Kentucky’s modern gun deer season opens this weekend.
The season opens statewide today, and runs through November 24.
Modern gun season typically produces 60-70 percent of Kentucky’s total deer harvest each year, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The 16-day season is designed to coincide with the peak of fall breeding, known as the rut, when deer are more active than usual. Deer also become more active and travel farther distances as food sources grow scarcer.
