216-17 Iow Hunting nd Trpping Regultions www.iowdnr.gov Turn In Pochers 1-8-532-22 or www.iowdnr.gov/tip This booklet contins rules nd regultions most likely needed for hunting in Iow. However, it is not complete list of ll hunting regultions or lws, nor is it legl document. For more informtion, go to www.iowdnr.gov or contct the DNR Centrl Office in Des Moines t 515-725-82. Duck, goose nd mourning dove sesons cn be found in the Iow Migrtory Gme Bird Regultions.
Investing Hunting License Fees to Benefit Hunters On behlf of the Iow DNR, thnk you for being license buyer. By purchsing hunting licenses, you hve invested 1s of millions of dollrs just since the turn of the century - supporting conservtion efforts in our stte. We pprecite your trust in us to mke sound finncil decisions on your behlf to improve criticl hbitt, continue importnt reserch nd expnd hunter opportunities nd together we hve ccomplished quite lot over the pst yer. Two successes in prticulr should be noted. Our Iow Hbitt nd Access Progrm (IHAP), tht llows hunter ccess on privte lnd in exchnge for hbitt improvement, hs grown the number of enrolled cres from 9, lst yer to more thn 25, tody. And these res re becoming more populr ech yer. Secondly, we hve new entry level license the pprentice license tht llows hunters over ge 18 to try hunting without completing hunter eduction with the hopes tht they will enjoy the experience nd then get certified. They re required to hunt under the supervision of n dult hunter with vlid license. Those new opportunities combined with strong popultions of phesnts, quil, rbbits nd squirrels should increse the chnce for success. And the best success is shred success. This yer, sk someone new to come long on the next hunt. Getting our friends, fmily, coworkers nd neighbors reconnected with our trditionl outdoor sports is good for the mind, body nd spirit. Agin, thnk you for being hunter nd supporting conservtion. Chuck Gipp Director, Iow Deprtment of Nturl Resources 2
Tble of Contents Hunting nd Trpping Sesons/Limits...5 Spring Turkey Hunting...5 Deer Hunting nd Antlerless Quots...6 Fll Turkey Hunting...7 Hunting License Requirements...8 Licenses, Fees nd Stmps Required...9 License Not Required...9 Lndowner-Tennt Generl License...1 Generl Hunting Regultions...12 Uplnd Gme Hunting Informtion...12 Use of CB, Mobile Trnsmitter, Phone...13 Trnsporting Firerms...14 Motor Vehicle Restrictions...15 Iow Refuges...16 WMAs Requiring Non-toxic Shot...17 Turn-In-Pochers...17 Multiple Offender...17 Hunting nd Trpping Furberers...18 Deer Hunting Informtion...21 216 License & fees Resident Hunting Hunting 16 yers old nd older... $19. Hbitt Fee (Age 16-64)... $13. Hunting & Hbitt Fee Combo... $3. Hunting 3 Yer with Hbitt Fee... $86. Migrtory Gme Bird Fee... $1. APPRENTICE (includes hunting & hbitt)... $3. Furhrvester Age 16 & Older... $22.5 Furhrvester Under 16... $7.5 Hunting, Fishing, Hbitt Fee Combo... $47. Hunting Preserve... $7. Lifetime Hunting (Age 65 & older)... $52.5 Lifetime Furhrvester (Age 65 & Older)... $52.5 DEER & TURKEY LICENSES Pid Deer Licenses Generl Deer... $28.5 Anterless-only, First License... $28.5 Anterless-only Second & All Others... $13. Lndowner-Tennt - Frm Unit Only Generl Deer... $2. Antlerless-only... $2. Reduced Fee Antlerless-only... $13. Pid Wild Turkey... $24.5 Lndowner-Tennt Wild Turkey... $1. Prohibited Devices...22 Legl Method of Tke...23 Chronic Wsting Disese...24 Deer License Options...25 Bonus Deer Hunts...26 Deer Mngement Zone Hunts...27 Lndowner-Tennt Deer Licenses...27 Tgging Requirements...28 Deer-Turkey Hrvest Reporting...29 HUSH Lockers...3 Fll Wild Turkey Informtion...31 217 Resident Spring Turkey Hunting...32 Hunting Shed Antlers...34 Txidermy...34 ORV Use nd Hunting...34 Dog Restrictions...35 Wildlife Office Phone Numbers...37 Conservtion Officers...38 Sunrise-Sunset Tble...39 NONResident hunting Nonresident licenses for 217 re on sle Jn. 1, 217. 216 nonresident licenses expire Jn. 1, 217. Hunting 18 yers & older...$112. Hbitt Fee...$13. Hunting & Hbitt Fee Combo 18 & Older...$123. Hunting Under 18...$32. *APPRENTICE (includes hunting & hbitt)... $123. *My not be used for deer or turkey hunting. 3 LICENSES re vilble online t www.iowdnr.gov/hunting then click on hunting licenses nd lws, t ny of the 8 retil outlets or by clling 1-8-367-1188 TIP DONATE TO TURN IN POACHERS Hunters nd nglers my donte $2 to the TIP progrm when purchsing license. The contribution will help put fish nd wildlife pochers out of business. SEASONS/ QUOTAS GENERAL REGULATIONS LANDOWNER TENANT FURBEARERS DEER TAGGING/HARVEST REPORTING TURKEY PHONE NUMBERS
HIGHLIGHTS & CHANGES TRANSPORTING DEER, ELK CARCASS DEER SEASON DNR regultions prohibit bringing bck No chnges for 216. Sesons, ntlerless quots nd buck-only counties during whole crcsses of deer, elk, moose or cribou into the stte from res where the erly muzzleloder nd first shotgun chronic wsting disese (CWD) hs seson remin the sme s lst yer been identified, whether they were tken from the wild, free-rnging nimls or shot on hunting preserve. NEW APPRENTICE LICENSE If you tke deer, elk, moose or cribou Iowns wnting to try hunting without in CWD re, you my bring bck only going through hunter eduction my the boned out met, skin (cpe) nd ntlers. Antlers my be ttched only to purchse n pprentice license. This new license llows the pprentice to hunt clen skull plte from which ll brin nd under the direct supervision of mentor (ge 18 or older) who hs current connective tissue hs been removed. Animls tken outside of identified CWD hunting license nd hbitt fee. Apprentice licenses my be purchsed twice res my be trnsported in ny mnner tht is otherwise legl. in lifetime. After tht, the hunter must stisfctorily complete hunter eduction course in order to obtin hunting CARRY LICENSE ELECTRONICALLY Hunters my crry copy of their license license. electroniclly while in the field. See p. 13. You need the resident or nonresident licenses nd stmps listed below to hunt or trp in Iow. All licenses, fees nd stmps must be crried on your person while hunting or trpping. R = Resident NR = Nonresident = License or fee required Blnk = Not required Type of Hunter Type of License Hunting R NR Under 16 1 Age 16 to 64 65 nd Older 2 Furhrvester 3,5 R NR Deer R NR 1 License not required for residents under 16 if ccompnied by licensed dult (18 yers or older). See p. 9. 