2 HUNTING & FISHING GUIDE 2020
Messenger-Inquirer Tuesday, August 25, 2020
2020-21 KENTUCKY HUNTING SEASONS IN ZONE 2 Editor’s note: Some of these dates had yet to be finalized as of press deadline. Check with the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife for official season dates.
AMERICAN WOODCOCK • Hunting: Oct. 24-Nov. 13, 2020; Nov. 16-Dec. 9, 2020
BEAVER, FOX (GRAY, RED), MINK, MUSKRAT, RIVER OTTER, STRIPED SKUNK, WEASAL) • Hunting: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021
BOBCAT • Hunting: Nov. 28, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021
BULLFROG • Hunting: Through Oct. 31, 2020
COMMON MOORHEN AND PURPLE GALLINULE • Hunting: Sept. 1-Nov. 9, 2020
ELK (in elk zone)
• Archery and crossbow: Sept. 12-25, 2020; Dec. 5-11, • Hunting: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 10, 2021 (western zone) • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 10, 2021 (western zone) 2020 (either sex) • Firearm: Sept. 26-30, 2020, Oct. 3-7, 2020 (bull, RACCOON antlered); Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2020, Dec. 26-30, 2020 • Hunting: Oct. 1, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 (no hunting (cow, antler less) during daylight hours in modern gun season, Nov. 14-29, 2020) FALCONRY • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 • Same game: Sept. 1, 2020-March 30, 2021 • Waterfowl (ducks, mergansers, coots): Nov. SANDHILL CRANE 30-Dec. 6, 2020; Feb. 1-15, 2021 • Hunting: Dec. 7, 2020-Jan. 31, 2021
GALLINULES • Hunting: Sept. 1-Nov. 9, 2020
GOOSE
• Canadian geese: Sept. 16-30, 2020; Nov. 26, 2020Feb. 15, 2021 (hunting) COOT • Hunting: Nov. 26-29, 2020; Dec. 7, 2020-Jan. 31, 2021 • Conservation order: Feb. 16-March 31, 2021 (hunting) • Snow ross: Nov. 26, 2020-Feb. 15, 2021 (hunting) COYOTE • Hunting: Year-round after daylight hours using lights • White-fronted and brant: Nov. 26, 2020-Feb. 15, 2021 (hunting and falconry) or night-vision equipment from Feb. 1-May 31 • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021
CROW • Hunting: Sept. 1-Nov. 7, 2020; Jan. 4-Feb. 28, 2021
DEER • Archery: Sept. 5, 2020-Jan. 18, 2021 (either sex) • Crossbow: Sept. 19, 2020-Jan. 18, 2021 (either sex) • Modern Gun: Nov. 14-29, 2020 (either sex) • Muzzle-loader: Oct. 17-18, 2020; Dec. 12-20, 2020 (either sex) • Youth-free weekend: Dec. 26-27, 2020 (either sex) • Youth-only weekend: Oct. 10-11, 2020 (either sex)
DOVE • Hunting: Sept. 1-Oct. 26, 2020; Nov. 26-Dec. 6, 2020; Dec. 19, 2020-Jan. 10, 2021
DUCK
RABBIT
GROUNDHOG
• Hunting: March 1, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 (year-round) • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021
GROUSE (in grouse zone only) • Hunting: Nov. 1-13, 2020; Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021
MERGANSER
SQUIRREL (FALL) • Hunting: Aug. 15-Nov. 13, 2020; Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021
TEAL DUCK ONLY • Hunting: Sept. 24-27, 2020
TROUT FISHING (designated streams) • Catch and release: Oct. 1, 2020-March 31, 2021
TURKEY (FALL) • Archery: Sept. 5, 2020-Jan. 18, 2021 (either sex) • Crossbow: Oct. 1-18, 2020; Nov. 14-Dec. 31, 2020 (either sex) • Shotgun: Oct. 24-30, 2020; Dec. 5-11, 2020 (either sex)
VIRGINIA & SORA RAIL • Hunting: Sept. 1-Nov. 9, 2020
WILSON’S (COMMON) SNIPE
• Hunting: Nov. 26-29, 2020; Dec. 7, 2020-Jan. 31, 2021 • Hunting: Sept. 16-Oct. 25, 2020; Nov. 26, 2020-Jan. 30, 2021
OPOSSUM
• Hunting: Oct. 1, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021
QUAIL
• Hunting: Nov. 26-29, 2020; Dec. 7, 2020-Jan. 31, 2021 • Hunting: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 10, 2021 (western zone) Source: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
WOOD DUCK AND TEAL • Hunting: Sept. 19-23, 2020
YOUTH WATERFOWL • Hunting: Feb. 6-7, 2021 (western zone)
