Wildlife management area · Barren County
Barren River Lake Wildlife Management Area
8,735 acres · 36.861, -86.061 ↗
Live · updatedWhitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:06 AM – 7:04 PM CT · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Good day to hunt Whitetail Deer.
GOOD conditions
- 50°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- 6 mph wind A steady breeze covers your movement and noise; deer stay on their feet
- Wind out of the NE Pick a stand that keeps your scent off the bedding and approach
- Bright moon Heavy nighttime feeding under a full moon can slow midday movement
- Ground Pasture/Hay · 631 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
50°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
76°F
today
Wind
6 mph NE
plan your scent
Barometer
1017.3 mb
steady · 0 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Sunny
The ground
County herd density
3.3 deer/sq mi
Barren County took 1,609 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
food + cover edge across the tract
Elevation
631 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Land around Barren River Lake (Allen/Barren); public deer, turkey and waterfowl.
Where it is
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Public-land data: KDFWR — Public Land (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.