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Boatwright WMA.
Location & Size: Ballard County, 8,389 acres
Contact (270) 224-2244
Elevation minimum 295 feet, maximum 361 feet.
Area Habitat mostly wetland: open land 34%, forest 17%,
wetland 39%, open water 10%.
Entrance GPS coordinates: Latitude N 37.00954, Longitude W -89.12183
Directions & Description: Peal Unit (1,724 acres): 4 miles west of Barlow on Mounds City Landing Road. River bottomland with marshlands and cypress swamps; 2 roads, access to 3 oxbow lakes. Special regulations for waterfowl hunting.
Upper Blenderman Unit (204 acres): same address as Peal. Special regulations for waterfowl hunting.
Zola Taress Unit (100 acres): same address as Peal. Open under statewide regulations.
Stevens Unit (73 acres): same address as Peal. Special regulations for waterfowl hunting.
Swan Lake Unit (2,200 acres): 6 miles northwest of Wickliffe on US 51/60. Primarily bottomland and flood plain area of the Ohio River, with several lakes and some interior gravel roads. Wintering ring-billed and herring gulls, double-crested cormorants, waterfowl, bald eagles. Special regulations for hunting, advance application for waterfowl hunting. Except for designated observation area, Swan Lake Unit closed Oct. 15-March 15 as waterfowl refuge. Public hunting closed when floodwaters prevent safe entry to blinds by wheeled vehicles. Fishing and boating available. Open under statewide regulations,
Olmsted Unit (2,096 acres): 4 miles west of Barlow on Salle Crice Road. Special regulations for waterfowl hunting.
Other units include the Stalling Unit (148 acres) and the Perkins Unit (160 acres).
 View Printable Map (PDF) ( 0.8 MB, 3 pages )
 Kentucky Afield Destinations Article- Payne tract (Summer 2004)
Kentucky Afield Destinations Article - Burnt Pond (Spring 2003)
 Heritage Lands Conservation Fund
2012-13 Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide (PDF), page 45
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 See priority conservation areas from Kentucky's wildife action plan
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See complete Guide to Public Hunting Areas in Kentucky
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