Angeline Conservation Area hunting in Missouri

Angeline Conservation Area, the essentials

Its acreage is 39,603, inside Shannon County. Line up the 7 conservation areas in Shannon County by acres and Angeline Conservation Area comes 3rd. Staff of the MDC Scenic Rivers West district, in the Ozark Region, manage Angeline Conservation Area.

MDC also notes shooting range (shotgun, rifle or pistol), trails (horseback, hiking), camping (open camping – walk-in/float-in/backpack), dog training and fishing (rock bass, sunfish, black bass) at Angeline Conservation Area.

Habitat notes from the source: The Angeline Conservation Area lies north of the Jacks Fork and west of the Current River. The 39,590-acre area is north of Eminence and extends 15 miles west to near Summersville. Numerous small springs, seeps and sinkholes are found on the area due to the karst topography. Clow, Alley Spring and Flat Rock conservation areas and the Kerr-McGee purchase were combined to create this single conservation area. Points of interest include a scenic overlook on Highway 19, the Eminence Office, Bay Branch Shooting Range, Flat Rock Lookout Tower, Lick Log Hollow Nature Trail a one mile interpretive hike and a day use Equestrian loop trail system that is 9.5 miles long. The area is managed with a sustainable ecological approach to multiple-use management. The management goal is to improve the overall health and vigor of the forest, woodland, and glade natural communities indigenous to the landtype association. The management will guide these natural communities to more ecological and biological stable conditions that will enhance productivity and value over time.

Game listed: Deer, Black bear, Turkey, Rabbit, Squirrel, Dove, Quail.

• White-tailed Deer
• Black Bear
• Wild Turkey
• Eastern Cottontail
• Gray Squirrel
• Fox Squirrel
• Mourning Dove
• Northern Bobwhite Quail

From the agency record (Missouri Department of Conservation); checked October 29, 2026.

Deer rules that reach Angeline Conservation Area

Angeline Conservation Area takes its deer rules from Shannon County, where the firearms antlerless fill limit is 2. Antlerless portions run here in October and December. Any deer killed in Shannon County on Nov. 14 or 15 has to be presented at a sampling station; the county has 3 stations. Shannon County falls under the CWD feed and mineral ban. BMZ 2 reaches Shannon County; the zone has 750 permits and closes early if 22 bears are taken. Elk may be hunted in Shannon County by drawn permit holders (archery Oct. 17-25, firearms Dec. 12-20), except on the Peck Ranch refuge. Shannon County bans squirrel and rabbit dogs in the November portion. For 2026 MDC dropped the CWD portion, the CWD Management Zone and the antler-point restriction.

• Eminence Elementary School, 17794 Hwy. 106 , Eminence
• Timber Volunteer Fire Department Shed , 39245 Hwy. 19, Timber
• MDC Twin Pines Conservation Education Center, 20086 Hwy. 60, Winona

2026 Fall Deer and Turkey booklet county rules, MDC CWD rules and 2026 bear digest; checked October 29, 2026.

When legal light starts in Angeline Conservation Area

Deer, bear, elk and fall archery turkey may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; ducks, geese, doves and fall firearms turkey stop at sunset.

Fall firearms turkey ends at sunset, the same as the bird column.

Hours rule and the Jefferson City sunrise and sunset table from the MDC Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Digest (same table in the Fall Deer and Turkey booklet), adjusted 1 minute per 13.5 miles east or west as MDC directs; checked October 29, 2026. Legal hours for every county.

Same type of ground as Angeline Conservation Area, close by

Angeline Conservation Area final checklist

Carry your permit, notch it or the MO Hunting app right away, and Telecheck a deer or turkey by 10 p.m. on the day of harvest.

Sources: source · source · source · source; regulations from the 2026 Fall Deer and Turkey booklet. Checked October 29, 2026.