3 CSR 10-11.180: Hunting, General Provisions and Seasons

Purpose

This rule establishes general provisions for hunting on department areas.

Summary:

PURPOSE:  This amendment removes Lichen Glade Conservation Area, Little Osage Prairie, and Niawathe Prairie Conservation Area from the list of areas closed to hunting.

Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission

Chapter 11—Wildlife Code: Special Regulations for Department Areas

Proposed Amendment

(4) Hunting is prohibited on the following department areas except for deer and turkey hunting as authorized in 3 CSR 10-11.181 Turkey Hunting and 3 CSR 10-11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter:

[(EE) Lichen Glade Conservation Area;]

[(FF)](EE) Lily Pond Natural Area;

[(GG)](FF) Limpp Community Lake;

[(HH)](GG) Lipton Conservation Area;

[(II) Little Osage Prairie;]

[(JJ)](HH) Malta Bend Community Lake;

[(KK)](II) Maple Flats Access;

[(LL)] (JJ) Maple Woods Natural Area;

[(MM)] (KK) Miller Community Lake;

[(NN)] (LL) Mint Spring Conservation Area;

[(OO)](MM) Mount Vernon Prairie;

[(PP) Niawathe Prairie Conservation Area;]

[(QQ)](NN) Parma Woods Range and Training Center (south portion);

[(RR)](OO) Pawhuska Prairie;

[(SS)](PP) Pelican Island Natural Area;

[(TT)](QQ) Perry County Community Lake;

[(UU)](RR) Phantom Forest Conservation Area;

[(VV)](SS) Pickle Springs Natural Area;

[(WW)](TT)Port Hudson Lake Conservation Area;

[(XX)](UU) Prairie Fork Conservation Area;

[(YY)](VV) Ray County Community Lake;

[(ZZ)](WW) Rocheport Cave Conservation Area;

[(AAA)](XX) Rock Lake Conservation Area;

[(BBB)](YY) Rockwoods Range;

[(CCC)](ZZ) Rockwoods Reservation;

[(DDD)](AAA) Rush Creek Conservation Area;

[(EEE)](BBB) Saeger Woods Conservation Area;

[(FFF)](CCC) Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area;

[(GGG)](DDD) Sears (F. O. and Leda J.) Memorial Wildlife Area;

[(HHH)](EEE) Shawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Area;

[(III)](FFF) Sims Valley Community Lake;

[(JJJ)](GGG) Steyermark (Julian) Woods Conservation Area;

[(KKK)](HHH) Teszars Woods Conservation Area;

[(LLL)](III) Thirtyfour Corner Blue Hole;

[(MMM)](JJJ) Thompson (Robert H.) Conservation Area;

[(NNN)](KKK) Three Creeks Conservation Area (Waters-Russell Unit);

[(OOO)](LLL) Tower Rock Natural Area;

[(PPP)](MMM) Truman Reservoir Management Lands (designated portion of the Grand River Bottoms Wildlife Management Area);

[(QQQ)](NNN) Twin Borrow Pits Conservation Area;

[(RRR)](OOO) Tywappity Community Lake;

[(SSS)](PPP) Upper Mississippi Conservation Area (Clarksville Refuge);

[(TTT)](QQQ) Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie (portion south of Highway 82);

[(UUU)](RRR) Wah-Sha-She Prairie;

[(VVV)](SSS) Walnut Woods Conservation Area;

[(WWW)](TTT) White Alloe Creek Conservation Area;

[(XXX)](UUU) Wildcat Glade Natural Area;

[(YYY)](VVV) Wild Cherry Ridge Conservation Area;

[(ZZZ)](WWW) Woods (Walter) Conservation Area; and

[(AAAA)](XXX) Youngdahl (Mark) Urban Conservation Area.

AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* This rule previously filed as 3 CSR 10-4.115. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. For intervening history, please consult the Code of State Regulations. Amended: Filed October 3, 2025.

PUBLIC ENTITY COST: This proposed amendment will not cost state agencies or political subdivisions more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

PRIVATE ENTITY COST: This proposed amendment will not cost private entities more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.

NOTICE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Anyone may file a statement in support of or in opposition to this proposed amendment with Regulations Committee Chairman, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, or via the department’s website at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/Z49. To be considered, comments must be received within thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the Missouri Register. No public hearing is scheduled.

 

Official public comment period: November 18, 2025 to December 17, 2025