MO-Davidson+Paris+Wildlife+Area


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Howell County
=Davidson/Paris Wildlife Area= West Plains, Missouri 65775 Davidson/Paris Wildlife Area web site Davidson/Paris Wildlife Area map

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Davidson/Paris Wildlife Area
Coordinates: 36.7846, -91.7575 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Davidson/Paris Wildlife Area
Carrick W. Davidson/Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area is located in east-central Howell County. It is about seven miles northeast of West Plains, off of Route EE. From West Plains, take MO-17 northeast 5.5 miles, then Route EE east 0.75 mile, and south on County Road 3010.

Of the 270 acres that comprise the Carrick W. Davidson/Robert G. Paris Wildlife Area, 200 acres are mixed warm-season grasses, old fields and crop land. The remainder of the land is wooded. There is a two-acre pond and three smaller ponds on the property. Middle Fork Creek meanders through the area.

The area was donated to the Missouri Department of Conservation by Mr. and Mrs. Carrick W. Davidson and the family of the late Robert Paris. They started purchasing the property in 1955. Their primary purpose for the property was recreation. The property was managed for wildlife, primarily quail. They ran cattle on the property, but never at the expense of quail. There have been as many as 12 coveys of quail on the property, with as many as 100 quail being harvested in one year.

Present management techniques include converting cool-season grasses to warm-season species, prescribed burning and cropping to maintain early successional habitat. Area facilities include two parking lots. From Davidson/Paris Wildlife Area web site

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