2 Lifetime hunting license vilble to residents who qulify. Deer nd Turkey licenses, Iow Migrtory Gme Bird Fee nd Federl Wterfowl Stmp must be purchsed nnully. 3 License not required for qulifying resident nd nonresident lndowners or tennts or their juvenile children when hunting or trpping on their own lnd. See p. 1. 4 Unless under 16 yers old. 5 Required for hunting nd trpping ll furberers, except coyote nd groundhog, which my lso be tken on hunting license. 6 Except residents under 16 or 65 nd older. See wildlife hbitt fee on p. 9. 7 Needed to hunt ducks, geese, gllinule, rils, snipe nd woodcock. 8 See p. 9 nd 1. 9 Hunting license nd hbitt fee required for ll nonresidents hunting deer nd turkey. 1 Residents issued disbled vetern lifetime hunting license re exempt from the hbitt fee. 4 Turkey R NR Hbitt Fee 6 R NR Fed. Migrtory R NR Iow Migrtory R NR Disbled Vetern 2 1 Lndowner or Tennt 3 3,9 3 3 9 4 4 4 4 Smll Gme 7 7 Wterfowl Turkey Furberer Deer Militry Sttioned in Iow Militry Personnel on Leve 8 8 8 8 8
HUNTING INFORMATION SPECIES SEASON SHOOTING HOURS BAG LIMITS DAILY POSSESSION Rooster Phesnt (Youth) 1,2 Oct. 22-23 8.m. to 4:3 p.m. 1 2 Rooster Phesnt Oct. 29 - Jn. 1, 217 8.m. to 4:3 p.m. 3 12 Bobwhite Quil Oct. 29 - Jn. 31, 217 8.m. to 4:3 p.m. 8 16 Gry Prtridge Oct. 8 - Jn. 31, 217 8.m. to 4:3 p.m. 8 16 Ruffed Grouse Oct. 1 - Jn. 31, 217 Sunrise to Sunset 3 6 Rbbit (Cottontil) Sept. 3 - Feb. 28, 217 Sunrise to Sunset 1 2 Rbbit (Jck) CLOSED Squirrel (Fox nd Gry) Sept. 3 - Jn. 31, 217 No Restrictions 6 12 Groundhog 3 Continuous Open Seson No Restrictions No Limit No Limit Crow Oct. 15 - Nov. 3 nd No Restrictions No Limit No Limit Jn. 14 - Mrch 31, 217 Pigeon Continuous Open Seson No Restrictions No Limit No Limit Coyote 3, 4 Continuous Open Seson No Restrictions No Limit No Limit 1 Residents ge 15 or younger 2 See p. 12 for complete requirements 3 My be hunted on either hunting or furhrvester license. 4 See p. 18 for trpping informtion. Coyote or groundhog my be hunted on hunting or furhrvester license. SEASONS/ QUOTAS The phesnt popultion survey is vilble in erly September t www.iowdnr.gov/phesntsurvey 217 SPRING TURKEY HUNTING SEASON DATES Combintion Gun/Bow Licenses Youth Seson (Residents Only) April 8-16 Seson 1 April 17-2 Seson 2 April 21-25 Seson 3 April 26-My 2 Seson 4 My 3-21 Resident Archery-only Licenses: April 17-My 21 BAG LIMIT: Dily Bg nd Seson Possession Limit is one berded or mle wild turkey for ech vlid license nd trnsporttion tg issued to the hunter. SHOOTING HOURS: Hlf-hour before sunrise to sunset. See p. 32 for Spring Turkey regultions. RUFFED GROUSE HUNTING ZONE The Ruffed Grouse hunting zone is tht portion of northest Iow bordered by U.S. Highwys 63, 2 nd 151, nd Iow Highwys 13 nd 64. Ruffed Grouse hunters re required to wer blze ornge. See p. 12. 5
SEASONS/ QUOTAS 216 DEER HUNTING SEASONS & QUOTAS Licenses re vilble from the sles dte through the end of the seson, or until quot fills. A current hunting license nd hbitt fee is lso required. See p. 25 for resident deer license options. Shooting hours for ll deer sesons re hlf-hour before sunrise to hlf-hour fter sunset. SEASONS SEASON DATES LICENSE ON-SALE DATES Youth Seson 5 Sept. 17-Oct. 2 Aug. 15 - End of Seson Disbled Hunter Seson 1 Sept. 17-Oct. 2 Aug. 15 - End of Seson Archery Seson 6 Erly Split Oct. 1-Dec. 2 Aug. 15 - End of Seson Lte Split Dec. 19 - Jn. 1, 217 Aug. 15 - End of Seson Erly Muzzleloder 2, 5 Oct. 15-23 Aug. 15 - End of Seson Lte Muzzleloder Dec. 19 - Jn. 1, 217 Aug. 15 - End of Seson Shotgun Seson 1 Dec. 3-7 Aug. 15 - End of Seson Seson 2 Dec. 1-18 Aug. 15 - End of Seson Nonresident Holidy Seson 3,4 Dec. 24 - Jn. 2, 217 Dec. 15 - End of Seson 1 Requires permit to cquire from DNR. See p. 26. 2 Purchse until quot (7,5) is reched 3 Purchse until nonresident ntlerless quot is reched 4 Nonresident deer zone mps re vilble online t www.iowdnr.gov/nonresidenthunting 5 Residents only, see p. 21 for detils 6 Includes senior ntlerless-only licenses, see p. 26 for detils ANTLERLESS QUOTAS AND ANTLERED ONLY COUNTIES FOR RESIDENT HUNTERS Counties in Red: Antlered deer only during first shotgun nd erly muzzleloder sesons. LYON OSCEOLA DICKINSON EMMET KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH SIOUX O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO HANCOCK CERRO GORDO PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT WRIGHT WOODBURY IDA SAC CALHOUN WEBSTER HAMILTON MONONA CRAWFORD CARROLL GREENE BOONE STORY HARRISON SHELBY AUDUBON 85 85 15 GUTHRIE DALLAS POLK FRANKLIN HARDIN JASPER MITCHELL HOWARD WINNESHIEK ALLAMAKEE FLOYD BUTLER MARSHALL GRUNDY POWESHIEK CHICKASAW BREMER BLACK HAWK POTTAWATTAMIE CASS ADAIR MADISON MARION WARREN MAHASKA KEOKUK WASHINGTON FAYETTE CLAYTON BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE TAMA BENTON LINN JONES MILLS MONTGOMERY ADAMS UNION CLARKE LUCAS MONROE WAPELLO JEFFERSON HENRY 75 FREMONT PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD DECATUR WAYNE APPANOOSE DAVIS 525 85 225 75 85 4 45 15 195 1875 135 15 775 125 21 22 165 2 3 475 2 375 65 325 IOWA 45 45 1975 15 VAN BUREN 2 22 22 22 22 22 28 38 85 JOHNSON 85 2975 2775 75 145 15 21 22 195 1825 165 925 525 CEDAR LEE 1275 525 775 MUSCATINE 775 75 775 LOUISA 8 DES MOINES 725 JACKSON CLINTON SCOTT 675 4 2 DEER POPULATION MANAGEMENT ZONES Deer popultion mngement zone hunts re listed online t www.iowdnr.gov/hunting/deerhunting/deermngementhunts.spx. See p. 27. 6
