General Info
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CITIES
Cities In County
Not including unincorporated communities
Cities
Bethelridge
Clementsville
Dunnville
Liberty
Middleburg
Phil
Creston
County Website
*For more information visit: http://www.libertycaseycounty.com/
HUNTING
Hunting Seasons
For more information visit:
Deer
RESTRICTIONS BY ZONE:
Zone 1
- A hunter may take an unlimited number of antlerless deer. Two (2) deer may be taken using the statewide deer permit and an unlimited number of antlerless deer may be taken using Additional Deer Permits.
- A hunter is limited to one (1) deer with visible antlers (excluding button bucks) per license year statewide.
- Hunters shall abide by the equipment restrictions in place for each season.
Zone 2
- A hunter may take no more than four (4) deer total and combined in Zones 2, 3 and 4. Two (2) deer may be taken using the statewide deer permit and two (2) deer may be taken using one Additional Deer Permit.
- A hunter is limited to one (1) deer with visible antlers (excluding button bucks) per license year statewide.
- Hunters shall abide by the equipment restrictions in place for each season.
Zone 3
- A hunter may take no more than two (2) deer with a firearm, and no more than four (4) deer total and combined in Zones 2, 3, and 4. Two (2) deer may be taken using the statewide deer permit and two (2) deer may be taken using one Additional Deer Permit.
- All four (4) deer may be taken with archery or crossbow equipment.
- A hunter is limited to one (1) deer with visible antlers (excluding button bucks) per license year statewide.
- Hunters shall abide by the equipment restrictions in place for each season.
Zone 4
- A hunter may take no more than two (2) deer with a firearm (one with a modern firearm and one with a muzzleloader, or both with a muzzleloader).
- Antlerless deer can only be taken with a firearm during the last three days of the December segment of the muzzleloader season.
- A hunter may take no more than four (4) deer total and combined in Zones 2, 3 and 4. Two (2) deer may be taken using the statewide deer permit and two (2) deer may be taken using one Additional Deer Permit.
- All four (4) deer may be taken with archery or crossbow equipment.
- A hunter is limited to one (1) deer with visible antlers (excluding button bucks) per license year statewide.
- Hunters shall abide by the equipment restrictions in place for each season.
Archery
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Location: Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone 3
Season Dates: Sep 5 2015 – Jan 18 2016
either sex
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Location: Zone 4
Season Dates: Sep 5 2015 – Jan 18 2016
either sex
Exceptions: Either sex may be taken, except Oct. 17-18, Nov. 14-23, and Dec. 12-17, when hunters may take antlered deer only
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Crossbow
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Location: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3
Season Dates: Oct 1 2015 – Oct 18 2015
either sex
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Location: Zone 4
Season Dates: Oct 1 2015 – Oct 18 2015
either sex
Exceptions: Either sex, except antlered only Oct. 17-18, 2015
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Location: Zone 4
Season Dates: Nov 14 2015 – Dec 31 2015
either sex
Exceptions: Either sex, except antlered only Nov. 14-23 and Dec. 12-17, 2015.
