Elk Hunting of this chapter. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by managed hunt, statewide permits, seasons, methods, and limits apply. A valid area daily hunting tag may be required in addition to statewide permits.

3 CSR 10-11.190 Elk Hunting of this chapter. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by managed hunt, statewide permits, seasons, methods, and limits apply. A valid area daily hunting tag may be required in addition to statewide permits. (2) Hunting may be further restricted on designated portions -11—DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION of department areas which include, but are not limited to, refuges, wildlife sanctuaries, shooting ranges, residences, work areas, campgrounds, and other public use or service areas. (3) Except for deer, elk, and turkey hunting as authorized in -11.181 Turkey Hunting, -11.182 Deer Hunting, and -11.190 Elk Hunting of this chapter, hunting is prohibited on outdoor education sites, conservation education center sites, nature center sites, and any of the following areas that are less than forty (40) acres in size: public fishing accesses, radio facilities, office sites, tower sites, cave sites, and staffed shooting ranges. (4) Hunting is prohibited on the following department areas except for deer and turkey hunting as authorized in - 11.181 Turkey Hunting and -11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter: (A) Allred Lake Natural Area; (B) Ashe Juniper Natural Area; (C) Austin Community Lake; (D) Beckemeier (August G.) Conservation Area; (E) Bellefontaine Conservation Area; (F) Bicentennial Conservation Area; (G) Binder Community Lake; (H) Bird’s Blue Hole; (I) Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area; (J) Bray (Marguerite) Conservation Area; (K) Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area; (L) DeLaney (Robert G.) Lake Conservation Area; (M) Dripping Springs Natural Area; (N) Engelmann Woods Natural Area; (O) Forest 44 Conservation Area; (P) Foxglove Conservation Area; (Q) Goodson (Jean and Joan) Conservation Area; (R) Gravois Creek Conservation Area; (S) Gravois Mills Access; (T) Green (Charles W.) Conservation Area; (U) Grundy Memorial Wildlife Area; (V) Hartell (Ronald and Maude) Conservation Area; (W) Harter (James R.) Conservation Area; (X) Henning (Ruth and Paul) Conservation Area; (Y) Hickory Canyons Natural Area; (Z) Hickory Woods Conservation Area; (AA) Hinkson Woods Conservation Area; (BB) Juden Creek Conservation Area; (CC) Klamberg (Roger) Woods Conservation Area; (DD) La Petite Gemme Prairie Conservation Area; (EE) Lily Pond Natural Area; (FF) Limpp Community Lake; (GG) Lipton Conservation Area; (HH) Malta Bend Community Lake; (II) Maple Flats Access; (JJ) Maple Woods Natural Area; (KK) Miller Community Lake; (LL) Mint Spring Conservation Area; (MM) Mount Vernon Prairie; (NN) Parma Woods Range and Training Center (south portion); (OO) Pawhuska Prairie; (PP) Pelican Island Natural Area; (QQ) Perry County Community Lake; (RR) Phantom Forest Conservation Area; (SS) Pickle Springs Natural Area; (TT) Port Hudson Lake Conservation Area; (UU) Prairie Fork Conservation Area; (VV) Ray County Community Lake; (WW) Rocheport Cave Conservation Area; (XX) Rock Lake Conservation Area; (YY) Rockwoods Range; (ZZ) Rockwoods Reservation; (AAA) Rush Creek Conservation Area; (BBB) Saeger Woods Conservation Area; (CCC) Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area; (DDD) Sears (F. O. and Leda J.) Memorial Wildlife Area; (EEE) Shawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Area; (FFF) Sims Valley Community Lake; (GGG) Steyermark (Julian) Woods Conservation Area; (HHH) Teszars Woods Conservation Area; (III) Thirtyfour Corner Blue Hole; (JJJ) Thompson (Robert H.) Conservation Area; (KKK) Three Creeks Conservation Area (Waters-Russell Unit); (LLL) Tower Rock Natural Area; (MMM) Truman Reservoir Management Lands (designated portion of the Grand River Bottoms Wildlife Management Area); (NNN) Twin Borrow Pits Conservation Area; (OOO) Tywappity Community Lake; (PPP) Upper Mississippi Conservation Area (Clarksville Refuge); (QQQ) Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie (portion south of Highway 82); (RRR) Wah-Sha-She Prairie; (SSS) Walnut Woods Conservation Area; (TTT) White Alloe Creek Conservation Area; (UUU) Wildcat Glade Natural Area; (VVV) Wild Cherry Ridge Conservation Area; (WWW) Woods (Walter) Conservation Area; and (XXX) Youngdahl (Mark) Urban Conservation Area. (5) Firearms firing single projectiles are prohibited on the following department areas except for deer hunting as authorized in -11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter: (A) Beaver Creek Conservation Area; (B) Bennett Spring Access; (C) Berrier (Dr. Harry and Lina) Memorial Conservation Area; (D) Black Island Conservation Area (Wolf Bayou Unit of); (E) Bois D’Arc Conservation Area; (F) Branch Towersite; (G) Brickley Hollow Conservation Area; (H) Brown (Gerhild and Graham) Conservation Area; (I) Cape LaCroix Bluffs Conservation Area; (J) Catawissa Conservation Area; (K) Charity Access; (L) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area; (M) Cuivre Island Conservation Area (mainland portion); (N) Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area; (O) Dorris Creek Prairie Conservation Area; (P) Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area; (Q) Dupree (Arthur) Memorial Conservation Area; (R) Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area; (S) Earthquake Hollow Conservation Area; (T) Eck (Peter A.) Conservation Area; (U) Edmonson Access; (V) Ferguson-Herold Conservation Area; (W) Fort Leonard Wood Towersite; (X) Gale (Larry R.) Access; (Y) Glassberg (Myron and Sonya) Family Conservation Area; (Z) Grand Bluffs Conservation Area; (AA) Horse Creek Prairie Conservation Area; (BB) LaBarque Creek Conservation Area; (CC) Lewis (The) Family, Dean, Anna Mae and David D. Lewis Memorial Conservation Area; (DD) Liberty Bend Conservation Area; (EE) Little Bean Marsh Conservation Area; (FF) Little Dixie Lake Conservation Area; (GG) Little Prairie Conservation Area; (HH) Little River Conservation Area; (II) Logan (Caroline Sheridan) Memorial Wildlife Area; (JJ) Lone Jack Lake Conservation Area; (KK) Lost Valley Fish Hatchery; (LL) Lowe (William) Conservation Area; (MM) Mansfield (Alice Ahart) Conservation Area; (NN) Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area; (OO) Mockingbird Hill Access; (PP) Mo-No-I Prairie Conservation Area; (QQ) Mon-Shon Prairie Conservation Area; (RR) Noser Mill Conservation Area; (SS) Pacific Palisades Conservation Area; (TT) Parma Woods Range and Training Center (south portion); (UU) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area; (VV) Reform Conservation Area; (WW) Rocky Barrens Conservation Area; (XX) Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area; (YY) Shelton (Wade and June) Memorial Conservation Area; (ZZ) Sloan (Dr. O. E. and Eloise) Conservation Area; (AAA) Sterling Price Community Lake; (BBB) Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area; (CCC) Swift Ditch Access; (DDD) Tipton Ford Access; (EEE) Treaty Line Prairie Conservation Area; (FFF) Tri-City Community Lake; (GGG) Valley View Glades Natural Area; (HHH) Vandalia Community Lake; (III) VanDerhoef (Archie and Gracie) Memorial State Forest; (JJJ) Victoria Glades Conservation Area; (KKK) Vonaventure Memorial Forest and Wildlife Area; (LLL) Wigwam School Access; (MMM) Young Conservation Area. (6) Firearms firing single projectiles are prohibited, except for deer as authorized in -11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter, and except furbearers treed with the aid of dogs may be taken with a twenty-two (.22) or smaller caliber rimfire firearm on the following department areas: (A) Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area; (B) Howell Island Conservation Area; (C) Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Designated portion of the Grand River Bottoms Wildlife Management Area); (D) Upper Mississippi Conservation Area (Dresser Island portion); (E) Weldon Spring Conservation Area. (7) Firearms hunting is prohibited on the following department areas: (A) Boston Ferry Conservation Area; (B) Bridger (Jim) Urban Conservation Area; (C) Jamesport Community Lake; (D) Ray (J. Thad) Memorial Wildlife Area; (E) Lon Sanders Canyon Conservation Area; (F) Waters (Henry Jackson) and C.B. Moss Memorial Wildlife Area. (8) Use or possession of lead shot is prohibited for hunting on the following department areas: (A) Aspinwall Bend Conservation Area; (B) Black Island Conservation Area; DIVISION 10—CONSERVATION COMMISSION (C) Brown (Bob) Conservation Area; (D) Cash (Ben) Memorial Conservation Area; (E) Church Farm Conservation Area; (F) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area; (G) Cooley Lake Conservation Area; (H) Coon Island Conservation Area; (I) Corning Conservation Area; (J) Deroin Bend Conservation Area; (K) Diana Bend Conservation Area; (L) Donaldson Point Conservation Area; (M) Duck Creek Conservation Area; (N) Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area; (O) Fountain Grove Conservation Area; (P) Four Rivers Conservation Area (August A. Busch, Jr. Memorial Wetlands); (Q) Franklin Island Conservation Area; (R) Frisbee Cutoff Access; (S) Frost Island Conservation Area; (T) Girvin (John L. and Georgia) Conservation Area; (U) Grand Pass Conservation Area; (V) Hornersville Swamp Conservation Area; (W) Leach (B. K.) Memorial Conservation Area; (X) Little Bean Marsh Conservation Area; (Y) Little River Conservation Area; (Z) Lower Hamburg Bend Conservation Area; (AA) Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area; (BB) Marion Bottoms Conservation Area; (CC) Montrose Conservation Area; (DD) Nishnabotna Conservation Area; (EE) Nodaway Valley Conservation Area; (FF) Otter Slough Conservation Area; (GG) Perry (Ralph and Martha) Conservation Area; (HH) Platte Falls Conservation Area; (II) Plowboy Bend Conservation Area; (JJ) Rose Pond Conservation Area; (KK) Rush Bottom Conservation Area; (LL) Schell-Osage Conservation Area; (MM) Settle’s Ford Conservation Area; (NN) Seven Island Conservation Area; (OO) Shanks (Ted) Conservation Area; (PP) Swift Ditch Access; (QQ) Ten Mile Pond Conservation Area; (RR) Thurnau (H. F.) Conservation Area; (SS) Warbler Woods Conservation Area; and (TT) Wolf Creek Bend