PURPOSE: This amendment removes Lichen Glade Conservation Area, Little Osage Prairie, and Niawathe Prairie Conservation Area from the list of areas closed to hunting.
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Title 3 – Department of Conservation
Division 10 – Conservation Commission
Chapter 11—Wildlife Code: Special Regulations for Department Areas
Proposed Amendment
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.



























