Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area, a hunter guide

Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area basics

Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area measures 270 acres on the map and sits in Howell County. Howell County has 5 conservation areas on our list; this one is the 3rd largest. MDC lists Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area in its Ozark Plains district, Ozark Region.

Non-hunting activities on the area page: fishing (sunfish, catfish, black bass).

The area page says: Carrick W. Davidson/Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area is located in east-central Howell County. It is about seven miles northeast of West Plains, off of Route EE. Of the 270 acres that comprise the Carrick W. Davidson/Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area, 200 acres are mixed warm-season grasses, old fields and crop land. The remainder of the land is wooded. There is a two-acre pond and three smaller ponds on the property. Middle Fork Creek meanders through the area. The area was donated to the Missouri Department of Conservation by Mr. and Mrs. Carrick W. Davidson and the family of the late Robert Paris. They started purchasing the property in 1955. Their primary purpose for the property was recreation. The property was managed for wildlife, primarily quail. They ran cattle on the property, but never at the expense of quail. Present management techniques include converting cool-season grasses to warm-season species, prescribed burning and cropping to maintain early successional habitat. Area facilities include two parking lots.

Species named: 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.

Public places ringing Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area

Head northwest about 12 mi and you reach Dean Davis Conservation Area, the nearest listed neighbor of Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area.

Points: MDC Conservation Area Centroids layer (https://gisblue.mdc.mo.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Discover_Nature/MDC_Administrative_Areas/FeatureServer/4). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.

Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area legal shooting light

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.

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Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area: checks before you go

Use this page to plan, then reread the agency page for Carrick W. Davidson – Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area shortly before the trip.

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