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| Conservation Area | Repairs and Construction | Habitat/Food Status | Hunting Parties Per Day | Youth Hunt | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moist-Soil | Timber | Floodable Crops | Blinds | Walk-in | Self-Check-in or Drawing | Hunt Dates | |||
| B.K. Leach | None | Normal | Excellent | NA | Fair | 3 Blinds & 1 ADA Blind | 12-18 | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Bob Brown | None | Normal unless river drops below pump intakes. | Good | NA | Good | 0 | 15-19 | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Columbia Bottom | Multiple river levee breeches. | Water levels will depend on rainfall, the area will not be pumped. | Fair | NA | NA | 1 ADA Blind, self-check-may not be flooded | Open Hunting | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Coon Island | None | Normal | Good/Fair | Good | NA | 0 | Open Hunting | Self-Check | Nov 18-19 |
| Duck Creek | None | Normal | Good/Fair | Good | Poor | 25 Blinds & 1 ADA Blind | 17 positions available on opening day increasing to 28 positions + up to 50 ind. in Pool 8 + up to 25 ind. in Pool 7 (Wed, Sat, & Sun). | Draw at area HQ at 4:45 AM: 14 positions | Oct 21-22 |
| Eagle Bluffs | River Pump Repair | River pump repair completion anticipated by the beginning of middle zone duck season, if repair is prolonged water management will be dependent on city effluent intake. | Good | NA | Fair | 1 ADA Blind | 10-18 | Drawing | Oct 21-22 |
| Fountain Grove | Pump Station Construction | Normal | Excellent | Good | Good | 25 Blinds & 1 ADA Blind | 4-8 (dry fall) 5-10 (wet fall) | Drawing | Oct 21-22 |
| Four Rivers | None | Draw Units 1 and 2 ? Limited water in Unit. Unit 2 is normal. Expect hunt position availability (Draw Pools) to be low for beginning of season. Open Unit 3 ? very little water with potential for higher inundation from river as season progresses. Boat ramps unusable. Open Unit 4 ? South pools (16, 17, and 18) are currently dry. Pool 15 is holding some huntable water, and the boat lane is not usable. Unit 4 still has the potential for higher inundation from river and rainfall as season progresses. For more information call the 4R hotline at 417-395-4495. | Excellent | NA | Good | 1 ADA Blind | May start with 12 available positions unless conditions change. Plus, open units. | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Grand Pass | None | Normal | Excellent | NA | Fair | 1 ADA Blind | 18-40 | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Little River | Water levels in pools near the west side of the area will be slower to rise due to drought conditions. | Good | NA | Fair | 0 | 7 | Self- Check | Nov 18-19 | |
| Marais Temps Clair | None | Normal | Good | NA | None | 1 ADA Blind | 6-9 | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Montrose | Motter pool structure and levee. | Very low lake level, no lake access. Dependent on fall precipitation. | Excellent | NA | NA | 13 Blinds & 1 ADA Blind | 2 | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Nodaway Valley | None | Normal unless river drops below pump intakes. | Good | NA | Good | 4 Blinds & 1 ADA Blind | 13-15 plus 150-acre open area | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Otter Slough | None | Will not flood Unit 31 this year due to alligatorweed. | Good | NA | Fair/Poor | 12 Blinds & 1 ADA Blind | 19-22 | Draw at area HQ at 4:45 AM; 26 positions | Oct 21-22 |
| Schell-Osage | Major wetland renovation. | Contractor is working on pump station construction. Pools C, D, E, and F will be closed. Very little water. Dependent on precipitation and river rise. | Fair/Good | NA | NA | 0 | Open hunting, self-check, no reservations. | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Settle's Ford | None | Very Dry. Normal dependent on fall precipitation. | Excellent | NA | NA | 1 ADA | Open hunting, self-check. | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Ted Shanks | One pump at south pump station is down. | Less water on south half of due to down pump. | Good | Poor | Good | 4-8 Blinds & 1 ADA Blind | 12-18 | Self-Check | Oct 21-22 |
| Ten Mile Pond | 2 of the 3 wells are down on the west side of the area. | The Mississippi River level and rain fall will strongly influence amount of hunting spots on the area. | Good/Fair | NA | Fair | 0 | 7-20 | Draw at area HQ at 4:45 AM | Nov 18-19 |