Kentucky’s Hidden Valley Training Center Will be Closed to Public Hunting for 15 Days this Fall
Hidden Valley Training Center, a 551-acre public hunting area in northeast Powell County, will be closed for 15 days this fall.
“The area is periodically used by the Kentucky National Guard for training,” said Becky Littleton, a public lands biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “The dates it will be closed to the public are Sept. 8-18 and Oct. 11-14.”
The Hidden Valley Training Area is located west of Stanton off KY 15. The area is owned by the Kentucky National Guard and is open to regulated hunting through an agreement with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. It is 60 percent forested and bordered on the west by Lulbegrud Creek.
Under the agreement, public hunting begins each year on Sept. 1. The area is open under statewide regulations for archery and crossbow deer hunting, and small game hunting. The area closes with archery deer season, which is Jan. 21, 2013.
Hidden Valley Training Center is closed to all firearms hunting for deer and is closed to wild turkey hunting during all seasons. Camping, horseback riding and ATVs are prohibited.
For more information, visit the department’s website at: fw.ky.gov. Click on Maps and Online Services, then Public Hunting Areas to get directions to the area and view a map.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, is responsible for the conservation of fish and wildlife resources and for boating projects in the state. A commissioner appointed by the Fish and Wildlife Commission heads the department. The commission, which is responsible for department policy, is a nine member bipartisan body appointed by the governor from a list of candidates voted upon by sportsmen's organizations in each of nine districts.
