Kentucky Deer Hunting by County Deer harvest, public land, and terrain for 120 Kentucky counties — 120 with a full breakdown.
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Updated September 2026
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Try Ember free County Deer harvest Per sq mi▼ Public land Spencer County 1,882 10.1 8% Anderson County 1,853 9.2 2% Pendleton County 2,399 8.7 0% Washington County 2,559 8.6 0% Bracken County 1,666 8.2 0% Robertson County 765 7.7 1% Green County 2,116 7.4 1% Crittenden County 2,612 7.3 2% Shelby County 2,728 7.2 0% Bullitt County 2,095 7.1 1% Hart County 2,816 6.8 4% Nelson County 2,796 6.7 1% Gallatin County 653 6.6 0% Owen County 2,285 6.5 3% Campbell County 960 6.3 2% Webster County 2,092 6.3 0% Franklin County 1,261 6.1 2% Grant County 1,554 6.0 1% Henry County 1,693 5.9 2% Lyon County 1,242 5.8 31% Grayson County 2,834 5.7 2% Mercer County 1,384 5.5 0% Metcalfe County 1,595 5.5 0% Kenton County 882 5.5 3% Taylor County 1,440 5.4 7% Harrison County 1,641 5.4 1% Boone County 1,308 5.3 2% Livingston County 1,629 5.2 2% Hardin County 3,228 5.2 1% Allen County 1,775 5.2 2% Caldwell County 1,774 5.1 2% Breckinridge County 2,917 5.1 1% Trigg County 2,176 4.9 24% Carroll County 622 4.8 1% Boyd County 772 4.8 0% Muhlenberg County 2,255 4.8 4% Calloway County 1,857 4.8 3% Adair County 1,929 4.8 5% Trimble County 701 4.7 0% Hopkins County 2,563 4.7 1% Marion County 1,594 4.6 0% Meade County 1,401 4.6 1% Graves County 2,495 4.5 1% Nicholas County 865 4.4 7% Lincoln County 1,473 4.4 1% Mason County 1,059 4.4 1% Christian County 3,092 4.3 3% Hancock County 794 4.2 0% Larue County 1,078 4.1 2% Oldham County 772 4.1 0% Ohio County 2,388 4.1 1% Todd County 1,507 4.0 0% Butler County 1,713 4.0 0% Scott County 1,124 4.0 2% Monroe County 1,308 4.0 0% Pulaski County 2,512 3.8 14% Marshall County 1,127 3.7 9% Laurel County 1,576 3.6 28% McLean County 896 3.5 0% Logan County 1,928 3.5 0% Henderson County 1,512 3.5 2% Cumberland County 1,041 3.4 2% Simpson County 783 3.3 0% Woodford County 626 3.3 0% Greenup County 1,114 3.2 2% Carter County 1,324 3.2 4% Bath County 876 3.2 14% Barren County 1,529 3.1 2% McCracken County 780 3.1 5% Union County 1,068 3.1 3% Garrard County 715 3.1 1% Carlisle County 588 3.1 5% Jefferson County 1,160 3.0 5% Casey County 1,346 3.0 0% Warren County 1,616 3.0 1% Fleming County 1,005 2.9 3% Jessamine County 482 2.8 2% Wayne County 1,275 2.8 6% Jackson County 947 2.7 35% Clinton County 536 2.7 7% Lewis County 1,292 2.7 1% Lawrence County 1,110 2.7 6% Whitley County 1,159 2.6 18% Boyle County 474 2.6 0% Johnson County 686 2.6 4% Estill County 637 2.5 4% Knox County 969 2.5 0% Edmonson County 753 2.5 24% Perry County 842 2.5 2% Rockcastle County 759 2.4 9% Montgomery County 461 2.3 0% Russell County 585 2.3 9% Daviess County 1,043 2.3 1% Elliott County 522 2.2 2% Hickman County 537 2.2 7% Ballard County 530 2.1 6% Powell County 382 2.1 18% Knott County 749 2.1 3% Madison County 929 2.1 6% Pike County 1,580 2.0 3% Floyd County 775 2.0 5% Fulton County 391 1.9 5% Morgan County 720 1.9 8% Rowan County 525 1.9 36% Clay County 846 1.8 29% Lee County 369 1.8 7% Bell County 634 1.8 14% Wolfe County 386 1.7 12% Clark County 430 1.7 1% Magoffin County 505 1.6 0% Letcher County 552 1.6 4% Owsley County 309 1.6 14% Martin County 328 1.4 0% Breathitt County 592 1.2 3% Leslie County 478 1.2 32% Menifee County 241 1.2 39% McCreary County 503 1.2 78% Bourbon County 318 1.1 0% Harlan County 460 1.0 9% Fayette County 224 0.8 3%
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