216 FALL WILD TURKEY HUNTING INFORMATION NONRESIDENTS re not eligible for fll turkey hunting licenses. Hunters my purchse up to two licenses beginning Aug. 15. Fll Turkey Hunting informtion begins on p. 31. License Types Seson Dtes Shooting Hours Combintion Gun/Bow 1 Oct. 1-Dec. 2 Gun: Hlf-hour before sunrise to sunset Archery Only 2 Oct. 1 - Dec. 2 AND Bow: Hlf-hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour fter sunset Dec. 19 - Jn. 1, 217 1 Sold until quots re filled. 2 Sold until lst dy of the seson. No quot. Bg Limit: Dily Bg nd Seson Possession Limit is one wild turkey of either sex for ech vlid license nd trnsporttion tg issued to the hunter. SEASONS/ QUOTAS Fll Turkey Zones Combintion Gun/Bow Zones nd License Quots Zone Quot Zone 4 1,5 Zone 5 65 Zone 6 1,4 Zone 7 25 Zone 8 15 Zone 9 2 69 Sioux City Ft. Dodge 2 59 5 59 9 8 7 8 Des Moines 63 6 Wterloo 2 63 Iow City 8 4 4 NEW WALK-IN HUNTING AREAS 25,7 ACRES THANK YOU to Iow lndowners for opening privte lnd for public hunting For mps nd detils: www.iowdnr.gov/ihp Iow Hbitt nd Access Progrm (IHAP) 7
HUNTING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS PURCHASING A LICENSE The Iow Deprtment of Nturl Resources is required to collect socil security numbers from ll persons obtining hunting, fishing or other recretionl license under section 252J.8 of the Code of Iow nd 42 U.S. Code 666()(13). Your socil security number will serve s your principl identifiction number to determine your eligibility for licenses. It will be provided to enforcement gencies to estblish, modify nd enforce child support nd tx obligtions. It WILL NOT pper on your hunting or fishing license. HUNTER EDUCATION Resident nd nonresident hunters born fter Jn. 1, 1972, must stisfctorily complete hunter eduction course in order to obtin hunting license. A person who is 11 yers-old or older my enroll in course, but those who re 11 nd successfully complete the course shll be issued certificte of completion which becomes vlid on tht person s 12th birthdy. Residents under the ge of 12 cn be issued deer nd turkey licenses, but the youth hunter must be ccompnied by nd under the immedite control of or direct supervision of licensed dult hunter. For clss dtes nd loctions, cll 515-725- 82 or go to www.iowdnr.gov/huntered Alterntive. A hunter eduction certificte issued by nother stte or certin foreign ntions will meet the bove requirement. Proof of completion is required when purchsing your first Iow hunting license. SPECIAL LICENSES FOR RESIDENTS Applictions for these specil licenses nd ssistnce my be obtined t the DNR centrl office by clling 515-725-82, or online t www.iowdnr.gov/hunting then click on Hunting Licenses nd Lws nd then License Applictions. 1) Free Annul Hunting nd Fishing licenses re vilble to low income Iow residents 65 yers or older, or low income permnently disbled residents. 2) Vetern Lifetime Hunting/Fishing License - Avilble to Iow residents who served for minimum ggregte of 9 dys of ctive federl service nd who hve serviceconnected disbility, or were prisoner of wr during their militry service. 8 REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING RESIDENT LICENSES A NONRESIDENT is person who is not resident of Iow. NOTE: Iow residents who hve previously hunted, fished nd/or trpped s nonresidents re urged to pln hed to obtin license privileges. The electronic licensing system for hunting, fishing nd trpping utomticlly identifies people who hve previously obtined licenses s nonresidents. This lw chnge ws mde to identify growing problem in Iow of nonresidents flsifying records to illeglly obtin (invlid) resident licenses. Hunters, nglers nd trppers who previously held nonresident Iow license but re now eligible for resident licenses, need to fill out nd return form tht cn be ccessed t www.iowdnr.gov/licenses/. Former nonresidents re encourged to do this s soon s possible s chnges my tke up to two weeks. License vendors CANNOT mke this chnge t the point of sle nd it cnnot be done over the phone. For questions, contct the locl conservtion officer. RESIDENT mens nturl person who meets one of the following criteri. 1. Hs physiclly resided in this stte s the person s principl nd primry residence or domicile for period of not less thn 9 consecutive dys immeditely before pplying for or purchsing resident license nd hs n Iow driver s license or non-opertors ID. Fctors to determine the domicile include, but re not limited to, plce of employment, miling (street) ddress, utility records, rel estte records, vehicle registrtions. A person is not considered resident under this prgrph if the person is residing in the stte only for specil or temporry purpose including, but not limited to, engging in hunting, fishing or trpping. 2. Is full-time student t n ccredited eductionl institution in Iow nd resides in Iow while ttending the eductionl institution, or is fulltime student under 25 yers of ge t n ccredited eductionl institution outside the stte s long s t lest one prent or legl gurdin mintins principl nd primry residence in Iow. 3. Is nonresident under 18 yers of ge with prent who is legl resident of Iow. 4. Is member of the rmed forces of the United Sttes who is serving on ctive duty, clims residency in this stte, nd hs filed stte individul income tx return for the preceding yer, or is sttioned in this stte.
