South Zone

About South Zone

South Zone is a duck zone in Missouri, United States, set by Missouri Department of Conservation. It covers about 53,483 km² (20,650 mi²). Towns inside it include Springfield, Joplin, Nixa, Ozark, Republic and Poplar Bluff.

HuntGrid draws its boundary from Missouri Department of Conservation's data for the 2026 season. The agency uses this unit system for waterfowl.

Unit code

South

Area

53,483 km²

Area (miles)

20,650 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 5,509 km² of public or protected land inside it, 10% of the unit. Some protected land is privately owned (a conservation group's, for one). By manager, as the source names it:

Boundaries are approximate and aren't legal descriptions. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there: check your local regulations and posted signs.

Public land: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Seasons and regulations

Seasons for this unit that a person has checked against Missouri Department of Conservation's regulations:

The official regulations have the final word: check them before you hunt.

Official regulations: Missouri Department of Conservation

Units around it

Next to it in the same unit system

• Middle Zone

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• Bear Management Zone 1
• Bear Management Zone 2
• Bear Management Zone 3
• 2026 mandatory CWD sampling (Nov. 14-15) (CWD mandatory sampling area)
• Closed in antlerless portions, no firearms antlerless permits (firearms antlerless deer permit area)
• Closed in antlerless portions, 1 firearms antlerless permit (firearms antlerless deer permit area)
• Elk hunting area (Carter, Reynolds, Shannon)
• Open to the fall turkey firearms portion (fall turkey firearms portion area)
• Open in antlerless portions, 4 firearms antlerless permits (firearms antlerless deer permit area)

What HuntGrid shows for South Zone

• Its boundary on the map; tap inside it for the unit's card with the agency's regulations link.
• Public land and the other hunting units in the same view, each with its source.
• Season dates once a person has checked them, and legal shooting hours where the rule is checked.
• Hourly wind with a scent cone for every stand, and official weather alerts.
• Offline maps: download the area and use the map, your pins and the forecast with no signal.

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Questions

How big is South Zone (duck zone)?

About 53,483 km² (20,650 mi²), as HuntGrid maps Missouri Department of Conservation's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in South Zone?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 5,509 km² of public or protected land, 10% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Forest Service Region 09 Eastern. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for South Zone?

This page lists 95 seasons a person has checked against Missouri Department of Conservation's regulations; the official regulations have the final word.

Which units are next to South Zone?

In the same unit system: Middle Zone.

More on huntgrid.net

• Hunting map of Missouri
• Duck and goose hunting
• HuntGrid, the hunting app

Sources

Unit boundary: Missouri Department of Conservation. Licence: Missouri Department of Conservation (published with a no-warranty disclaimer). Boundaries for the 2026 season.

• The agency's boundary data
• Official regulations

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with Missouri Department of Conservation. The official regulations and maps have the final word.