Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: The proposed amendment prohibits the use of
lead shot on Cash (Ben) Memorial Conservation Area, Donaldson Point
Conservation Area, Frisbee Cutoff Access, Girvin (John L. and Georgia)
Conservation Area, Hornersville Swamp Conservation Area, Marion Bottoms
Conservation Area, Seven Island Conservation Area, Swift Ditch Access, and
Warbler Woods Conservation Area.
(1) Hunting is permitted on department areas,
except as further restricted by signs, area brochures, or this chapter and
except turkey and deer hunting are allowed as authorized in
3 CSR
10-11.181 Turkey Hunting,
3 CSR
10-11.182 Deer Hunting, and
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 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 3 CSR 10-11.181 Turkey Hunting,
3 CSR
10-11.182 Deer Hunting, and
3 CSR
10-11.190 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
3 CSR
10-11.181 Turkey Hunting and
3 CSR
10-11.182 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) Grundy Memorial
Wildlife Area
(U) Hartell (Ronald
and Maude) Conservation Area
(V)
Harter (James R.) Conservation Area
(W) Henning (Ruth and Paul) Conservation
Area
(X) Hickory Canyons Natural
Area
(Y) Hickory Woods
Conservation Area
(Z) Hinkson
Woods Conservation Area
(AA) Juden
Creek Conservation Area
(BB)
Klamberg (Roger) Woods Conservation Area
(CC) La Petite Gemme Prairie Conservation
Area
(DD) Lichen Glade
Conservation Area
(EE) Lily Pond
Natural Area
(FF) Limpp Community
Lake
(GG) Lipton Conservation
Area
(HH) Little Osage
Prairie
(II) Malta Bend Community
Lake
(JJ) Maple Flats
Access
(KK) Maple Woods Natural
Area
(LL) Miller Community
Lake
(MM) Mint Spring Conservation
Area
(NN) Mount Vernon
Prairie
(OO) Niawathe Prairie
Conservation Area
(PP) Parma Woods
Range and Training Center (south portion)
(QQ) Pawhuska Prairie
(RR) Pelican Island Natural Area
(SS) Perry County Community Lake
(TT) Phantom Forest Conservation Area
(UU) Pickle Springs Natural Area
(VV) Port Hudson Lake Conservation
Area
(WW) Ray County Community
Lake
(XX) Rocheport Cave
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) Tower Rock Natural
Area
(LLL) Truman Reservoir
Management Lands (designated portion of the Grand River Bottoms Wildlife
Management Area)
(MMM) Twin Borrow
Pits Conservation Area
(NNN)
Tywappity Community Lake
(OOO)
Upper Mississippi Conservation Area (Clarksville Refuge)
(PPP) Wah'Kon-Tah Prairie (portion south of Highway
82)
(QQQ) Wah-Sha-She
Prairie
(RRR) Walnut Woods
Conservation Area
(SSS) White
Alloe Creek Conservation Area
(TTT) Wildcat Glade Natural Area
(UUU) Wild Cherry Ridge Conservation Area
(VVV) Woods (Walter) Conservation Area
(WWW) Youngdahl (Mark) Urban
Conservation Area
(5)
Firearms firing single projectiles are prohibited on the following department
areas except for deer hunting as authorized in
3 CSR
10-11.182 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
3 CSR
10-11.182 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
(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
(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.
(D) Furbearers treed with the aid of dogs may
be taken using any prescribed method during the prescribed furbearer season,
except that-
1. Coyotes may be taken only by
shotgun from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after
sunset from the fourth Saturday in May through September 30 and from December
15 through March 31;
2. Furbearers
other than coyotes not treed with the aid of dogs may be taken only by shotgun
from December 15 through the end of the prescribed furbearer season; and 3. 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
3 CSR
10-11.181 Turkey Hunting and
3 CSR
10-11.182 Deer Hunting of this chapter:
(A) Columbia Bottom Conservation
Area
(B) Burr Oak Woods
Conservation Area
(C) Forest 44
Conservation Area
(D) Green
(Charles W.) Conservation Area
(E)
Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area
(F) Prairie Fork Conservation Area
(G) 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
in3 CSR
10-11.182 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
(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,
3 CSR
10-11.182, and
3 CSR
10-11.190 of this chapter.
*Original authority: 252.240, RSMo 1972, amended
1984.
