Lost Creek Ridge - Turkey

Lost Creek Ridge offers 116 acres of private spring turkey hunting in the Ned and Lost Creek area of Breathitt County, Kentucky. This is mountain turkey hunting in the ridge and hollow country of eastern Kentucky, a short drive from Hazard.
The property is steep Appalachian hardwood ground with ridgetops, timbered benches, and drainages dropping into the hollows. That layout is built for spring hunting: gobblers sound off from roost trees on the slopes, and the ridges and benches give you room to listen at first light, close the distance, and set up on a bird
One party of up to two hunters has the place at a time, so the birds you hear are yours to work. The 116 acres are split into two tracts of 98 and 18 acres, each with a designated parking spot. ATVs are permitted on approved routes, and you may bring a portable blind. Shotgun, archery, and crossbow are all legal for spring turkey in Kentucky.
Spring turkey permits are sold over the counter, with no draw needed. Kentucky allows two bearded birds per spring season, one per day. Hunts run two days, priced per hunter, with lodging and food in Hazard.

Wild turkeys in the eastern Kentucky mountains roost in big hardwoods on the slopes and ridges, then work the benches, ridgetops, and hollow bottoms through the day. Steep ground carries sound, so a gobble from one ridge can be heard across the hollow. That helps you locate birds early and plan an approach before fly down. Single party access keeps calling pressure low all spring.

After your hunt, you will be sent an automated Harvest Report. To assist Infinite Outdoors in maintaining the quality of properties, and continue to put conservation at the forefront, we require that the harvest report be completely filled out and returned. Failure to fill out the harvest report within 2 weeks of the hunt taking place will result in a $25 fine. If you are unsuccessful in filling your tag, Infinite Outdoors still needs to have that information provided to them. This is how we will make changes to future year’s harvest quotas and continue to be the most well managed access and conservation platform in the country.

Kentucky's spring turkey season opens in April with a youth only weekend, followed by the general season that runs into May.

Check current season dates and regulations at http://fw.ky.gov

No draw required. You will need a Kentucky hunting license and a spring turkey permit, both sold over the counter at fw.ky.gov or through a license vendor. Short term 1 day and 7 day hunting licenses are not valid for turkey. Nonresidents are welcome.

The spring limit is two bearded turkeys per season, no more than one per day. Shotgun, archery, and crossbow are legal.

No draw. Spring turkey permits are sold over the counter in Kentucky, so you can book your dates and plan your trip with certainty.

Your reservation fee is due at booking and is non-refundable. The full outdoorsman fee is charged 14 days before your hunt. This property accepts up to 3 turkey bookings in any 7 day period.

Cancellations made more than 14 days before your hunt are handled right away. Cancellations within 14 days of your hunt may be subject to full or partial charges, and Infinite Outdoors will work to reschedule your hunt if applicable. The reservation fee is non-refundable.

If there is a lapse in availability, please do not be discouraged to reach out to IO. All calendars are set and managed by landowners, and unavailability is set by them. However, IO is willing to reach out on your behalf, to check on available dates. Other reasons for unavailable dates include biologist recommended hunter/harvest quotas that landowners implement, as well as state season dates not being released.

You are not legally allowed to access the property, for any adventure, prior to your selected access day. If you try to access the property at all before your selected date(s), without prior approval from IO, you will be subject to trespassing and punishments therein