According to the Kentucky Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources website (fw.ky.gov), on the first weekend following Christmas, resident and nonresident youth 15 years of age and younger, who are accompanied by an adult, are eligible to participate in the free youth weekend. Youth hunters may hunt deer with firearms, or any other legal method, statewide without a hunting license or deer permit. Hunter education is not required for license-exempt hunters. All bag limits, zone restrictions and deer hunting requirements apply during the special youth deer seasons.