Welcome to the Central Regional

Regional notices listed for the following subjects and areas:

Reform Conservation Area is closed whenever its security level reaches high (orange). The current security level is:

Blind Pony Lake is closed for renovation for the next several years. Only Blind Pony Lake itself is closed. The rest of the area, including four small ponds, is open as usual.

Other nearby lakes available for fishing include: Malta Bend Community Lake, Marshall Habilitation Center Lake, Maple Leaf Lake Conservation Area near Higginsville, Edwin A. Pape Lake near Concordia, and Lake Wooldridge at Van Meter State Park.

Blind Pony Hatchery is one of six locations in the nation that is hatching the federally endangered pallid sturgeon and the Department of Conservation is taking advantage of federal funds to replace hatchery water supply lines, construct an additional building, and drain and deepen the lake. Blind Pony’s capability to raise other fish for statewide stocking will also be enhanced.

Where to go: Hunting in the Central Region

Central Missouri's numerous public lands range from rich bottomland forests along the Missouri River to scenic rolling hillsides. These diverse habitat areas support an equally diverse amount of wildlife - and abundant hunting opportunities.

Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area in Randolph and Howard Counties is in the process of renovating the trail system. The goals are to increase usability, decrease soil erosion and to increase trail maintenance. Renovations began in early 2006 and will continue over the next few years.