Public land · Kentucky
Flooded bottomland hardwood forest. Photo: USFWSSloughs Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife management area · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR)
- State
- Kentucky
- Type
- Wildlife management area
- Managed by
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR)
- Size
- 11,173 acres
- Official page
- Agency page
Ohio River sloughs, moist-soil units and cypress with quota hunts on Sauerheber, a weekly drawing on Jenny Hole and walk-in units.
Waterfowl rules
- Sauerheber (Crenshaw and Duncan tracts): online quota hunt; applications were Sept 1–30 (closed). Drawn hunters must check in by email (sloughsquotahunt@ky.gov) the Sunday before the hunt. The rest of Sauerheber is closed Nov 1–Mar 15.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Jenny Hole: permit only. Weekly on-site drawing Mondays at 6 p.m. CST at the WMA office during duck season (10 spots), plus two parties by online draw. Permits cover Wed–Fri or Sat–Sun.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Grassy Pond–Powell's Lake and Highland Creek: walk-in hunting; stay at least 200 yards from other parties.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Shooting hours run from a half hour before sunrise to 2 p.m. CST, and hunters may not enter before 4 a.m. Exit by 2 p.m. Sauerheber and Jenny Hole are closed to waterfowl hunting Mondays and Tuesdays.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Pre-hunt and post-hunt surveys are required (post-hunt by 3 p.m. CST); skipping them bars you from the area for the rest of this season and next.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
Access and ramps
- Location: Henderson and Union counties, west of Henderson. Entrance GPS coordinates listed by KDFWR: 37.8609, -87.7793. Area phone: (270) 827-2673.Source: KDFWR public lands: Sloughs WMA · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Above 30 ft on the Ohio at Evansville or J.T. Myers, roads into parts of the WMA may flood. Jenny Hole usually takes a boat or canoe, and it is closed to all boats Thanksgiving through the last Sunday in January except for permit holders.Source: KDFWR Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Guide 2026–27 (PDF) · Last checked Oct 22, 2026
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Before you go
Check the rules and the water
Confirm this season’s rules on our state law pages or the agency’s own site, check draw and permit deadlines, and look at today’s river levels on the migration map. Areas can close or flood on short notice.