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Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
2,043 acres in Fulton County

Contact Info:
(731) 538-2481

 KY 94 West of Hickman. Adequate trails within area. Flat river bottomland, mixture of woods and cleared areas. Offers historical and wildlife-related exhibits and a visitor center. River otter, white-tailed deer, beaver, coyote, great blue heron, great and cattle egert, osprey, insects, songbirds in profusion, hundreds of bald eagles enter here.
Obion Creek WMA
4,256 acres in Hickman, Carlisle & Fulton Counties

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 Bottomland hardwood swamp. Number of waterfowl during wet winters. Wintering bald eagles, hardwood forest with seasonal flooding.
Doug Travis WMA
4,141 acres in Carlisle & Hickman Counties

Contact Info:
(270) 488-3233

 South of Wickliffe along MIssissippi River. Bottomland hardwood forest, cypress sloughs, moist-soil units and cropland. Several oxbow lakes for fishing from bank or small boats. Great blue heron rookery, deer, turkey, squirrel, furbearers and waterfowl exist.
Winford WMA
258 acres in Carlisle County

Contact Info:
(270) 224-2244

 6 miles northwest of Bardwell on US 62. Flat creek bottomland with several lakes. Fishing available.
Boatwright WMA
8,383 acres in Ballard County

Contact Info:
(270) 224-2244

 Peal Unit: bottomland with marshlands and cypress swamps. Oxbow lakes. Upper Blenderman: same as Peal. Zola Taress: Same as Peal. Stevens: waterfowl hunting. Swan Lake Unit: bottomland and flood plain area with several lakes and interior gravel roads. Wintering ring-billed and herring gulls, double-crested cormorants, waterfowl, bald eagles.
Ballard WMA
8,024 acres in Ballard County

Contact Info:
(270) 224-2244

 Sloughs and bottomlands , some hardwood stands. Bald eagles winter here. Fishing is allowed on 11 lakes. Deer, waterfowl.
West Kentucky WMA
6,560 acres in McCracken County

Contact Info:
(270) 488-3233

 7 miles from I-24 in Paducah. Old fields, woodlots, grasslands, crop field and food plots. 12 fishing ponds that allow small boats, picnicking, hiking, kennels and stalls for use during field trials. Horseback riding on designated trails. National caliber horseback bird dog field trials, retriever field trials, and retriever test hunts are hosted here. Skeet Range. Deer, turkey, dove, squirrel, rabbits and quail as well as other small game.
Ohio River Islands WMA
1,290 acres in Livingston Co.

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 Upstream from Smithland. Birdsville Island and river area is a waterfowl refuge. Public hunting allowed prior to closure.
Livingston County WMA & State Natural Area
1,025 acres in Livingston Co.

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 2 tracts: Bissell Bluff and Newman's Bluff. Bissell protects a mature forest and a bottomland forest along the Cumberland River. Terrain is very rugged. Newman's Bluff protects habitat along the forested slope of the bluff and creek. Populations of squirrel, deer, turkey and songbirds.
Kaler Bottoms WMA
1,843 acres in Graves County

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 8 miles northeast of Mayfield. Cypress swamps, hardwoods, low terrain. Limited access. Swamp rabbit, great blue heron rookery, black vulture roost.
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
7,272 acres in Graves, Marshall & McCracken Co.

Contact Info:
(270) 527-5770

 Nearest the town of Benton. Newest National Wildlife Refuge - land is still being purchased to complete size of 18,000 acres. Hunting, fishing & wildlife viewing.
Kentucky Lake WMA
3,863 acres in Calloway, Marshall & Lyon Co.

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 Public areas of islands, mud flats and lowlands. Access by boat, TVA access points and rural roads. Fishing and boating on Kentucky Lake.
Beechy Creek WMA
119 acres in Calloway County

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 Bottomland hardwoods, some fields.
Fort Campbell Military Reservation
36,117 acres in Christian & Todd Co.

Contact Info:
(270) 798-2175

 15 miles south of Hopkinsville. Terrain varies from gently rolling to steeply hilly with a variety of forest wildlife and farms, sinkholes and lakes that attract wood ducks and shorebiards. Trout streams and 2 lakes with water water fish.
Lake Barkley WMA
4,146 acres in Trigg, Livingston & Lyon Co.

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 Islands in lake. Waterfowl refuge. Fishing, boating and other water-related sports.
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
107,594 acres in Trigg & Lyon Co.

Contact Info:
(270) 924-2065

 Between Kentucky & Barkley Lakes. Terrain varies from gently rolling to fairly steep. Area is forested with many clearings and old farm sites, plantings. Hiking, camping, fishing, boating, nature and educational centers, captive elk and bison herd. Horseback riding on designated trails.
Pennyrile State Forest
14,935 acres in Christian County

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 8 miles south of Dawson Springs. Trails, roads within area. Hilly terrain, primarily timbered. hiking trail, food, lodging, camping and recreational facilities at Pennyrile Forest Resort Park. Fishingin 2 lakes. Acadian flycatcher, red-eyed vireo, pine warbler, Louisiana waterthrush.
Tradewater WMA
729 acres in Hopkins & Christian Co.

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 Steep, hilly terrain, steep bluffs, almost completely forested. hiking-birding trail with unique rock overhangs, bluffs and small caves. Blue-gray gnatchatcher, eastern tufted flycatcher, carolina wren, deer, squirrel and raccoon
Jones-Kenney WMA
1,999 acres in Caldwell Co

Contact Info:
(270) 753-6913

 Very few trails, hilly terrain, forested sections, old growth forest. Scenic overlook. Bow and rifle ranges. 135 species of birds inc. dove, quail, woodcock, turkey waterfowl and bald eagles. Coyote, deer, red and grey fox, rabbit, raccoon, groundhob and fox squirrel.
Lake Barkley State Resort Park
3,465 acres in Trigg Co.

Contact Info:
(800) 858-1549

 Resort is 29 miles west of Hopkinsville. Deer quota hunt only in December.

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