If you’ve been thinking about taking a road trip to Peck Ranch to see elk, you’ll have to put it off for a little while. The Missouri Department of Conservation has closed the refuge portion of the conservation area until further notice after roads were damaged by recent flooding. The closure includes the elk viewing route.
Wildlife biologist and Peck Ranch Manager Preston Mabry says this puts a temporary halt on auto tours and other activities in the refuge. Access is still allowed on approximately 12,000 acres outside the marked refuge fence.
Peck Ranch is in both Carter and Shannon Counties. Elk were reintroduced there from Kentucky in 2011.
