Season info

Editor’s note: Some of these dates had yet to be fi nalized as of press deadline. Check with the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife for offi cial 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

COOT • Hunting: Nov. 26-29, 2020; Dec. 7, 2020-Jan. 31, 2021

COYOTE

• Hunting: Year-round after daylight hours using lights 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

ELK (in elk zone)

• Archery and crossbow: Sept. 12-25, 2020; Dec. 5-11, 2020 (either sex) • Firearm: Sept. 26-30, 2020, Oct. 3-7, 2020 (bull, antlered); Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2020, Dec. 26-30, 2020 (cow, antler less)

FALCONRY

• Same game: Sept. 1, 2020-March 30, 2021 • Waterfowl (ducks, mergansers, coots): Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2020; Feb. 1-15, 2021

GALLINULES

• Hunting: Sept. 1-Nov. 9, 2020

GOOSE • Canadian geese: Sept. 16-30, 2020; Nov. 26, 2020-

Feb. 15, 2021 (hunting) • Conservation order: Feb. 16-March 31, 2021 (hunting) • Snow ross: Nov. 26, 2020-Feb. 15, 2021 (hunting) • White-fronted and brant: Nov. 26, 2020-Feb. 15, 2021 (hunting and falconry)

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 • Hunting: Nov. 26-29, 2020; Dec. 7, 2020-Jan. 31, 2021

OPOSSUM

• Hunting: Oct. 1, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021

RABBIT

• Hunting: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 10, 2021 (western zone) • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 10, 2021 (western zone)

RACCOON

• Hunting: Oct. 1, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021 (no hunting during daylight hours in modern gun season, Nov. 14-29, 2020) • Trapping: Nov. 16, 2020-Feb. 28, 2021

SANDHILL CRANE

• Hunting: Dec. 7, 2020-Jan. 31, 2021

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: Sept. 16-Oct. 25, 2020; Nov. 26, 2020-Jan. 30, 2021

WOOD DUCK AND TEAL

• Hunting: Sept. 19-23, 2020