Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area hunting

Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area profile

Expect about 236 acres of public ground at Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area, Marion County. By size it ranks 2nd of the 4 conservation areas we list in Marion County. MDC manages it from the Mark Twain district of the Northeast Region.

Besides hunting, the MDC area page lists trails (hiking), camping (open camping-walk/float/backpack(no deer/turkey), designated camping sites) and fishing (sunfish, catfish).

What the area page says about it: The area consists of 238 acres of mostly forested land donated to the Missouri Department of Conservation by Dr. and Mrs. Wallace P. Elmslie of Quincy, Illinois, who wanted to preserve the area's high-quality bird and plant habitat. Elmslie Natural Area contains diverse and unique timber communities, including upland and bottomland hardwood forests, and woodlands. Visitors can acquaint themselves with these communities, and their associated shrubs and wildflowers with just a short hike. Due to the scientific and educational value, the south 100 acres of the forest have been designated a Natural Area for special study and management. The North River's south fork flows through the area for more than one-quarter mile. This small, scenic, usually clear stream provides fishing for bass and panfish. A 100-foot corridor of undisturbed vegetation is maintained along the waterway to prevent erosion of the banks and to enhance the stream's aesthetic quality.

Listed game: Deer, Turkey, Squirrel.

• White-tailed Deer
• Wild Turkey
• Gray Squirrel
• Fox Squirrel

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

Map around Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area

Crow-flight distance from Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area to Callahan Mound Access is 5.8 mi (northwest); the table runs outward from there.

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.

Legal hours for Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area

Rabbits are sunrise to sunset, migratory birds half an hour before sunrise to sunset, and big game gets the extra half hour after sunset.

Times are prevailing local time, Central Daylight Time until Nov. 1 and from March 14.

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.

Last word on Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area

Confirm methods, permits and the Marion County deer rules for Elmslie Memorial Conservation Area before the drive.

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