National forest · Lyon County
Land Between the Lakes NRA
170,000 acres · 36.950, -88.070 ↗
Live · updatedWhitetail Deer
Legal light: 5:24 AM – 8:32 PM CT · 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Whitetail Deer season is closed at this spot today.
FAIR conditions
- 67°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- Falling barometer (1011.9 mb) Feeds and moves ahead of a pressure drop
- Dead calm Scent hangs and carries; deer are edgy, so play the wind carefully
- Wind out of the N 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 Deciduous Forest · 498 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 5:24 AM – 8:02 PM CT · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset (all day — no noon closure)
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Wild Turkey season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 67°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- Falling barometer (1011.9 mb) An incoming front shuts gobbling down
- Calm Calm, quiet air; gobbles carry and birds relax
- Wind out of the N Set up so a called bird approaches without the wind in your face
- Clear morning Bluebird calm mornings are classic gobbling weather
- Full moon Birds feed at night and fly down late; mornings can start slow
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 498 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Squirrel
Legal light: 5:24 AM – 8:02 PM CT · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Squirrel season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 67°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- Calm Calm and quiet; you can hear them cutting and spot the shaking limbs
- Clear & calm Bright, still mornings; squirrels move and you can spot them
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 498 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Ducks
Legal light: 5:24 AM – 8:02 PM CT · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Ducks season is closed at this spot today.
FAIR conditions
- 67°F (hot) Well above the comfortable band; animals lie up and move after dark
- Falling barometer (1011.9 mb) Birds move ahead of a front
- Dead calm Slick water; birds raft up and loaf, and decoying is tough
- Wind out of the N Set the spread so birds finish into the wind, coming over the guns
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 498 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Canada Geese
Legal light: 5:24 AM – 8:02 PM CT · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Canada Geese season is closed at this spot today.
FAIR conditions
- 67°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- Falling barometer (1011.9 mb) Birds move ahead of a front
- Dead calm Slick water; birds raft up and loaf, and decoying is tough
- Wind out of the N Set the spread so birds finish into the wind, coming over the guns
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 498 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
67°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
86°F
today
Wind
2 mph N
plan your scent
Barometer
1011.9 mb
falling · -0.6 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Sunny
The ground
County herd density
3.98 deer/sq mi
Lyon County took 852 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
sampled across the tract
Elevation
498 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: USFS National Recreation Area between Kentucky & Barkley lakes (Lyon/Trigg in KY); public hunting under KDFWR/USFS regs.
Where it is
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Public-land data: USDA Forest Service — Land Between the Lakes NRA (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.