Kentucky's Hunting Access Sites

Big Rivers WMA and State Forest.

Location & Size: Union County, 2,488 acres 
Contact (270) 827-2673

Elevation minimum 330 feet, maximum 600 feet.
Area Habitat mostly forest: open land 26%, forest 63%, wetland 10%, open water 1%.
Entrance GPS coordinates: Latitude N 37.54543, Longitude W -88.02865


Directions & Description: From Sturgis, Kentucky at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 60 and KY 109, travel north on KY 109 for 1.65 miles, turn left (west) onto KY 1508 and proceed 1.45 miles to main entrance on left.

Steep to very steep upland hardwood forests, flat to rolling bottomland hardwood forest, and agricultural lands bordered by the Ohio River to the west and the Tradewater River to the south. Good populations of deer, turkey, squirrel, and furbearers exist on the area. ATVs, horseback riding, and camping are prohibited. Co-owned by Ky. Dept. Fish and Wildlife Resources and Ky. Division of Forestry.


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2012-13 Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide (PDF), page 45


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