Grand Pass Conservation Area hunting in Missouri

Area rules at Grand Pass Conservation Area

MDC area rules for Grand Pass Conservation Area, as published for 2026-27.

Wildlife Code entries for Grand Pass Conservation Area

• Portions of this department area are closed to protect waterfowl from October 15 through March 1.
• Nontoxic shot is required for all hunting with a shotgun on this area. Use or possession of lead shot is prohibited.
• Waterfowl hunting is prohibited after 1:00 p.m. on designated portions of the following department areas: (A) Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area (B) Bob Brown Conservation Area (C) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area (D) Coon Island Conservation Area (E) Duck Creek Conservation Area (F) Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (G) Fountain Grove Conservation Area (H) Grand Pass Conservation Area (I) King Lake Conservation Area (J) B. K.
• Waterfowl may be taken only by holders of a valid area Daily Waterfowl Hunting Tag and only from a blind or in a designated area, except that hunters may retrieve dead birds and pursue and shoot downed cripples outside the designated area. Waterfowl hunters must check out immediately after the close of their hunting trip and prior to processing birds by accurate completion and return of the Daily Waterfowl Hunting Tag to designated locations. These department areas are closed to waterfowl hunting on December 25.

Deer hunters on Grand Pass Conservation Area are limited to archery methods only; antlerless permits may be used. Turkey methods on Grand Pass Conservation Area: archery only. Lead shot is out for any shotgun hunting on Grand Pass Conservation Area. Deer and turkey may be hunted only on MDC areas that appear in the booklet table; Grand Pass Conservation Area is on it.

Sources: area page, area regulations, deer quick view; booklet table: 2026 Fall Deer and Turkey booklet, pp. 42-55. Checked October 29, 2026.

Duck season on Grand Pass Conservation Area

Closing rule on Grand Pass Conservation Area: 1 p.m.. No walk-in duck hunting on Grand Pass Conservation Area pools: MDC allots spots by reservation and morning draw. Area office: 660-595-2444. Half of the spots go by reservation (pre-season Sept. 1-18 online for residents, then weekly), half by the morning drawing; parties are capped at four. Duck dates for Grand Pass Conservation Area follow the Middle Zone (from the 2021-2025 zone layer; the new 2026-2030 line text may differ near the edge). Ducks, geese and coots may be shot only with nontoxic shot.

2026-2027 Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Digest, managed areas; area page; checked October 29, 2026.

Grand Pass Conservation Area: towns and supplies

Carrollton is 11 mi from Grand Pass Conservation Area, the nearest town on this site. Marshall is the biggest town in that list, 13,791 residents in 2024. Route from the area page: From Marshall, take Highway 65 west 8 miles, then Route N north 5 miles to area headquarters. Drive 1.5 mi to Grand Pass Conservation Area Field Office in Miami for the nearest MDC counter.

Towns from places.json (Census 2024); offices and businesses from services.json (MDC offices and business listings, chain stores and permit vendors left out); straight-line miles. Checked October 29, 2026.

Same type of ground as Grand Pass Conservation Area, close by

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