Conservation Area. (9) On Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area— (A) Rabbits may be hunted only with shotgun from January 1 through February 15, except on designated portions where special management restrictions apply. The daily limit is four (4) rabbits; (B) Furbearers other than coyotes not treed with the aid of dogs may be taken only by shotgun during the prescribed season; and (C) All furbearers may be taken during managed deer hunts that coincide with the prescribed furbearer season using methods allowed for deer by participants holding a valid managed deer hunting permit and the prescribed permit for taking furbearers. (10) Hunting is permitted on the following department areas only by holders of a valid area daily hunting tag or as authorized in -11.181 Turkey Hunting and -11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter: (A) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area; -11—DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION (B) Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area; (C) Forest 44 Conservation Area; (D) Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area; and (E) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area. 1. Rabbits, squirrels, and crows may be taken between sunrise and sunset from December 1 through the end of the statewide season except furbearers may be taken during managed deer hunts that coincide with the prescribed furbearer season using methods allowed for deer by participants holding a valid managed deer hunting permit and the prescribed permit for taking furbearers. (11) On Lake Girardeau Conservation Area, firearms firing a single projectile are prohibited, except a twenty-two (.22) caliber or smaller rimfire firearm may be used from November 1 through April 1. (12) On the portion of Nodaway River bordered by the portion of Nodaway Valley Conservation Area which has been designated a waterfowl refuge, all hunting is prohibited from October 15 through March 1. (13) On Leach (B. K.) Memorial Conservation Area, hunting of wildlife other than waterfowl is allowed during prescribed seasons, except that from October 15 through the end of the appropriate zone’s duck season other wildlife may be hunted only by archery methods and only in designated areas. (14) On Cover (Dan and Maureen) Prairie Conservation Area, rabbits may not be chased, pursued, or taken during the prescribed quail hunting season. (15) Firearms firing single projectiles larger than twenty-two (.22) caliber rimfire are prohibited on the following areas except for deer hunting as authorized in -11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter: (A) Church Farm Conservation Area; (B) Horton Farm Conservation Area; (C) Kendzora (Anthony and Beatrice) Conservation Area; (D) Montrose Conservation Area; (E) Park (Guy B.) Conservation Area; and (F) Platte Falls Conservation Area. (16) Hunting is prohibited inside the fenced portions of Peck Ranch Conservation Area designated as a refuge by posting or as shown on the area map or the online conservation atlas, except for deer, turkey, and elk hunting as authorized by 3 CSR 10-11.181, -11.182, and -11.190 of this chapter. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* This rule previously filed as -4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed May 9, 2002, effective Oct. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed July 31, 2002, effective Dec. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Aug. 1, 2003, effective Aug. 15, 2003. Amended: Filed May 9, 2003, effective Oct. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 9, 2003, effective March 30, 2004. Amended: Filed Oct. 8, 2004, effective March 30, 2005. Amended: Filed Sept. 14, 2005, effective Feb. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed March 6, 2006, effective Aug. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed Oct. 2, 2006, effective Feb. 28, 2007. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed Oct. 10, 2008, effective April 30, 2009. Amended: Filed March 23, 2009, effective March 1, 2010. Amended: Filed Sept. 25, 2009, effective March 1, 2010. Amended: Filed Sept. 30, 2010, effective March 1, 2011. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 2011, effective March 1, 2012. Amended: Filed March 13, 2012, effective Aug. 30, 2012. Amended: Filed Sept. 19, 2012, effective March 1, 2013. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2013, effective March 1, 2014. Amended: Filed Sept. 17, 2014, effective March 1, 2015. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2015, effective March 1, 2016. Amended: Filed March 14, 2016, effective Sept. 30, 2016. Amended: Filed March 1, 2017, effective Aug. 30, 2017. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 2017, effective March 1, 2018. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2018, effective March 1, 2019. Amended: Filed Aug. 26, 2019, effective Feb. 29, 2020. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020, effective Aug. 30, 2020. Amended: Filed Sept. 4, 2020, effective Feb. 28, 2021. Amended: Filed Feb. 10, 2023, effective Aug. 30, 2023. Amended: Filed Sept. 6, 2024, effective Feb. 28, 2025. Amended: Filed Feb. 7, 2025, effective Aug. 30, 2025. Amended: Filed Oct. 3, 2025, effective April 30, 2026. