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Wildlife management area · Union County

Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area

5,446 acres · 37.640, -87.894 ↗

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Inside a CWD Disease Surveillance Area. CWD was first confirmed in a wild Kentucky deer on Dec 6, 2023 (western Kentucky); a second wild case was confirmed Oct 2025 in Pulaski County. KDFWR’s CWD Surveillance Zone covers 23 counties: Ballard, Breckinridge, Calloway, Carlisle, Casey, Fulton, Graves, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Laurel, Lincoln, Marshall, McCracken, McCreary, Meade, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Union, Wayne, Webster and Whitley. In the zone, whole carcasses and high-risk parts may not leave the zone (deboned meat, cleaned skull caps/antlers, hides and finished mounts may). Bringing whole carcasses/high-risk parts of deer, elk, moose or caribou into Kentucky from out of state is illegal. Baiting is prohibited on all WMAs. Confirm the current zone map and rules with KDFWR.

Whitetail Deer

Open today: archery, crossbow

Legal light: 6:13 AM – 7:11 PM CT · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset

2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

68/100

Good day to hunt Whitetail Deer.

GOOD conditions

  • 54°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 5 mph wind A steady breeze covers your movement and noise; deer stay on their feet
  • Wind out of the NE 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 · 465 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Wild Turkey

Open today: archery

Legal light: 6:13 AM – 6:41 PM CT · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset (all day — no noon closure)

2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

74/100

Good day to hunt Wild Turkey.

GOOD conditions

  • 54°F Right in the comfortable activity band
  • 5 mph (light) Calm, quiet air; gobbles carry and birds relax
  • Wind out of the NE 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 · 465 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Cottontail Rabbit

Season closed today

Legal light: 6:43 AM – 6:41 PM CT · sunrise to sunset

2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source

59/100

Cottontail Rabbit season is closed at this spot today.

FAIR conditions

  • 54°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
  • 5 mph wind A light breeze is fine
  • Bright day A clear day after a cold night gets rabbits out sunning
  • Ground Deciduous Forest · 465 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)

Conditions at the pin

Dawn/dusk low

54°F

the cool hunt window the score uses

Daytime high

72°F

today

Wind

5 mph NE

plan your scent

Barometer

1017.9 mb

steady

Moon

100%

full

Sunny

The ground

County herd density

2.66 deer/sq mi

Union County took 914 deer last season

Habitat

Deciduous Forest

food + cover edge across the tract

Elevation

465 ft

USGS surface elevation

Access: Woods-and-fields WMA in Union County (western KY); 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.