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Kentucky law (301 KAR 5)? prohibits feeding of wildlife in certain instances to help protect and conserve populations of native species, which provide important ecological, social and economic benefits to the Commonwealth. These include restrictions that are 1) statewide or 2) area-specific, as described below.

Ing to what's known as the ?Open Fields Doctrine? wardens are authorized to enter private property without a warrant. They can do this to regulate and manage the publicly owned resources, which are fish, game, and wildlife.

Who does not need a hunting license or permit? Kentucky resident owners of farmlands, their spouses and dependent children hunting their lands. This also applies to tenants actually engaged in work and residing on farmlands, their spouses and dependent children.

The short answer is ?no,? you don't have to talk to a game warden. There are usually only two times when you must speak to an officer and answer their questions or provide a document: If you are asked for your name, and if asked for your fishing or hunting license or permit.

Can I hunt over bait? Current Kentucky regulations allow hunters to hunt deer using bait while on private property. Hunting deer over bait on public property is not allowed.

Penalties for poaching in Kentucky You could be fined up to $1,000 and/or sentenced to up to a year in jail if you are convicted. You could also be assessed civil penalties and restitution costs. Moreover, people convicted of poaching in Kentucky forfeit their hunting privileges for up to three years.