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989. -11.181 Turkey Hunting PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for turkey hunting on department areas. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here. Turkeys may be hunted on department areas as authorized in the current Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet and the current Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, both of which are hereby incorporated in this Code by reference. These booklets are published annually in March and August, respectively, by, and printed copies can be obtained from, the Missouri Department of Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 and are also available online at www.missouriconservation.org. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Sept. 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed Sept. 30, 2010, effective March 1, 2011. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020, effective Aug. 30, 2020. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989. -11.182 Deer Hunting PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for deer hunting on department areas. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here. Deer may be hunted on department areas as authorized in the current Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, which is hereby incorporated in this Code by reference. This booklet is published annually in August by, and a printed copy can be obtained from, the Missouri Department of Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 and is also available online at www.missouriconservation.org. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.240, RSMo 2000.* This rule previously filed as -4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Aug. 30, 2001, effective Jan. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed May 9, 2002, effective Oct. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed June 5, 2002, effective Nov. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed July 31, 2002, effective March 1, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 9, 2003, effective Oct. 19, 2003. Amended: Filed May 9, 2003, effective Oct. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed June 13, 2003, effective Nov. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 8, 2004, effective March 30, 2005. Amended: Filed Sept. 30, 2010, effective March 1, 2011. *Original authority: 252.240, RSMo 1972, amended 1984. -11.183 Managed Deer Hunts (Rescinded March 30, 2005) AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. This rule previously filed as -4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed May 9, 2002, effective Oct. 30, 2002. Rescinded: Filed Oct. 8, 2004, effective March 30, 2005. -11.184 Quail Hunting PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for quail hunting on department areas. (1) Quail hunting is permitted on department areas in accordance with statewide regulations except as further restricted in this chapter. (2) Quail hunting is prohibited on the following department areas: (A) Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area; and (B) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Oct. 10, 2008, effective April 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2013, effective March 1, 2014. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2018, effective March 1, 2019. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020, effective Aug. 30, 2020. Amended: Filed July 29, 2022, effective Feb. 28, 2023. -11.185 Dove Hunting PURPOSE: This rule incorporates deleted portions of - 11.180 into a single dove-specific rule to clarify and simplify the Wildlife Code. It also clarifies that dove hunters must possess and submit a valid area daily hunting tag on specified areas. (1) Dove hunting is permitted on department areas in accordance with statewide regulations, except as further restricted in this chapter. DIVISION 10—CONSERVATION COMMISSION (2) On the following areas, during the month of September, dove hunters must possess a valid area daily hunting tag while hunting and must accurately report their harvest immediately upon completing their hunting trip: (A) Dove hunting is permitted during legal shooting hours in accordance with statewide regulations: 1. Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area 2. Bois D’Arc Conservation Area 3. Logan (William R.) Conservation Area 4. Pony Express Lake Conservation Area 5. Talbot (Robert E.) Conservation Area 6. White (William G. and Erma Parke) Memorial Wildlife Area (B) Dove hunting is permitted by managed hunt during the first seven (7) days and during legal shooting hours for the entire dove hunting season: 1. Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area 2. Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area 3. Ten Mile Pond Conservation Area (C) On Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, dove hunting is permitted only by managed hunt after 1:00 p.m. during the first seven (7) days of the dove hunting season and during legal shooting hours for the remainder of the season. (D) On Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area, dove hunting is permitted only by managed hunt during the first seven (7) days of the dove hunting season, except that dove hunting is prohibited on Labor Day and the weekend immediately preceding. Shooting hours are from 1:00 p.m. to sunset for the entire season. (3) Use or possession of lead shot is prohibited for hunting doves on the following department areas: (A) Bilby Ranch Lake Conservation Area; (B) Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area; (C) Bois D’Arc Conservation Area; (D) Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area; (E) Capps Creek Conservation Area; (F) Crowley’s Ridge Conservation Area; (G) Davisdale Conservation Area; (H) Fort Crowder Conservation Area; (I) Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area; (J) Lamine River Conservation Area; (K) Logan (William R.) Conservation Area; (L) Maintz Wildlife Preserve; (M) Pacific Palisades Conservation Area; (N) Park (Guy B.) Conservation Area; (O) Peabody Conservation Area; (P) Pony Express Lake Conservation Area; (Q) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area; (R) Reform Conservation Area; (S) Shawnee Trail Conservation Area; (T) Sloan (Dr. O.E. and Eloise) Conservation Area; (U) Stockton Lake Management Lands; (V) Talbot (Robert E.) Conservation Area; (W) Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Bethlehem); (X) Weldon Spring Conservation Area; (Y) Whetstone Creek Conservation Area; and (Z) White (William G. and Erma Parke) Conservation Area. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Material covered in this rule previously filed as -11.180. Original rule filed Sept. 12, 2011, effective March 1, 2012. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2013, effective March 1, 2014. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 2016, effective March 1, 2017. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2018, effective March 1, 2019. Amended: Filed July -11—DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 29, 2022, effective Feb. 28, 2023. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989. -11.186 Waterfowl Hunting PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for waterfowl hunting on department areas. (1) Waterfowl hunting is permitted on department areas except as further restricted in this chapter. Statewide permits, seasons, methods, and limits apply unless otherwise provided in this chapter. (2) On Lake Girardeau Conservation area, waterfowl hunting is prohibited. (3) Waterfowl hunting is prohibited after 1 p.m. on designated portions of the following department areas: (A) Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area; (B) Brown (Bob) Conservation Area; (C) Coon Island Conservation Area; (D) Duck Creek Conservation Area; (E) Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area; (F) Fountain Grove Conservation Area; (G) Grand Pass Conservation Area; (H) King Lake Conservation Area; (I) Leach (B. K.) Memorial Conservation Area; (J) Little River Conservation Area; (K) Lone Jack Lake Conservation Area; (L) Nodaway Valley Conservation Area; (M) Otter Slough Conservation Area; (N) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area; (O) Pony Express Lake Conservation Area; (P) Schell-Osage Conservation Area; (Q) Shanks (Ted) Conservation Area; (R) Ten Mile Pond Conservation Area. (4) Waterfowl may be taken on the department areas listed below only by holders of a valid area Daily Waterfowl Hunting Tag and only from a blind or in a designated area, except that hunters may retrieve dead birds and pursue and shoot downed cripples outside the designated area. Waterfowl hunters must check out immediately after the close of their hunting trip and prior to processing birds by accurate completion and return of the Daily Waterfowl Hunting Tag to designated locations. These department areas are closed to waterfowl hunting on December 25: (A) Brown (Bob) Conservation Area; (B) Duck Creek Conservation Area; (C) Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area; (D) Fountain Grove Conservation Area; (E) Four Rivers (August A. Busch, Jr. Memorial Wetlands at) Conservation Area (Designated waterfowl hunting areas of Units 1 and 2); (F) Grand Pass Conservation Area; (G) Leach (B. K.) Memorial Conservation Area; (H) Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area; (I) Montrose Conservation Area; (J) Nodaway Valley Conservation Area; (K) Otter Slough Conservation Area; (L) Schell-Osage Conservation Area; (M) Shanks (Ted) Conservation Area; (N) Ten Mile Pond Conservation Area. (5) On Thomas Hill Reservoir, waterfowl hunting is prohibited on the lands and waters of the main arm between Highway T and county road 462, three and one-half (3 1/2) miles north of Highway T from October 15 through the close of the waterfowl season. (6) Waterfowl hunters must self-register at designated hunter record boxes prior to hunting by completing a Daily Waterfowl Hunting Tag and accurately report harvest and check out immediately after the hunt on the following department areas: (A) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area; (B) Coon Island Conservation