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Want to check the status of a wetland area before heading out to hunt teal? This table is updated yearly to provide information about whether or not there's a morning drawing, construction notices, and habitat status on 18 managed wetland areas so that you can make an informed decision about where to go.
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| Conservation Area | Self-Check In or Drawing | Repairs & Construction | Habitat/Food Status: Moist-Soil | Acres Flooded/ Wetland Status | No. Parties |
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| Nodaway Valley | Self-Check | West side is dry unless significant rain occurs. No pumping due to pump replacement East side normal. | Good | 50-75 | No Limit |
| Bob Brown | Self-Check | None | Good | 100-150 | No Limit |
| Fountain Grove | Self-Check | Pump Station Construction | Good | Borrows only, Significant rainfall may allow more opportunity. | No Limit |
| Grand Pass | Self-Check | None | Excellent | 75-100 | No Limit |
| Eagle Bluffs | Self-Check | None | Good | ~325 | No limit |
| Ted Shanks | Self-Check | None | Excellent | ~400 | No limit |
| B.K. Leach | Self-Check | None | Excellent | 200 | No limit |
| Marais Temp Clair | Self-Check | None | Excellent | 50 | No limit |
| Columbia Bottom | 4:45 AM Drawing Opening Weekend Only then Self-Check | Pool 1 (refuge) levee broken, minor damage to other pools. | Good | 60 | No limit |
| Montrose | Self-Check | Motter pool structure and levee | Good | Lake area | No limit |
| Settle’s Ford | Self-Check | Pool 3-1 levee breech. | Good/Fair | 50 | No limit |
| Schell-Osage | Self-Check | Portions maybe closed for construction | Poor | ~50 in A-pool | No Limit |
| Four Rivers | Self-Check | Unit 3 & 4 discharge water control structure repairs | Excellent | U1-- minimal water. U2 – minimal water. U3 – 400 ac. U4 – 500 ac. in south pools. Pool 15 is completely dry. | No Limit |
| Duck Creek | 5:00 AM Drawing Opening Weekend Only then Self-Check | None | Fair/Good | North Pool 1- 800 Units A & B - ~150 | 16-18 positions total: 12 positions on pool 1, See area HQ for additional information |
| Otter Slough | 5:00 AM Drawing Opening Weekend Only then Self-Check | None | Fair/Good | ~450; Otter Lake was drawn down for management and will not be hunted for Teal. | 16-18 positions total |
| Coon Island | Self-Check | None | Fair/Good | ~150 acres, | No Limit |
| Ten-Mile Pond | Self-Check | None | Excellent | 150-250 | No Limit |
| Little River | Self-Check | None | Good | 40 | 4 |