By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has scheduled dates for public drawings to select season-long waterfowl hunting blind sites at four wildlife management areas (WMAs) this fall.
Available sites include locations at Doug Travis, Lake Barkley, Green River Lake and Barren River Lake WMAs. Each area has numerous sites available, and multiple hunters can be selected for each location.
Seasonally drawn blind sites ensure that selected waterfowl hunters will have a place to hunt during the entire waterfowl season. The drawings for these blinds take place well before the season to allow hunters time to build blinds and make all necessary plans for the season. The season-long blind drawings include:
• Doug Travis WMA, Carlisle and Hickman counties: 10 a.m. (CT), Saturday, Aug. 29., at the WMA office, 1/2-mile south of Berkley on KY 123. Registration starts at 9 a.m.
• Lake Barkley WMA, Trigg and Lyon counties: 8 a.m. (CT), Monday, Sept. 21. The drawing will be at the shelter on the east side of the Cumberland River at Lake Barkley Dam, off U.S. 62 near Lake City. Participants should use the powerhouse entrance and then turn right toward the drawing location. Registration starts at 7 a.m.
• Green River Lake WMA, Taylor and Adair counties: 10 a.m. (ET), Saturday, Sept. 26. The drawing will be at the Green River Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office off KY 55, approximately 7 miles south of Campbellsville. Registration starts at 9 a.m.
• Barren River Lake WMA, Allen and Barren counties: 9 a.m. (CT), Saturday, Oct. 3. The drawing will be at the Barren River Lake Corps of Engineers office, at the Barren River Lake dam off KY 252. Registration starts at 7 a.m.
Hunters interested in participating in a waterfowl blind drawing must be at least 18 years old and possess a valid Kentucky hunting license, a Kentucky Migratory Bird/Waterfowl Hunting Permit and a federal migratory bird permit (also known as a duck stamp) at the time of the drawing. Proof of hunter education certification is also required of any participant born after 1974.
Learn more by visiting the Waterfowl Hunting webpage on the department’s website, which also provides more information on the Wildlife Management Area and Public Lands Search webpage and the Kentucky WMA webpage.