Missouri MRAP land: sites and acres by county
MDC's Missouri Recreational Access Program pays landowners to open private land to the public. Its layer shows 33 tracts open to some hunting, 8,181 acres in 16 counties. Macon County has the most, 1,755 acres.
Data updated October 2026. MRAP land: MDC's 2026 map layer, read 2026-10.
MRAP tracts are private land MDC enrolls for public hunting, fishing or wildlife viewing. Each tract is open to listed uses only: all hunting and fishing, small game and turkey only, youth only or archery only, by MDC's layer (MDC: MRAP).
Which counties have the most MRAP land?
16 counties have at least one site. The most acres: Macon (1,755 acres), Caldwell (1,038 acres), Chariton (986 acres), Hickory (958 acres) and Vernon (548 acres).
| County | Sites | Acres | Largest site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County | 6 | 1,755 | Brush Creek North Tract: small game and turkey hunting (917 acres) |
| Caldwell County | 6 | 1,038 | McBath: youth hunting and fishing (242 acres) |
| Chariton County | 3 | 986 | Brush Creek South Tract: small game and turkey hunting (652 acres) |
| Hickory County | 1 | 958 | Quad-E-Wildlife Ranch: archery hunting (958 acres) |
| Vernon County | 2 | 548 | Stilwell Prairie Tract: youth hunting and fishing (376 acres) |
| Linn County | 3 | 518 | Smoky Creek Tract: small game and turkey hunting (278 acres) |
| Barton County | 1 | 486 | Lonestar Prairie: all access hunting and fishing (486 acres) |
| DeKalb County | 1 | 382 | Crooked Creek: all access hunting and fishing (382 acres) |
| Grundy County | 1 | 355 | Route A Tract: all access hunting and fishing (355 acres) |
| Moniteau County | 3 | 329 | Dry Fork Creek Tract: small game and turkey hunting (207 acres) |
| Daviess County | 1 | 218 | Schieber Farm Tract: small game and turkey hunting (218 acres) |
| Nodaway County | 2 | 199 | William J Steinhauser: all access hunting and fishing (155 acres) |
| Sullivan County | 1 | 197 | Samuel Ziegler Prairie Tract: all access hunting and fishing (197 acres) |
| Saline County | 1 | 102 | Lime Kiln Place: all access hunting and fishing (102 acres) |
| Clay County | 1 | 79 | Nebo Hill Tract: youth hunting and fishing (79 acres) |
| Cole County | 1 | 30 | Marion Bottom Overlook Tract: small game and turkey hunting (30 acres) |
Sites and acres measured by FilledTag inside each county line from MDC Missouri Recreational Access Program (MRAP) lands. A site that crosses a county line is counted in each county it touches.
Questions hunters ask
How much MRAP land is open to hunting in Missouri?
MDC's layer shows 33 tracts open to some hunting, 8,181 acres in 16 counties.
Which county has the most MRAP land?
Macon County, with 1,755 acres on 6 tracts, then Caldwell (1,038 acres), Chariton (986 acres) and Hickory (958 acres).
Can you deer hunt on MRAP land?
Only on tracts open to all hunting, youth hunting or archery. Tracts listed for small game and turkey are closed to deer hunting; the county pages here show each tract's listing.
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Sources: MDC Missouri Recreational Access Program (MRAP) lands; MDC's MRAP land program. FilledTag is not part of the Missouri Department of Conservation.