Dul Residency Not Permitted: Unless you qulify under 2, 3 or 4 in the previous prgrph, person shll not purchse or pply for ny resident license or permit if tht person hs climed residency in ny other stte or country. LICENSES, FEES & STAMPS REQUIRED Iow residents 16 yers nd older, nd nonresidents regrdless of ge, re required to hve vlid Hunting License on their person, nd hve pid ll pplicble fees nd possess ll required stmps while hunting gme or prticipting in the hunt. See p. 4. Prticiption in hunt includes, but is not limited to, hndling firerms or mmunition during the hunt, trying to ttrct gme, driving, flushing, or locting gme, nd working dogs. Wildlife Hbitt Fee - Iow residents ge 16 to 64, nd nonresidents regrdless of ge, who re required to hve Hunting or Furhrvester License must py the Wildlife Hbitt Fee to hunt or trp. Residents tht hve specil licenses for the disbled re exempt. See Iow Code 483A.3, 483A.8C nd 483A.4. Iow Migrtory Gme Bird Fee - All residents nd nonresidents 16 yers nd older must py the Iow Migrtory Gme Bird Fee to hunt wild geese, brnt, ducks, snipe, ril, woodcock, gllinule or coot. The fee must be pid even if Hunting License is not required. Federl Migrtory Wterfowl Stmp - All residents nd nonresidents 16 yers old nd older must hve vlid Federl Migrtory Wterfowl Stmp (duck stmp) on their person while hunting wild geese nd wild ducks. The Stmp must be signed cross the fce by the hunter. The Stmp is required even if Hunting License is not required. Deer nd Turkey Hunters - Residents nd nonresidents who hunt deer or wild turkey must hve vlid resident or nonresident Deer or Wild Turkey License on their person while hunting. Residents must lso hve vlid resident Hunting License nd hve pid the Hbitt Fee if normlly required to hve them to hunt. All nonresidents must hve vlid nonresident Hunting License nd hve pid the Hbitt Fee. Furhrvesters - All residents nd nonresidents regrdless of ge must hve Furhrvester License to trp or hunt furbering nimls. Residents 16 to 64 yers old nd ll nonresidents regrdless of ge must lso hve pid the Hbitt Fee. A Hunting License is not needed to hunt furberers. Coyote nd groundhog my be hunted with either Furhrvester License or Hunting License. Nonresident furhrvesters wnting to purchse n Iow nonresident Furhrvester License my do so only if their stte of residence lso sells nonresident Furhrvester/ Trpping License to Iow residents. Apprentice License - This new license llows the pprentice to hunt under the direct supervision of mentor (ge 18 or older) who hs current hunting license nd hbitt fee, without completing hunter eduction course. Apprentice licenses my be purchsed twice in lifetime. After tht, the hunter must stisfctorily complete hunter eduction course in order to obtin hunting license. Nonresident Flconry Permit - All nonresident flconers, regrdless of ge, who intend to hunt with bird of prey must purchse nd hve in their possession nonresident Flconry Permit, nonresident Hunting License, nd hve pid the Hbitt Fee. These permits re vilble wherever hunting licenses re sold or my be purchsed online t www.iowdnr.gov. Cll 515-725-82 for detils. The following persons do not need Hunting License nd/or py certin fees: 1) Residents under 16 yers old who hunt under the direct supervision of their properly licensed prent, gurdin, or other competent dult with the consent of the prent or gurdin do not need Hunting License or py the Hbitt or Migrtory Gme Bird fee. One properly licensed dult must ccompny ech unlicensed hunter under 16 yers old. 1b) Residents 12 to 15 yers old my hunt without dult supervision, but must hve Hunting License nd must hve pssed hunter eduction course (see p. 8 for hunter eduction trining requirements). Persons exempted under 1) or 1b) must hve Deer nd Wild Turkey Hunting License to hunt deer nd wild turkey. 2) Militry personnel tht qulify s resident of Iow, tht re on ctive duty with the rmed forces of the United Sttes, nd re on uthorized leve from duty sttion outside of Iow, do not need Hunting License, Deer License, Wild Turkey License, or py the Hbitt Fee. They must possess Federl Migrtory 9
LANDOWNER TENANT Wterfowl Stmp nd py the Iow Migrtory Gme Bird Fee to hunt migrtory gme birds. They must crry their leve ppers on their person while hunting nd copy of their current ernings sttement showing tx deduction for Iow income txes for the previous yer. They my clim residency in lieu of their ernings sttement by being registered to vote in Iow. If deer or wild turkey is tken, conservtion officer must be contcted immeditely to obtin trnsporttion tg for the niml. They re llowed only one turkey nd one deer per clendr yer. Conservtion officer cell phone numbers re listed on p. 38. 3) Persons with dog entered in licensed field tril my prticipte in the event nd trin their dog on the sme re where the field tril will be held during the 24-hour period immeditely preceding the tril. HUNTING LICENSES FOR LANDOWNERS & TENANTS THAT FARM AGRICULTURAL LAND 1) Smll gme nd furberers. Resident nd nonresident owners nd tennts tht frm griculturl lnd in Iow nd their juvenile children do not need licenses to hunt nd trp on such lnds nd my shoot by lwful mens ground squirrels, gophers, nd woodchucks upon djcent rods. Deer nd Wild Turkey Licenses re required to hunt deer nd wild turkey. Nonresidents hunting deer or wild turkey must lso hve Hunting License nd py the Hbitt Fee. A vlid Federl Migrtory Wterfowl Stmp nd n Iow Migrtory Gme Bird Fee is required to hunt wterfowl nd other migrtory gme birds if they re 16 yers old or older. 