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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 wetland areas so that you can make an informed decision about where to go.
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2025 Teal Season - Status of Missouri Wetland Areas as of Late August
| Conservation Area | Self-Check-in or Drawing | Repairs & Construction | Habitat/Food Status: Moist-Soil | Acres Flooded/ Wetland Status | No. Parties |
| B.K. Leach | Self-Check | Three wetland structures replaced in August. Minor levee repairs throughout area currently ongoing. | Excellent | 800 | No limit |
| Bob Brown | Self-Check | River pump replacement completed May 2025 | Excellent | 100-150 | No Limit |
| Coon Island | Self-Check | None | Fair/Good | ~150: Pools 1, 2, 3, 6 | No Limit |
| Duck Creek | 5:00 AM drawing opening weekend only, then self-check. | Obermeyer repair and maintenance | Fair/Good | North Pool 1 - 800 Units A & B - ~150 | 18-20 positions total. 12 of those positions being in Pool 1. |
| Eagle Bluffs | Self-Check | River pumps awaiting replacement. City water is only water source for teal season. Teal water limited. | Good/Excellent | 50-75 | No limit |
| Fountain Grove | Self-Check | None | Good | Borrows only, significant rainfall may allow more opportunity. | No Limit |
| Four Rivers | Self-Check | We had a major levee repair on the west main protection levee of Unit 3. Fill was taken from nearby blue holes in hopes to expand walk-in hunter opportunity. | Excellent | U1 - minimal water in pools 4 and 5. U2 - minimal water in pools 10, and 11. U3 - Full pool in Presidents Marsh. U4 - Full pool. | No Limit |
| Grand Pass | Self-Check | One small pump being repaired. | Excellent | 75-100 | No Limit |
| Little River | Self-Check | None | Fair/Good | 32 | 3 |
| Marais Temps Clair | Self-Check | None | Fair/Good | 35 | No limit |
| Montrose | Self-Check | Motter pool structure and levee. | Fair | Lake area | No limit |
| Nodaway Valley | Self-Check | None | Good | 110 | No Limit |
| Otter Slough | 5:00 AM drawing both weekends. Self-check on weekdays. | R7 Well | Good | 450 + Otter Lake (250) | 15-18 positions total |
| Schell-Osage | Self-Check | All waterfowl hunting zones closed for construction. | Fair | No water. Pools drained for construction. | N/A |
| Settle's Ford | Self-Check | 1-2 pool structure, 2-3 structure, 3-1 levee | Fair/Good | 200 | No limit |
| Ted Shanks | Self-Check | None | Good | ~300 | No limit |
| Ten Mile Pond | Self-Check | Major levee repairs on the two main levees on the east and west side of the area. | Good | ~75 | No limit |