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Location: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3
Season Dates: Nov 14 2015 – Dec 31 2015
either sex
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Modern Gun
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Location: Zone 1 and Zone 2
Season Dates: Nov 14 2015 – Nov 29 2015
either sex
Muzzleloaders can be used
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Location: Zone 3
Season Dates: Nov 14 2015 – Nov 23 2015
either sex
Muzzleloaders can be used
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Location: Zone 4
Season Dates: Nov 14 2015 – Nov 23 2015
antlered
Muzzleloaders can be used
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Muzzle-loader
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Location: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3
Season Dates: Oct 17 2015 – Oct 18 2015
either sex
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Location: Zone 4
Season Dates: Oct 17 2015 – Oct 18 2015
antlered
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Location: Zone 4
Season Dates: Dec 12 2015 – Dec 17 2015
antlered
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Location: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3
Season Dates: Dec 12 2015 – Dec 20 2015
either sex
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Location: Zone 4
Season Dates: Dec 18 2015 – Dec 20 2015
either sex
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| LICENSE / PERMIT | Resident | Nonresident |
| LICENSES: | ||
| Annual Hunting | $20.00 | $140.00 |
| 1-Day Hunting (not valid for deer, elk, turkey or bear) | $7.00 | $15.00 |
| 7-Day Hunting (not valid for deer, elk, turkey or bear) | Not available | $55.00 |
| Annual Youth Hunting (ages 12-15 only) | $6.00 | $10.00 |
| Shooting Area License (available online only) | $5.00 | |
TRAPPING
Trapping Seasons
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| SMALL GAME | Hunting | Trapping |
| Raccoon & Opossum | Oct. 1, 2014 – Feb. 28, 2015, day* or night | One-half hour before sunrise Nov. 10, 2014 – Feb. 28, 2015 |
| Coyote | Year-round, day or night (Exceptions apply) | |
| Bobcat | One half-hour before sunrise Nov. 22, 2014 – Feb. 28, 2015, daylight hours only | |
| River Otter, Muskrat, Mink, Beaver, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Weasel & Striped Skunk | One-half hour before sunrise Nov. 10, 2014 – Feb. 28, 2015, daylight hours only | |
| Free Youth Hunting & Trapping Week | Dec. 27, 2014 – Jan. 2, 2015 | |
| * In Grouse Zone only. Grouse hunting is also allowed on Pennyrile State Forest, Tradewater WMA and Ft. Knox during the month of December, except during quota deer hunts. | ||
| FURBEARER BAG LIMITS | |
| Raccoon & Opossum | No limit |
| Coyote | No limit |
| Bobcat | 5; no more than 3 of which shall be taken with a gun |
| River Otter | 10; only 6 of which can be taken from Otter Zone 2 |
| Muskrat, Mink, Beaver, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Weasel & Striped Skunk | No limit |
| LICENSE / PERMIT | Resident | Nonresident |
| LICENSES: | ||
| Annual Trapping | $20.00 | $130.00 |
| Annual Landowner/Tenant Trapping | $10.00 | Not available |
| Annual Youth (ages 12-15) Trapping | $5.00 | Not available |
FISHING
Fishing Seasons
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Statewide Species and Size Limits
Some waterbodies have different size and creel limits, please check the “Special Regulations” section of the fishing and boating guide for more details.
| SPORT FISH SPECIES | Daily Limit | Possession Limit | Minimum Size Limit | |
| BLACK BASS | Largemouth Bass | 6* | 12* | 12” |
| Smallmouth Bass | 6* | 12* | 12” | |
| Kentucky (Spotted) Bass | 6* | 12* | none | |
| Coosa Bass | 6* | 12* | none | |
| Rock Bass | 15 | 30 | none | |
| Redear Sunfish | 20 | 40 | none | |
| Walleye, Sauger and their Hybrids | 6* | 12* | 15” on walleye and hybrids; none on sauger | |
| Muskellunge | 1 | 2 | 30” | |
| Chain Pickerel | 5 | 10 | none | |
| Northern Pike | none | none | none | |
| White & Hybrid Striped Bass | 15** | 30** | none** | |
| Striped Bass | 5 | 10 | 15” | |
| Yellow Bass | 30 | 60 | none | |
| Crappie (Black & White) | 30* | 60* | none | |
| Rainbow Trout | Daily limit 8, only 3 may be brown trout*** | none | ||
| Brown Trout | 12” | |||
| Brook Trout | Catch and release only | |||
| * Singly or combined; a total of these species
** No more than 5 fish in the daily creel limit may be more than 15 inches long. *** Possession limit is double the daily creel limit for these species. Fish not included in this list are considered rough fish. There are no size or creel limits for rough fish, unless special regulations apply. For daily creel and fishing license purposes, one fishing day equals one calendar day. Except for trout on Cumberland River, anglers may cull fish of a particular species until reaching the daily creel limit. Any additional fish caught in excess of the daily creel limit must be released immediately. |
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| LICENSE / PERMIT | Resident | Nonresident |
| LICENSES: | ||
| Annual Fishing | $20.00 | $50.00 |
| Joint Husband/Wife Annual Fishing | $36.00 | Not available |
| 1-Day Fishing | $7.00 | $10.00 |
| 3-Year Fishing (available online only) | $55.00 | Not available |
| Nonresident 7-Day Fishing | Not available | $30.00 |
| Nonresident 15-Day Fishing | Not available | $40.00 |
| Trout Permit | $10.00 | |
