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Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
One of over 536 national wildlife refuges, and Kentucky's only national wildlife refuge. The refuge is designated to cover 18,000 acres of the Clarks River basin in Graves, Marshall and McCracken cunties. The refuge lies along the East Fork of the Clarks River and is seasonal home to over 250 different species of migratory birds. The bottom lands are dominated with overcup oaks, bald cypress, and tupelo gum, and the slightly higher, better drained areas, are covered with willow oak, swamp chestnut oak, red oak, sweet gum, sycamore, ash and elm. Hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing.

Location & contact:
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
91 U.S. Hwy. 641 North, Benton, KY 42025
Phone: (270) 527-5770

White tail deer, turkey, small game & waterfowl
LBL offers more than 230 days of hunting opportunities throughout the year. Western Kentucky is ranked #7 in the March 2006 edition of "Outdoor Life" ias one of the TOP 10 HOT SPOTS for hunting whitetail deer. Five days of spring quota hunts for turkeys and 14 days of open season yield a consistently good harvest. Hunters also find opportunities for small game and waterfowl hunting at LBL. Captivating in its primeval beauty, sometimes ghostly and mysterious with imposing cypress standing guard over a water carpet of lotus, this area is always alive, always alluring. For the paddler whose canoe allows exploring without restriction, the lakes of the Ballard WMA offer unparalleled serenity and an opportunity to observe firsthand myriad forms of bird, animal, and fish life. Once a collection of more than twenty farms, the Ballard Wildlife Management Area is now a refuge for migratory waterfowl.

Each winter this 8,373-acre, state-owned tract along the Ohio River gets hundreds of thousands of Canada, snow, and blue geese, plus thousands of mallards, wigeons, and other ducks. Bald eagles also nest here. Modern gun season for deer opens in November, while archery season begins in September and runs through January. Kentucky also has spring and fall seasons for turkey.

Ballard County Wildlife Reserve
Ballard County Wildlife Reserve offers a year-round hunters paradise. Starting at the northwest city limits of Wickliffe in Ballard County to the middle of the Mississippi River, then north along the Mississippi to the low water mark of the Ohio River along the Illinois shore to the Ballard-McCracken County line; then along the county line south to KY 358, then south along KY 358 to its junction with US 60 at LaCenter; then following US 60 southwest to the northeast city limits of Wickliffe.

HMS Waterfowl Hunting Club
HMS Waterfowl Hunting Club is located in Ballard county near the wildlife refuge, was established in 1970. It offers some of the best waterfowl hunting in the area, and features 40 acres of flooded corn in 4 different plots. All water blinds are equipped with ice-eaters. Both ice-eaters and rotating wings are hard wired and switch operated from inside blind. Have 9 blinds, 2 of which are field goose pits, available for hunting, depending upon where the birds are feeding at the time.

Location & contact:
HMS Waterfowl Hunting Club
912 Refuge Road (KY 473)
Oscar, Kentucky
For Reservations & Information Call: 270-224-2624 - clubhouse answering machine and blinds, 270-554-0101 or cell = 270-210-4090, 270-554-2800 or cell = 270-559-1374, 270-554-9279 or cell = 270-994-2646
Web: http://www.kentuckywaterfowl.com/

Helpful links:
http://www.kentuckylakebarkley.org/hunting.html
http://fw.ky.gov/waterfowlgd0304.asp
http://www.friendsofclarksriver.org/