2) Deer nd Wild Turkey. Iow residents who re owners of griculturl lnd or tennts tht frm griculturl lnd, or re spouse or child of the owner or tennt tht reside with the owner or tennt, re eligible for Lndowner-Tennt deer nd wild turkey hunting licenses, commonly clled lndowner-tennt licenses. Owning lnd in Iow does not confer residency. Nonresident lndowners nd tennts re not eligible for these licenses. See p. 8 for residency requirements. Lndowner-Tennt deer nd turkey licenses re vlid for tking the pproprite species, but only on the frm unit of the owner or tennt. Registrtion is required; see p. 11 for detils. The qulifying lndowner or tennt does not hve to reside on the frm, but must qulify under the definitions on the following pge. 1
LANDOWNER/TENANT QUALIFICATION OVERVIEW Two (2) or more contiguous cres operted s frm unit for griculturl purposes. LANDOWNER OPERATION QUALIFICATIONS Must hve legl ownership in qulifying lnd, be resident of Iow, nd meet one or more of the following: Opertor on the frm unit. Mke nnul decisions bout the frm opertion. Rise specilty crops. Lnd is enrolled in conservtion reserve progrm. Rent entire frm to n dult child who opertes the frm unit. TENANT OPERATION QUALIFICATIONS Must be resident of Iow nd rents nd ctively frms griculturl lnd owned by nother person. Rentl includes csh rent or shre crop rrngements. QUALIFICATIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS Spouse or child (under 18 yers old or 18 or 19 nd in high school or generl equivlency degree progrm) who resides with owner or tennt. DEER TAGS AVAILABLE PER FARM UNIT One (1) generl deer tg. One (1) ntlerless deer tg. Two (2) pid ntlerless deer tgs. TURKEY TAGS AVAILABLE PER FARM UNIT One (1) Spring Turkey Tg. One (1) Fll Turkey Tg. LANDOWNER TENANT TURKEY PACKET QUAIL PACKET CREATE- A-PACKET PHEASANT PACKET Crete Hbitt for Wildlife The Stte Forest Nursery hs pckets designed just for turkey, phesnt, quil, nd songbirds. ORDER YOUR TREES & SHRUBS TODAY! ORDER BY PHONE: 8.865.2477 OR ONLINE: iowtreeplnting.com 11
GENERAL HUNTING REGULATIONS GENERAL REGULATIONS DEFINITIONS Plese red the definitions of these terms, commonly used in the hunting regultions summry, before referring to the rest of the text. Hunting mens ny pursuing, hunting, killing, trpping, snring, netting, serching for or shooting t, stlking or lying in wit for ny gme, niml, bird or fish protected by the stte lws or rules dopted by the commission whether or not such niml is cptured, killed or injured. Limits Dily Bg Limit or Possession Limit is the number of species permitted to be tken or held in specified time. Physiclly hndicpped person, when used in reference to crossbow permits for deer nd turkey hunting, mens person hving physicl impirment of the upper extremities tht mkes person physiclly incpble of shooting bow nd rrow. This includes difficulty in lifting nd reching with rms s well s difficulty in hndling nd fingering bow. Severely disbled person, when used in reference to the Disbled Hunter deer seson, mens person tht qulifies s severely disbled under Iow Code Chpter 321L.1.8, including those who hve difficulty wlking due to lung or hert disese or n rthritic, neurologicl or orthopedic condition. Trespss mens entering property without the express permission of the owner, lessee or person in lwful possession, with the intent to commit public offense; to use, remove therefrom, lter, dmge, hrss, or plce nything nimte or innimte, or to hunt, fish or trp on the property. The term trespss does not men entering the right-of-wy of public rod or highwy. Rilrod right-of-wys re considered privte property. This prgrph does not prohibit the unrmed pursuit of gme or furbering nimls lwfully injured or killed which come to rest on or escpe to the property of nother. 12 UPLAND GAME HUNTING License Requirements nd Fees See p. 4 nd 9. HUNTER ORANGE REQUIRED To hunt phesnt, quil, gry prtridge nd ruffed grouse you must wer t lest one of the following rticles of visible, externl pprel with t lest 5 percent of its surfce re solid blze ornge in color: ht, cp, vest, cot, jcket, swetshirt, shirt or coverlls. TRANSPORTING PHEASANTS A foot, fully fethered wing, or fully fethered hed must remin ttched to ny phesnt trnsported within the stte. The bird my be field dressed, but the crcss must remin intct. YOUTH PHEASANT SEASON Resident hunters ges 15 or younger my hunt rooster (mle) phesnts during the Youth Phesnt Seson without hving Hunting License, pying the Hbitt Fee, or pssing hunter eduction course. The youth hunter must be ccompnied by n dult 18 yers old or older who hs vlid Hunting License nd hs pid the Hbitt Fee if normlly required to do so to hunt. Only the youth my shoot phesnts. The dult my shoot other gme if sesons re open. All other regultions in effect for the regulr phesnt seson pply during the youth hunt. HUNTING ACCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED Anyone involved in hunting ccident involving firerm which results in personl injury or property dmge exceeding $1 must report the ccident within 12 hours to the sheriff s office in the county where the ccident occurred, to the locl conservtion officer, or if neither re vilble nd it is between 8.m. to 4:3 p.m. M-F, to the DNR in Des Moines t 515-725-82.
