Wildlife management area · Anderson County
Taylorsville Lake Wildlife Management Area
9,417 acres · 37.981, -85.119 ↗
Live · updatedWhitetail Deer
Legal light: 6:10 AM – 9:22 PM ET · 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.
GOOD conditions
- 62°F (warm) Above the comfortable band; activity tails off midday
- Falling barometer (1012.5 mb) Feeds and moves ahead of a pressure drop
- 7 mph wind A steady breeze covers your movement and noise; deer stay on their feet
- 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 · 591 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Wild Turkey
Legal light: 6:10 AM – 8:52 PM ET · 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
- 62°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- Falling barometer (1012.5 mb) An incoming front shuts gobbling down
- 7 mph (light) 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 · 591 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Mourning Dove
Legal light: 6:10 AM – 8:52 PM ET · ½ hour before sunrise to sunset (Sept 1 opener: 11 a.m. to sunset)
2026-27 season · verified 2026-07-27 · source
Mourning Dove season is closed at this spot today.
GOOD conditions
- 62°F Right in the comfortable activity band
- Falling barometer (1012.5 mb) An incoming front will push the doves out overnight
- 7 mph wind A light breeze keeps doves trading between fields
- Wind out of the N Doves decoy into the wind; set up with it at your back
- Fair weather Warm, settled days keep doves working the fields
- Ground Deciduous Forest · 591 ft (NLCD land cover / USGS elevation)
Conditions at the pin
Dawn/dusk low
62°F
the cool hunt window the score uses
Daytime high
86°F
today
Wind
7 mph N
plan your scent
Barometer
1012.5 mb
falling · -0.7 hPa/3h
Moon
100%
full
Sunny
The ground
County herd density
10.1 deer/sq mi
Anderson County took 2,040 deer last season
Habitat
Deciduous Forest
food + cover edge across the tract
Elevation
591 ft
USGS surface elevation
Access: Land around Taylorsville Lake (Spencer/Anderson/Nelson) near Louisville; public deer, turkey and waterfowl.
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Public-land data: KDFWR — Public Land (verified 2026-07-27). Conditions from the NWS, USGS and NLCD, recomputed each rebuild.