlimited bag limit, only one (1)
of which may be an antlered deer; and
5. Require every person to check in during
the gun hunt, except for:
a. A person
traveling on an established public road; or
b. A person in an area designated as open by
signs.
(h)
Gun hunters shall not use centerfire rifles or handguns.
(i) All persons shall check in daily at the
designated check-in locations before entering the "A" tracts.
(j) A participant in the quota hunt, mentor
hunt, or open gun hunt shall:
1. Sign in for
the hunting tract of his or her choice at check-in prior to each day's hunt;
and
2. Not hunt outside of that
tract, except after noon.
(46) Yatesville WMA.
(a) The youth gun and muzzleloader seasons
shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements.
(b) The modern gun season shall be open
pursuant to statewide requirements for ten (10) consecutive days beginning the
second Saturday in November.
(47) Yellowbank WMA. The December
muzzleloader and youth gun deer seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide
requirements.
Section 8. State Park Deer Hunt Requirements.
(1) A person shall not hunt on a state park
unless:
(a) Selected by a random drawing as
established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation;
(b) The person is a member of a successful
applicant's quota hunt party;
(c)
The person is participating in a deer hunt established in Section 7 of this
administrative regulation; or
(d)
The person successfully registers on a first-come, first-served basis as part
of a process administered by the Department of Parks, at an area established in
subparagraphs 1. through 6. of this paragraph:
1. Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort
Park;
2. Carter Caves State Resort
Park;
3. John James Audubon State
Park;
4. Lake Barkley State Resort
Park;
5. My Old Kentucky Home State
Park; and
6. Taylorsville Lake
State Park.
(2) A person participating in a state park
quota hunt, except for the quota hunts at Green River Lake State Park and the
Yatesville Lake State Park open deer hunt, shall:
(a) Check in and check out as required in
Section 5 of this administrative regulation;
(b) Furnish at check-in a driver's license or
other form of government-issued identification;
(c) Check in:
1. Between noon and 8 p.m. Eastern time the
day before the hunt at the state park campground if hunting in the Yatesville
Lake State Park open deer hunt; or
2. At the park the day before the hunt if
hunting in the Jenny Wiley State Resort Park deer hunt; and
(d) Not be eligible to apply for a
quota hunt the following year if the person does not check out as required in
Section 5 of this administrative regulation.
(3) A person participating in a state park
deer hunt shall:
(a) Comply with the
requirements established in
301 KAR
2:172; and
(b) Check a harvested deer by completing the
telecheck or online check-in process as established in
301 KAR
2:172.
(4) A person participating in a state park
deer hunt shall not:
(a) Take more than one
(1) antlered deer;
(b) Hunt over
bait;
(c) Use:
1. A tree stand except a portable
stand;
2. Climbing devices that
nail or screw to the tree; or
3.
Climbing spikes;
(d)
Leave a deer stand unattended for more than twenty-four (24) hours;
(e) Discharge a gun within 100 yards of a
maintained road or building; or
(f)
Hunt:
1. In an area posted as closed by
signs;
2. Outside park boundaries;
or
3. From a ground blind, if gun
deer hunting is allowed, unless first attaching a hat or vest made of solid,
unbroken hunter orange material to the blind so that it is visible from all
sides.
(5) A
person participating in a state park deer hunt, other than the open hunts at
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park and Yatesville Lake State Park and any
department-administered state park quota hunt, may take up to two (2) bonus
deer per hunt that shall not count toward the statewide limit if the person:
(a) Takes no more than one (1) bonus antlered
deer per license year; and
(b)
Obtains the valid bonus deer tag from the state park hunt
administrators.
(6) A
person participating in a state park deer hunt or in possession of harvested
wildlife on state park property shall comply with all posted state park rules
and regulations concerning the possession, storage, or disposal of harvested
wildlife.
Section 9.
Other Public Lands.
(1) On Daniel Boone
National Forest, Jefferson National Forest, and Land Between the Lakes, a
person shall not use bait.
