Rebel's Cove Conservation Area hunting in Missouri

Rebel's Cove Conservation Area, the essentials

Its acreage is 4,225, inside Putnam and Schuyler counties. Line up the 4 conservation areas in Putnam County by acres and Rebel's Cove Conservation Area comes 2nd. Staff of the MDC Green Hills district, in the Northeast Region, manage Rebel's Cove Conservation Area.

MDC also notes camping (open camping-walk/float/backpack(no deer/turkey), designated camping sites), dog training and fishing (sunfish, catfish, black bass) at Rebel's Cove Conservation Area.

Habitat notes from the source: Approximately 60 percent of this 4,225-acre area is forested. The remainder is broken up into various habitat types, including croplands, grasslands, old fields, numerous wetlands, and ponds. Nearly five miles of the unchannelized Chariton River runs through the area. This portion of the river is known locally as "The Narrows," because the river makes a 2.5 mile loop around Parson's Bend in the center of the area. At this point the river doubles back to within a few hundred feet of itself. A 100 to 200-foot-wide forested corridor is maintained along the river to protect the banks and maintain a healthy ecosystem. The meandering river channel has created several oxbow lakes and natural marshes along the river, providing unique fish and wildlife habitat. The area also contains a heron rookery. The Henry Clay Dean House site, once located on the northwest side of the area, is listed in the Missouri Historic Sites Catalog. A shelter house and marker now designate the site.

Game listed: Deer, Turkey, Rabbit, Squirrel, Dove, Quail, Waterfowl.

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

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

Rebel's Cove Conservation Area: fields for doves

Rebel's Cove Conservation Area has 1 managed dove field this year: 13.0 acres of sunflower. Layer note: Open to All Hunters. The dove management area list includes Rebel's Cove Conservation Area. Doves are open Sep 1, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026.

MDC 2026 dove field layer and Dove Management Areas; checked October 29, 2026.

County harvest around Rebel's Cove Conservation Area

These are county numbers.

In 2025, 2,336 deer were Telechecked in Putnam County, 1,046 of them does. Putnam County turkey hunters took 688 birds in spring 2026; 41 came off public land. The MDC dashboard lists 11 CWD positives in Putnam County across the years in the table, the first in 2020-2021.

MDC 2025 deer harvest summary, MDC turkey harvest summaries and MDC CWD dashboard; earlier years from the yearly reports. Checked October 29, 2026.

Rebel's Cove Conservation Area, quick questions