Shelby County, Kentucky deer movement forecast
Fair — An average day. Short, well-timed sits make more sense than all-day ones.
Today, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · Scored for the county seat ZIP. Your own spot can differ, so run your ZIP below.
Legal hunting hours today
7:18 AM – 7:34 PM (Shelbyville, 40065)
Kentucky deer: 30 minutes before sunrise through 30 minutes after sunset, calculated from the searched location's local sun times (KDFWR deer page and Hunting Guide). Zone antlerless limits, WMA and quota-hunt rules still apply.
Today's sit windows
7:23 AM – 9:38 AM
Fair · 61/100
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Poor · 27/100
5:14 PM – 7:29 PM
Fair · 57/100
Hunting Shelby County
Shelby is rolling Outer Bluegrass farm country between Louisville and Frankfort, with cattle pasture, hay ground, horse farms and wooded creek draws.
Public hunting ground is scarce in Shelby. Taylorsville Lake WMA, about 9,400 acres just south across the Spencer County line, is the big block nearby, and it's closed for modern gun deer season.
Kentucky's late muzzleloader season is Dec 12–20.
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