Wolf Pen offers rifle deer hunting during Kentucky's November modern gun season on 35 private acres near Tyner, Kentucky, in Jackson County and Kentucky Deer Zone 3.

Gun season falls right in the November rut, when bucks are on their feet in daylight looking for does. Wolf Pen's steep hardwood ridges and thick interior timber are the kind of cover eastern Kentucky deer lean on once pressure builds, and the ridge lines, edges, and hollows give you natural travel routes to watch. Kentucky has a national reputation for big whitetails, and Zone 3 rules let each gun hunter take one buck and one antlerless deer with a firearm.

One party of up to two hunters has the property at a time, so nobody else pushes your ridge. The property is walk-in only: park at the designated parking area off the easement road and hunt on foot, which keeps disturbance low while deer are moving. Camping is welcome as well. Bring a drag or pack frame, since deer come out on foot over steep ground.

You will need a Kentucky hunting license and a statewide deer permit, both sold over the counter with no draw. Hunter orange is required on the head, back, and chest during gun season. Tyner has groceries and gas, and McKee has food and lodging

This is a Buck + Doe Hunt.

Mixed hardwood ridges and steep hollows make up Wolf Pen, the kind of eastern Kentucky timber where whitetails feel secure. In November, bucks cruise ridge lines, edges, and hollows between bedding cover in the thicker interior timber and the does they are searching for, and cold mornings keep deer moving. With most of the leaves down by gun season, visibility opens up through the hardwoods, and a hunter posted where travel routes pinch together can cover a lot of ground.

After your hunt, you will be sent an automated Harvest Report. To assist Infinite Outdoors in maintaining the quality of properties, and to 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.

3-Day Hunt. By booking the first day of your hunt, you are automatically booked for the following 2 days as well.

This listing covers Kentucky's modern gun deer season, which runs for about two weeks in mid to late November. Check current season dates at fw.ky.gov.

No application needed. You will need a Kentucky annual hunting license (resident or nonresident) and a statewide deer permit, which covers up to four deer within Zone 3 limits. Additional deer permits are available if you want them. Buy online at fw.ky.gov or from any Kentucky license vendor, and carry proof of your license and permit while you hunt. Hunters born on or after January 1, 1975 must carry proof of hunter education.

Reservation fees are due at the time of booking and are non-refundable. 50% of the outdoorsman fee is due at the time of booking, and the remaining 50% will process 1 month prior to the hunt.

For big game adventures, cancellations made prior to placing a deposit will be handled immediately with no penalty. If a cancellation is requested after a deposit has been placed, Infinite Outdoors will make every effort to reschedule the hunt for a different season or a future year. Refunds are not guaranteed once a deposit has been placed.

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

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.