Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area hunting in Missouri

Area rules at Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area

MDC area rules for Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area, as published for 2026-27.

Wildlife Code entries for Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area

• Unless otherwise posted, bicycles, including electric bicycles as defined in the Missouri Wildlife Code ( Chapter 20- Definitions) , are allowed on roads open to vehicular traffic and service roads (designated in the online conservation atlas). Bicycles must stay on roads open to vehicular traffic or service roads, or on multi-use trails posted as open to bicycles. Bicycle use is not allowed on service roads passing through designated natural areas (designated in the online conservation atlas). Groups of 10 or more people using bicycles on a department area must obtain a special use permit.
• This department area also has multi-use trails open to equestrian use. On multi-use trails designated as open to equestrian use, horses and horseback riding is prohibited during all portions of the firearms deer hunting season and during shooting hours of spring turkey hunting seasons.
• An unstaffed range is located on this department area. Target shooting is not allowed anywhere on this area except for designated shooting range(s).
• Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Ranges may be closed to public use at any time for maintenance or department sponsored events or programs.

For deer, Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area is open to archery and firearms, and antlerless permits may be used. Turkey methods on Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area: archery and firearms. The FDT area table lists Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area with code A (antlerless permits allowed). Deer and turkey may be hunted only on MDC areas that appear in the booklet table; Rudolf Bennitt 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.

Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area: towns and supplies

Higbee is 4.7 mi from Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area, the nearest town on this site. Columbia is the biggest town in that list, 130,900 residents in 2024. Route from the area page: From Columbia, take Highway 63 north 19 miles, then Route F west 5 miles, then Route T north 2.75 miles, then County Road 2930 west 0.50 mile to the area. Drive 18 mi to Davisdale Conservation Area Field Office in Fayette 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.

When legal light starts in Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area

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.

Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area, quick questions