SHOWING LICENSE TO OFFICER Upon request, you must show your license, certificte or permit to ny pece officer or the owner or person in lwful control of the lnd or wter on which you re hunting or trpping. You must hve in your possession either in license form or electroniclly, your license, certificte or permit. USE OF CB, MOBILE TRANSMITTER, PHONE You cnnot use two-wy mobile rdio trnsmitter to communicte the loction or direction of gme or furbering nimls, or to coordinte the movement of other hunters. Exceptions: Coyote hunters my use twowy rdios, except during the two shotgun deer sesons. A flconer my use one-wy mobile trnsmitter to recover free-flying bird of prey tht is properly bnded nd covered on flconry permit. Hunters with dogs my use one-wy mobile trnsmitter to trck or id in the recovery of the dog. UNLAWFUL TRANSPORTATION You cnnot ship, crry or trnsport, in ny one dy, gme, fish, birds or nimls (except furbering nimls) in excess of the number leglly permitted to be possessed, unless uthorized by specil license such s Txidermy License. GAME BROUGHT INTO THE STATE You my possess gme tht hs been lwfully tken outside the stte nd lwfully brought into the stte, but you must be ble to prove it ws leglly killed nd leglly trnsported into the stte. See p. 24 for big gme exceptions. RETRIEVAL & WASTE OF GAME While tking or ttempting to tke gme or furbering nimls, you cnnot bndon the injured niml without mking resonble effort to retrieve it from the field. You cnnot leve usble portion of the gme or furbering niml in the field. Usble portion in this instnce mens the following: 1) for gme, tht prt of n niml tht is customrily processed for consumption; nd 2) for furbering nimls, the fur or hide of the niml. POSSESSION & STORAGE A person hving lwful possession of gme or furbering nimls or pelts tken with vlid license by tht person, my hold, possess or store the gme or furbering nimls or pelts in n mount tht does not exceed the possession limit until the dy before the first dy of the next open seson for tht gme or furbering niml. Any person my possess up to 25 pounds of deer venison if the deer ws lwfully obtined. OBSTRUCTION OF HUNTING OR TRAPPING No one my intentionlly obstruct the prticiption of nother in the lwful ctivity of hunting or trpping, including but not limited to: A) intentionlly plcing oneself in loction where humn presence my ffect the behvior of furbering niml, gme bird or other gme or the fesibilty of killing or tking furbering niml, gme bird or other gme with the intent of obstructing or hrssing nother person who is lwfully hunting or trpping. B) intentionlly creting visul, udio, olfctory or physicl stimulus for the purpose of ffecting the behvior of furbering niml, gme bird or other gme with the intent of obstructing or hrssing nother person who is lwfully hunting or trpping. C) intentionlly ffecting the condition or ltering the plcement of personl property used for the purpose of tking furbering nimls, birds or other gme with the intent of obstructing or hrssing nother person who is lwfully hunting or trpping. A person shll not interfere with the lwful hunting or trpping ctivities of nother person where hunting or trpping is uthorized by custodin of public property or n owner or lessee of privte property. This rule does not prohibit lndowner, tennt or n employee of the lndowner or tennt from performing norml griculturl opertions or lw enforcement officer from performing officil duties. 13 GENERAL REGULATIONS
GENERAL REGULATIONS BLINDS A blind is constructed plce of concelment for hunting, observing or photogrphing wildlife. You my construct blind on gme mngement re using only the nturl vegettion found in the re, except tht no trees or prts of trees other thn willows cn be cut for tht purpose. The use of such blinds is on first-come, first-served bsis whether or not you constructed the blind. You cnnot drive or otherwise plce ny nil, spike, pin or ny other object, metl or otherwise, into ny tree on gme mngement re to construct blind or to mke ccess to blind or to hunting loction bove the ground. Portble blinds plced in trees nd used for purposes other thn hunting wterfowl my be left on n re for continuous period of time from seven dys prior to the open seson for hunting deer or wild turkey to seven dys fter the finl dy of the respective sesons. See p. 23 for deer blinds. DECOYS Live nimls my not be used s decoys for ny type of hunting. A decoy is likeness of bird or niml used to lure gme within shooting rnge. SELLING GAME You cnnot buy or sell, ded or live, bird or niml, including fish, or ny prt of one which is protected. This does not pply to furbering nimls nd the skins, plumge nd ntlers of leglly tken gme. You cnnot purchse, sell, brter or offer to purchse, sell or brter migrtory gme birds; nd for millinery or ornmentl use, the sme pplies to the fethers of migrtory gme birds. 14 TRANSPORTING FIREARMS A person, except s permitted by lw, shll not hve or crry gun in or on vehicle on public highwy, unless the gun is tken down or totlly contined in securely fstened cse, nd its brrels nd ttched mgzines re unloded. Hndguns must be trnsported unloded in closed continer or securely wrpped pckge too lrge to concel on your person or which is not redily ccessible to ny person in the vehicle. Muzzleloders must be csed but will be considered unloded if the cp is removed from the nipple or the priming chrge is removed from the pn. PROHIBITED HUNTING NEAR BUILDINGS You cnnot dischrge firerm or shoot or ttempt to shoot gme or furbering niml within 2 yrds of building inhbited by people or domestic livestock or feedlot unless the owner or tennt hs given consent to do so. Feedlot mens lot, yrd or corrl where livestock is confined for the purpose of feeding nd growth prior to slughter. Pstures, hyfields or cropfields where nimls re llowed to grze re not considered feedlots. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS If public hunting re ws in plce prior to the construction of n djcent feedlot or building inhbited by people or livestock nd such construction occurred on or fter My 14, 24, then consent is not required to shoot on the public hunting re or within 2 yrds of the feedlot or building. This ct protects existing uses of public hunting res from infringements cused by new construction nd development. As used in this subsection, public hunting re mens public lnds or wters vilble for hunting by the public nd identified s public hunting re by the city, county, stte or federl government. ARTIFICIAL LIGHT & LASER SIGHTS Sights tht project light bem, including lser sights, re not legl for hunting. You cnnot cst the rys of spotlight, hedlight
