Public land · Kentucky
Flooded bottomland hardwood forest. Photo: USFWSDoug Travis Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife management area · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR)
- State
- Kentucky
- Type
- Wildlife management area
- Managed by
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR)
- Size
- 4,132 acres
- Official page
- Agency page
Mississippi River bottoms, cypress sloughs and moist-soil units with walk-in, boat-in and season-long blind hunting. River stage at Cairo decides whether you need a boat.
Waterfowl rules
- Hunt by walking or boating in, or from a season-long blind site. The blind drawing was Aug 29 (closed); after Nov 1, Forked, Indian Camp, Fish, Number Four and Black lakes, Upper Goose Pond, Twin Ponds and the Town Creek unit are hunted only from those drawn sites.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Shooting hours run from a half hour before sunrise to 2 p.m. CST, and hunters may not enter before 4 a.m. Exit the area by 2 p.m.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Portions marked by signs are closed to the public Nov 1–Mar 15.Source: KDFWR public lands: Doug Travis WMA · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Blind sites not claimed one hour before sunrise go to other hunters first come, first served. Parties stay 200 yards apart; no more than four in a blind.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Mobility-impaired blinds 13 and 19 are by quota hunt; applications were taken in September (closed).Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Nontoxic shot is required on the area for all migratory birds.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
Access and ramps
- Location: Carlisle and Hickman counties, on the Mississippi River south of Wickliffe. Entrance GPS coordinates listed by KDFWR: 36.8015, -89.0933. Area phone: (270) 488-3233.Source: KDFWR public lands: Doug Travis WMA · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Above 35 ft on the Mississippi at Cairo, some roads may go under; above about 41 ft both ends of Berkley–Fish Lake Road are usually cut off and you need a boat.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
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Before you go
Check the rules and the water
Confirm this season’s rules on our state law pages or the agency’s own site, check draw and permit deadlines, and look at today’s river levels on the migration map. Areas can close or flood on short notice.