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Kentucky Elk Hunting Unit 6 (Elk Management Zone)

Elk Hunting Units and Deer Zones (elk) · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

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Simplified for the web from the public layer of Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (source and terms). Units change with each season's regulations, and the legal boundary description in the regulations is what counts.

Legal shooting light this week

Kentucky's general big-game hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, worked out for the middle of the unit (37.741, -82.764) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.

Legal shooting light, sunrise and sunset for the next seven days
DayShooting light starts (EST)EndsSunriseSunset
6:26 AM6:01 PM6:55 AM5:31 PM
6:27 AM6:00 PM6:56 AM5:30 PM
6:28 AM5:59 PM6:57 AM5:29 PM
6:29 AM5:58 PM6:58 AM5:28 PM
6:30 AM5:57 PM6:59 AM5:27 PM
6:31 AM5:56 PM7:00 AM5:26 PM
6:32 AM5:55 PM7:01 AM5:25 PM

Turkey, waterfowl, some public lands and opening days have their own hours. Always check the Kentucky regulations for your species (where this rule comes from).

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Prestonsburg, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Prestonsburg, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Paintsville, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Paintsville, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Lancer, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Lancer, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Offutt, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Offutt, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Ivyton, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Ivyton, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Oil Springs, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Oil Springs, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Thomas, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Thomas, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Inez, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Inez, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Martin, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Martin, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Harold, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Harold, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Sitka, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Sitka, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Richardson, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Richardson, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
David, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

David, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Broad Bottom, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Broad Bottom, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Redbush, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Redbush, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Milo, KY-WV — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Milo, KY-WV — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky, West Virginia

Public domain

Free
Salyersville South, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Salyersville South, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Salyersville North, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Salyersville North, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
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Clinch Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — George Washington and Jefferson National Forests

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Public domain

Free
Varney, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Varney, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Kermit, WV-KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Kermit, WV-KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · West Virginia, Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Tiptop, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Tiptop, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Dingus, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Dingus, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free
Meta, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

Meta, KY — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Kentucky

Public domain

Free