Otter Slough Conservation Area hunting

Otter Slough Conservation Area methods and area rules

Methods for Otter Slough Conservation Area come from the MDC area page and the deer quick view.

Otter Slough Conservation Area: Code paragraphs

• Portions of this department area are closed to protect waterfowl from October 15 through March 31.
• Portions of this department area are closed to protect waterfowl from October 15 through the end of the last segment of the appropriate zone's duck season.
• 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.

Bring nontoxic loads: Otter Slough Conservation Area requires them for all shotgun hunting. MDC limits deer hunting on its areas to the listed ones, and Otter Slough Conservation Area is listed.

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

Open dates on Otter Slough Conservation Area

Open-now status is in the last column; 13 rows apply to Otter Slough Conservation Area.

The general deer portions do not apply to Otter Slough Conservation Area (managed hunts only). Archery deer is closed during the November firearms portion, Nov. 14-24.

From the 2026 Fall Deer and Turkey booklet, the 2026-2027 waterfowl digest and the 2026 hunting and trapping summary (Missouri Department of Conservation); checked October 29, 2026. All Missouri seasons.

Getting supplies near Otter Slough Conservation Area

Nearest town with its own page: Fisk, 6.9 mi. For a hardware store or a motel, Poplar Bluff (16,177 people) is 17 mi away. Getting there, per MDC: From Dexter, take Highway 60 west, then Route ZZ south 10 miles, then County Road 675 west 2 miles to the area entrance. The closest MDC office on file is Otter Slough Conservation Area Field Office, about 0.9 mi from Otter Slough Conservation Area.

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.

Four sister sites to Otter Slough Conservation Area