or other rtificil light on highwy or in field, woodlnd or forest for the purpose of spotting, locting, tking or ttempting to tke or hunt bird or niml, while hving in possession or control, either singly or s one of group of persons, ny firerm, bow or other device cpble of killing or tking bird or niml. This rule does not pply to hunting rccoons or other furbering nimls when they re treed with the id of dogs. SHOOTING RIFLE OVER WATER OR HIGHWAY You cnnot shoot ny rifle on or over ny of the public highwys or wters of the stte or ny rilrod right-of-wy. You cnnot dischrge shotgun shooting slug, pistol or revolver on or over public rodwy (see digrm below). Additionlly, no person shll dischrge rifle, including muzzleloding rifle or musket, or hndgun from highwy; or dischrge shotgun shooting slugs from highwy north of U.S. Highwy 3, while deer hunting. Rodwy mens the portion of the highwy improved, designed or ordinrily used for vehiculr trvel, including the shoulder. Highwy mens the entire width between property lines, from fenceline to fenceline (includes the ditches). Privte Property { Fence Highwy or Rodwy Right-of-Wy (includes shoulder) Ditch Fence Privte Property Ditch } HUNTING FROM AIRCRAFT OR SNOWMOBILES PROHIBITED A person shll not intentionlly kill or wound, ttempt to kill or wound, or pursue ny niml, fowl, or fish from or with n ircrft in flight or from or with ny vehicles commonly known s snowmobiles. MOTOR VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS The use of motor vehicles on ll gme mngement res is restricted. Motor vehicle mens ny self-propelled vehicle hving t lest three wheels nd which must be registered s motor vehicle, including ATVs nd snowmobiles. Rods nd prking lots. Motor vehicles re prohibited on gme mngement res except on constructed nd designted rods nd prking lots unless specificlly permitted. Physiclly hndicpped persons. Physiclly hndicpped persons my use certin motor vehicles on gme mngement res, ccording to the restrictions set out s follows, so tht they might enjoy such uses s re vilble to others. (A physiclly hndicpped person s defined for this license is n individul commonly termed prplegic or qudriplegic, with prlysis or physicl condition of the lower hlf of the body involving both legs, usully due to disese or injury to the spinl cord; person who is single or double leg mputee; or person with ny other physicl ffliction which mkes it impossible to mbulte successfully without the use of motor vehicle.) Permits. Ech physiclly disbled person must hve permit issued by the director of the DNR to use motor vehicles on gme mngement res. There is $2 writing fee. GENERAL REGULATIONS 15
IOWA REFUGES GENERAL REGULATIONS The DNR hs designted portions of some wildlife mngement res s wildlife refuges or wterfowl refuges. WILDLIFE REFUGES Restrictions: It shll be unlwful to hunt, pursue, kill, trp, or tke ny wild niml, bird, or gme on these res t ny time, nd no one shll crry firerms thereon, except where nd when specificlly uthorized by the DNR. It shll lso be unlwful to trespss in ny mnner on the following res, where posted, during the dtes posted, both dtes inclusive, except tht DNR personnel nd lw enforcement officils my enter the re t ny time in performnce of their duties, nd hunters, under the supervision of deprtment stff, my enter when specificlly uthorized by the DNR. AREA... COUNTY South Twin Lke...Clhoun Allen Green Refuge... Des Moines Henderson...Dickinson Inghm Lke...Emmet Hwkeye Wildlife Are...Johnson Colyn Are...Lucs AREA... COUNTY Gldys Blck Egle Refuge... Mrion Five Islnd Lke... Plo Alto Polk City Refuge... Polk Smith Are...Pottwttmie Green Vlley Lke...Union WATERFOWL REFUGES Restrictions. It shll be unlwful to hunt ducks nd geese on the following res, where posted, t ny time during the yer. After the finl dy of the duck seson, entry into the Wterfowl Refuge is llowed to hunt non-wterfowl species for which there is n open seson (i.e. phesnt, rbbit, deer, squirrel, etc.) nd trpping is llowed. Hunters must be wre tht some Wterfowl Refuges re lso locted within zones closed to Cnd Goose hunting. DNR personnel nd lw enforcement officils my enter the re t ny time in performnce of their duties, nd hunters, under the supervision of deprtment stff, my enter when specificlly uthorized by the DNR. AREA...COUNTY Lke Icri...Adms Pool Slough Wildlife Are... Allmkee Rthbun Are... Appnoose, Lucs, Wyne Sedn Bottoms...Appnoose Sweet Mrsh... Bremer Big Mrsh...Butler Union Hills... Cerro Gordo Ventur Mrsh... Cerro Gordo Round Lke...Cly Jemmerson Slough Complex... Dickinson Forney Lke...Fremont Riverton Are...Fremont Dunbr Slough... Greene Bys Brnch... Guthrie Crystl Hills... Hncock AREA...COUNTY Egle Flts... Hncock Egle Lke... Hncock Green Islnd Are...Jckson Muskrt Slough... Jones Red Rock Are... Mrion, Polk, Wrren Bdger Lke... Monon Chichqu Are... Polk McCuslnd...Scott Princeton Are...Scott Otter Creek Mrsh... Tm Rice Lke Are...Winnebgo Snyder Bend Lke...Woodbury Elk Creek Mrsh...Worth RESTRICTED AREA In ddition, portions of some wildlife res my be posted s restricted res. It is unlwful to trespss in ny mnner within the posted boundries of restricted res, except deprtment personnel nd lw enforcement officils my enter these res t ny time in performnce of their duties. 16
IOWA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS REQUIRING NONTOXIC SHOT FOR ALL HUNTING [excluding deer nd wild turkey] BENTON County, Iow River Corridor; BOONE County, Hrrier Mrsh WMA; BUENA VISTA County, ll stte nd federl res; CALHOUN County, South Twin Lke; CERRO GORDO County, ll stte nd federl res; CLAY County, ll stte nd federl res except the Ocheyedn WMA trget shooting rnge; DICKINSON County, ll stte nd federl res except the Spring Run WMA trget shooting re; EMMET County, ll stte nd federl res; FRANKLIN County, ll stte nd federl res; GREENE County, ll stte nd federl res except Rippey Access nd McMhon Access; GUTHRIE County, McCord Pond, Lkin Slough nd Bys Brnch WMAs, excluding the trget shooting rnge t Bys Brnch WMA. Also, HAMILTON County, Little Wll Lke, Gordon Mrsh nd Buer Slough WMAs; HANCOCK County, ll stte nd federl res; HUMBOLDT County, ll stte nd federl res; IOWA County, Iow River Corridor; JASPER County, Chichqu Wildlife Mngement Are; KOSSUTH County, ll stte nd federl res; OSCEOLA County, ll stte nd federl res; PALO ALTO County, ll stte nd federl res; POCAHONTAS County; ll stte nd federl res except Klsow Pririe; POLK County, Pul Errington Mrsh WMA nd Chichqu WMAs; SAC County, ll stte nd federl res except White Horse Access nd Sc City Access; STORY County, Colo Bog nd Hendrickson Mrsh; TAMA County, Iow River Corridor; WINNEBAGO County, ll stte nd federl res; WORTH County, ll stte nd federl res; nd WRIGHT County, ll stte nd federl res. Trget shooting on these res will lso require the use of nontoxic shot. GENERAL REGULATIONS WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT is n greement between prticipting sttes tht prohibits person whose hunting or fishing privileges re suspended in one stte from prticipting in those ctivities in nother stte (see Iow Courts Online). Member sttes include Iow, Albm, Alsk, Arizon, Cliforni, Colordo, Florid, Georgi, Idho, Illinois, Indin, Knss, Kentucky, Louisin, Mine, Mrylnd, Michign, Minnesot, Mississippi, Missouri, Montn, Nevd, New Mexico, New York, North Crolin, North Dkot, Ohio, Oklhom, Oregon, South Crolin, South Dkot, Tennessee, Texs, Uth, Vermont, Virgini, Wshington, West Virgini, Wisconsin nd Wyoming. Other sttes my be in the process of joining the compct. MULTIPLE OFFENDER PROGRAM FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE VIOLATORS Convictions re ssigned point vlues s determined by the Iow Administrtive Code. Licenses will be suspended or revoked for specific period s determined by the number of points ccumulted. 17 POACHING IS A CRIME! If you observe or know of fish or wildlife violtion, report it to TIP s soon s possible by clling 1-8-532-22. Provide s much informtion s possible when you cll, such s description of the individul, vehicle nd time nd loction of the violtion. A conservtion officer will be disptched to investigte. Since the TIP progrm begn in 1985, bout $23, hs been pproved in rewrd pyments. TURN IN POACHERS 1-8-532-22 or online t www.iowdnr.gov You cn remin nonymous!
