Wildlife management area · Nicholas County
Clay Wildlife Management Area
8,979 acres · 38.345, -83.891 ↗
Live · updatedWhitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:05 AM – 9:18 PM ET · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.
FAIR conditions
- 59°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 8 mph wind A steady breeze covers your movement and noise; deer stay on their feet
- Wind out of the N Pick a stand that keeps your scent off the bedding and approach
- Bright moon Heavy nighttime feeding under a full moon can slow midday movement
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 850 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 6:05 AM – 8:48 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset (all day — no noon closure)
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 59°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 8 mph (light) Calm, quiet air; gobbles carry and birds relax
- Wind out of the N Set up so a called bird approaches without the wind in your face
- Clear morning Bluebird calm mornings are classic gobbling weather
- Full moon Birds feed at night and fly down late; mornings can start slow
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 850 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Mourning Dove
Legal light: 6:05 AM – 8:48 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset (Sept 1 opener: 11 a.m. to sunset)
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Mourning Dove season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 59°F (cold) A cold snap and the doves are gone south
- 8 mph wind A light breeze keeps doves trading between fields
- Wind out of the N Doves decoy into the wind; set up with it at your back
- Fair weather Warm, settled days keep doves working the fields
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 850 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Cottontail Rabbit
Legal light: 6:35 AM – 8:48 PM ET · sunrise to sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Cottontail Rabbit season is closed at this spot today.
FAIR conditions
- 59°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- 8 mph wind A light breeze is fine
- Bright day A clear day after a cold night gets rabbits out sunning
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 850 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
59°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
83°F
today
Wind
8 mph N
plan your scent
Barometer
1014.2 mb
steady · -0.4 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Sunny
The ground
County herd density
5.05 deer/sq mi
Nicholas County took 984 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
food + cover edge across the tract
Elevation
850 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Rolling farm-and-woods WMA (Nicholas/Fleming/Bath); public deer, turkey and small game.
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Public-land data: KDFWR — Public Land (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.