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Boatwright Wildlife Management Area

Map prepared by Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR). Although KDFWRstrives for accuracy, data used to create this mapare from a variety of sources and dates; as such,KDFWR makes no representations regarding theaccuracy or fitness for use of the informationfurnished herein.

Note to Map UsersA map legend and additional informationare provided on PDF pages thataccompany this map.Publication Date: 2/11/2021Land Cover Classifcation from National Land Cover Database 2011

Contour interval: 10 feet1:60,000Map Scale

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Boatwright WMA Information

Public Hunting Area Location

Regional Locator

WMA Overview Location & Size: Ballard County, 8854 acres

Contact: (270) 224-2244

Elevation: minimum 295 feet, maximum 361 feet.

Entrance GPS coordinates: Latitude N 37.00954,

Longitude W -89.12183 Area Habitat: mostly wetland: open land 34%,

forest 15%, wetland 41%, open water 10%.

Directions & Description:

Peal Unit (1835 acres): 4 miles west of Barlow on

Mounds City Landing RD. River bottomland with

marshlands and cypress swamps; 2 roads, access to

3 oxbow lakes. Special regulations for waterfowl

hunting.

Upper Blenderman Unit (308 acres): same address

as Peal. Special regulations for waterfowl hunting.

Zola Taress Unit (100 acres): same address as Peal.

Open under statewide regulations.

Stevens Unit (73 acres): same address as Peal.

Special regulations for waterfowl hunting.

Swan Lake Unit (2,299 acres): 6 miles northwest of

Wickliffe on US 51/60. Primarily bottomland and

flood plain area of the Ohio River, with several

lakes and some interior gravel roads. Wintering

ring-billed and herring gulls, double-crested

cormorants, waterfowl, bald eagles. Special

regulations for hunting, advance application for

waterfowl hunting. Except for designated

observation area, Swan Lake Unit closed Oct. 15-

March 15 as waterfowl refuge. Public hunting

closed when floodwaters prevent safe entry to

blinds by wheeled vehicles. Fishing and boating

available. Open under statewide regulations,

Olmsted Unit (2,005 acres): 4 miles west of Barlow

on Sallie Crice RD. Special regulations for

waterfowl hunting.

Other units include the Stalling Unit (148 acres),

Perkins Unit (169 acres), Parkins Unit East (62

acres), Little Clark Estate (59 acres), and Harper

(256 acres).

Online Resources Public Hunting Area users must abide by the

Kentucky hunting, trapping, and fishing regulations.

It is incumbent on persons using Public Hunting

Areas to become familiar with these regulations.

Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources

provides these regulations on our Web site at

fw.ky.gov or by calling 1-800-858-1549.

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WMA BoundaryAerial photographOther Public Hunting AreasArea Off LimitsNo HuntingSeasonally Restricted AccessMobility Impaired Hunting AreaPrimitive Hunting OnlyFoot Traffic OnlyOpen WaterWetlandWoodland

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Wildlife Management Area Map Notes & LegendNOTE TO MAP USERS:For most WMA maps the landscape is depicted using a combination of elevation contours, hillshadingand a green tint indicating woodland areas that is derived from satellite imagery. On WMAs that arerelatively small or have a history of surface mining aerial photography is used.

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