(2) The
areas established in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this subsection may schedule
a gun, crossbow, or archery deer hunting season between September 1 and January
31:
(a) Big South Fork National River and
Recreation Area;
(b) Clark's River
National Wildlife Refuge;
(c)
Daniel Boone National Forest;
(d)
Jefferson National Forest;
(e) Land
Between the Lakes National Recreation Area;
(f) Ohio River Islands National Wildlife
Refuge; and
(g) Reelfoot National
Wildlife Refuge.
(3) An
area listed in subsection (2) of this section may issue a bonus permit for
antlered or antlerless deer, which shall:
(a)
Not count against a hunter's statewide bag limit; and
(b) Only be issued for a hunt that is open to
the general public.
(4)
At Land Between the Lakes, a person:
(a) Shall
not take more than:
1. Two (2) deer during
archery hunts; and
2. One (1) deer
during quota hunts;
(b)
Who is a quota deer hunter shall:
1. Apply in
advance at Land Between the Lakes; and
2. Only hunt from one-half (1/2) hour before
sunrise until one-half (1/2) hour after sunset; and
(c) Who harvests a deer shall:
1. Check in the carcass pursuant to U.S.
Forest Service requirements; and
2.
Affix a game check card pursuant to U.S. Forest Service requirements.
(5) At Reelfoot
National Wildlife Refuge:
(a) On the Long
Point Unit, a valid hunting license and deer permit from either Kentucky or
Tennessee shall be required for deer hunting.
(b) Zone 1 bag limits shall apply during the
open archery season and quota youth hunt;
(c) A person shall not take more than two (2)
deer by gun during the quota hunt, only one (1) of which shall be
antlered;
(d) A quota gun hunt
participant shall:
1. Tag deer as instructed
by the Refuge; and
2. Comply with
the Refuge check-in requirements; and
(e) A person who is archery hunting or in a
quota youth hunt shall:
1. Only take deer
using the appropriate statewide or additional deer permit; and
2. Check harvested deer through the
department's telephone or online check-in systems.
(6) At Otter Creek Outdoor
Recreation Area:
(a) The archery and crossbow
seasons shall be open pursuant to statewide requirements; and
(b) There shall be a quota hunt for two (2)
consecutive days beginning the second Saturday in December.
(7) At Twin Knobs Campground, the
area shall be closed to all statewide seasons, except that there shall be a
quota hunt on the second Saturday in December during odd-numbered years for
mobility-impaired persons.
(8) At
Zilpo Campground, the area shall be closed to all statewide seasons, except
that there shall be a quota hunt on the second Saturday in December during
even-numbered years for mobility-impaired persons.
Section 10. Special Areas under Federal
Control.
(1) The areas established in
paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subsection may schedule a gun, archery, or
crossbow deer hunting season between September 1 and January 31:
(a) Bluegrass Army Depot;
(b) Fort Campbell;
(c) Fort Knox;
(d) Hidden Valley Training Center;
and
(e) Wendell Ford Regional
Training Center.
(2) An
area listed in subsection (1) of this section may issue a bonus permit for
antlered or antlerless deer, which shall:
(a)
Not count against a hunter's statewide bag limit; and
(b) Only be issued for a hunt that is open to
the general public.
(3)
Except on the Hidden Valley Training area, on the areas listed in subsection
(1) of this section, a deer hunter shall:
(a)
Obtain a permit from the area before hunting;
(b) Only hunt on assigned dates;
(c) Remain in assigned areas;
(d) Tag deer with tags issued on the area,
unless otherwise established in this section;
(e) Keep the area tag attached to the deer
until the carcass is processed; and
(f) Check deer at a designated check station
before leaving the area.
(4) At Bluegrass Army Depot, a person shall
not take an antlered deer whose outside antler spread is less than fifteen (15)
inches.
(5) At Fort Knox, a person
shall:
(a) Not take an antlered deer whose
outside antler spread is less than twelve (12) inches;
(b) Not use bait; and
(c) Record harvested deer on a Fort Knox
harvest log and check harvested deer pursuant to area requirements and as
established in
301 KAR
2:172.
(6) At Hidden Valley Training Area, a person
shall not use a gun to hunt deer.