Join us on May 10 for Kentucky’s Official Elk Draw and the Kentucky Elk & Outdoor Festival at KYGUNCO - Bardstown.

Kentucky offers more elk hunting opportunities, with more than 10,000 elk in its herd, than any other eastern state. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife provides 500 permits for the upcoming elk …

In Eastern Kentucky, elk can be spotted year-round. Learn about prime elk-viewing areas, the best times for viewing, and state park service tours.

Apr 15, 2024 · Since the year 1997, over 1,500 elk from the western states were released into 16 counties that are present in the southeastern region of Kentucky. It is around a 4.3 million-acre …

Kentucky’s present elk herd is a free ranging, wild herd established from 1,550 wild elk captured out-of-state and released into southeast Kentucky between December 1997 and March 2002.

Mar 22, 2022 · In December of 1997, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources released the first elk to the Southern Appalachian coalfields of eastern Kentucky. Over the …

Kentucky’s elk habitat is unique from elk herds west of the Mississippi River. Located in 16 counties in Eastern Kentucky, the approximately 4.1 million acres of land of hardwood forests …

Elk Hunting Units: The Kentucky Elk Management Zone is divided into 7 Elk Hunting Units (EHU), 6 open for elk hunting. Kentucky is approximately 95 % privately owned, and much of the …

Kenutucky's premiere full service Grace Elk Outfitters. We feature a camp with cabins and rv sites. We specialize in Elk hunting, bear hunting, and spring turkey hunts.

Discover your road map to elk hunting in Kentucky by visiting Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s elk hunting webpage at fw.ky.gov/elk. Learn more about elk hunting and all the information you’ll …