Area; (C) Fountain Grove (Southside Wetland Complex); (D) Four Rivers (August A. Busch, Jr. Memorial Wetlands at) Conservation Area (Units 3 and 4); (E) Nodaway Valley Conservation Area (Open Zone portion); (F) Settle’s Ford Conservation Area. (7) On Little River Conservation Area, waterfowl hunting is permitted only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays in designated pools by holders of a valid area daily hunting tag. (8) On Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area— (A) Teal hunting is allowed from sunrise to sunset during the prescribed teal hunting season; (B) Goose hunting is allowed from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to sunset during those portions of the prescribed goose hunting season that occurs outside of the prescribed duck hunting season, and from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset during the prescribed conservation order for light geese; (C) Waterfowl hunting is allowed only until 1:00 p.m. and only on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday during the prescribed duck hunting season. (9) Waterfowl may be hunted only during managed waterfowl hunts on the following department areas: (A) Busch (August A.) Memorial Conservation Area; (B) Cooley Lake Conservation Area; (C) Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area. (10) On Little Bean Marsh Conservation Area, waterfowl may be hunted only in designated areas and only during the appropriate zone’s duck and Canada goose seasons. (11) Managed Waterfowl-Hunting Areas; Draw Participation Requirements. (A) Hunting party members may participate in only one (1) morning drawing on the same day and may only submit one (1) Daily Waterfowl Hunting Tag per morning drawing. This includes having one (1) hunting party member submit a Daily Waterfowl Hunting Tag for another hunting party member in their absence. (B) A hunter must be properly licensed prior to participating in the morning drawing or applying for a reservation. (C) Hunting parties, including observers, may not exceed four (4), except during youth seasons. (D) Hunters must qualify for Missouri resident permits or be exempt from purchasing Missouri permits to apply for reservations. Hunters do not need to be a Missouri resident to reserve an Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible blind. (E) Hunting parties who have reserved an Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible blind are not eligible to enter an in-person drawing unless they first forfeit their Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible blind reservation for that day. (F) Hunters may not be registered for more than one (1) location or possess more than one (1) valid Daily Waterfowl Hunting Tag at the same time. Hunters must check out of one (1) location prior to registering for another location. (G) Hunting parties must hunt in their assigned location, as designated during the morning drawing. (H) Parties not registered or signed in prior to the draw time will not be allowed to enter the drawing. This includes parties with reservations. (I) Individuals may not be added to a party once the party has drawn. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* This rule was previously filed as - 4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed May 9, 2002, effective March 1, 2003. Amended: Filed July 31, 2002, effective June 30, 2003. Amended: Filed May 9, 2003, effective Oct. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed June 4, 2004, effective Nov. 30, 2004. Amended: Filed Sept. 29, 2004, effective Feb. 28, 2005. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed March 23, 2009, effective March 1, 2010. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 2011, effective March 1, 2012. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2015, effective March 1, 2016. Amended: Filed March 14, 2016, effective April 1, 2016. Amended: Filed March 1, 2017, effective Aug. 30, 2017. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2018, effective March 1, 2019. Amended: Filed Aug. 26, 2019, effective Feb. 29, 2020. Amended: Filed Jan. 22, 2021, effective Aug. 30, 2021. Amended: Filed Sept. 6, 2024, effective Feb. 28, 2025. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989. -11.187 Trapping PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for trapping on department areas. Trapping on department areas is allowed only with a special use permit issued by the area manager. Trappers must comply with Chapter 8 of this Code. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. This rule previously filed as -4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Sept. 29, 2004, effective Feb. 28, 2005. -11.190 Elk Hunting PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for elk hunting on department areas. Elk may be hunted on department areas located within Carter, Reynolds, and Shannon counties in accordance with statewide regulations, except as further restricted in this chapter. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed June 28, 2019, effective Dec. 30, 2019. Amended: Filed Aug. 27, 2021, effective Feb. 28, 2022. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989.