Area hunters planning to hunt Canada geese in the month of September will want to make sure they do not run afoul of the new schedule.
In the past, the Canada geese hunting season for all of Kentucky has run September 16 through 30, but Lee McClellan with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife says changes were made to better accommodate hunters.
“Hunters approached their representatives on the Fish and Wildlife Commission,” McClellan said. “They felt that they would have more productive hunting in western Kentucky had the season opened earlier, so they split it and in west Kentucky now it is September 1st through the 15th, and in the eastern zone, which is a pretty big chunk of the state, it is the old date of September 16th through the 30th.”
Hardin, Meade, Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, LaRue, and Nelson counties are all located in the western zone, while Bullitt County is located in the eastern zone.
McClellan says other than the September 1 through 15 dates for the western zone and the September 16 through 30 dates for the eastern zone, regulations for Canada geese season remain the same, including the daily limit of five per day.
Before hunting, all hunters must complete the Harvest Information Program survey available by clicking the “My Profile” link at www.fw.ky.gov.