FURBEARERS HUNTING & TRAPPING FURBEARING ANIMALS FURBEARER HUNTING INFORMATION Species Sesons Shooting Hours Dily Possession Rccoon, Opossum, Bdger, Striped Skunk, Fox (Red nd Gry) Nov. 5 - Jn. 31, 217 8.m. on First Dy No Limit No Limit Bobcts 1 Nov. 5 - Jn. 31, 217 8.m. on First Dy 1 1 1 Only one bobct is llowed per seson per licensed furhrvester, either hunted or trpped. Additionl requirements nd mp on p. 2. FURBEARER TRAPPING INFORMATION Species Seson Trpping Hours Dily Possession Coyote, Mink 3, Muskrt 3, Nov. 5 - Jn. 31, 217 8.m. on First Dy No Limit No Limit Wesel, Striped Skunk, Bdger, Opossum, Fox (Red nd Gry), Rccoon Bever 3 Nov. 5 - April 15, 217 8.m. on First Dy No Limit No Limit Otter 1, 3 Nov. 5 - Jn. 31, 217 8.m. on First Dy 2 2 Bobct 2 Nov. 5 - Jn. 31, 217 8.m. on First Dy 1 1 Civet Ct (Spotted Skunk) Continuous Closed Gry Wolf Continuous Closed 1 Only two otters re llowed per licensed furhrvester. See p. 2. 2 Only one bobct is llowed per seson per licensed furhrvester, either hunted or trpped. Additionl requirements nd mp on p. 2. 3 Tking by shotgun or sper is prohibited. A furhrvester license is required to hunt or trp furberers. Coyote or groundhog my be hunted on hunting or furhrvester license. FURHARVESTER LICENSE Hunters nd Trppers must hve furhrvester license nd hve pid the hbitt fee (see p. 4) to hunt ll furberers, except coyote nd groundhog, nd to trp ny furbering niml. A hunting license is not needed when hunting furberers. Coyote nd groundhog my be hunted with hunting or furhrvester license. BOX TRAPS A person shll not use or ttempt to use colony trps in tking, cpturing, trpping or killing ny gme or furbering nimls except muskrts. Box trps cpble of cpturing more thn one gme or furbering niml t ech setting re prohibited. A vlid hunting license is required for box trpping cottontil rbbits nd squirrels. PERMIT TO HOLD HIDES (see p. 13) DISTURBING DENS You cnnot molest or disturb, in ny mnner, ny den, lodge or house of furbering niml or bever dm except by written permission of n officer ppointed by the director of the DNR. You cnnot use ny chemicl, explosive, smoking device, mechnicl ferret, wire, tool, instrument or wter to remove furbering nimls from their dens. REMOVAL OF ANIMALS FROM TRAPS & SNARES All nimls or niml crcsses cught in ny type of trp or snre, except those tht re plced entirely under wter nd designed to drown the niml immeditely, must be removed from the trp or snre, by the trp or snre user, immeditely upon discovery nd within 24 hours of the time the niml is cught. 18
SNARES For the purpose of lw enforcement, snres re considered to be trps. No person shll set or mintin ny snre in ny public rod right-of-wy so the snre, when fully extended, cn touch ny fence. A snre set on privte lnd other thn rodsides within 3 yrds of pond, lke, creek, dringe ditch, strem or river must hve loop size of 11 inches or less in horizontl mesurement. All other snres must hve loop size of 8 inches or less in horizontl mesurement, except for snres with t lest one-hlf of the loop under wter. Snres cnnot be ttched to drg. All snres must hve functionl deer lock which will not llow the snre loop to close smller thn 2 1/2 inches. MECHANICAL SNARES It is illegl to set ny mechniclly-powered snre designed to cpture n niml by the neck or body unless the snre is plced completely under wter. BODY-GRIPPING & CONIBEAR-TYPE TRAPS You cnnot set or mintin ny body-gripping or coniber-type trp on ny public rod right-of-wy within 5 feet of ny fence. Humne trps, or trps designed to kill instntly, with jw spred s originlly mnufctured with n outside mesurement tht exceeds 8 inches, re unlwful to use except when plced entirely under wter. PUBLIC ROADSIDE LIMITATIONS Coniber-type trps nd snres must not be set on the right-of-wy of public rod within 2 yrds of the entry to privte drive serving residence without the permission of the occupnt. You cnnot set or mintin ny snre or coniber-type trp within ny public rod right-of-wy within 2 yrds of buildings inhbited by humns unless resident of the dwelling djcent to the public rod right-of-wy hs given permission, or unless the body-gripping or coniber-type trp is completely under wter or t lest one-hlf of the loop of the snre is under wter. This does not limit the use of foothold trps or boxtype live trps in public rod right-of-wys. A person my not plce trp, stke or non-indigenous set mking mteril upon ny public rod right-of-wy except during period of time tht begins two weeks before the trpping seson opens nd ends on the lst dy of the seson. FOOTHOLD & LEGHOLD TRAPS You cnnot set or mintin, on lnd, ny foothold or leghold trp with metl serrted jws, metl-toothed jws or spred inside the set jws greter thn 7 inches s mesured to the outside edge. TRAP TAG REQUIREMENTS All trps nd snres, whether set or not, possessed by person who cn resonbly be presumed to be trpping must hve metl tg ttched, plinly lbeled with the user s nme nd ddress. Officers ppointed by the DNR cn confiscte such trps nd snres when not properly lbeled or checked. EXPOSED BAIT You cnnot set or mintin ny foothold or body-gripping trp or snre within 2 feet of exposed bit on lnd nywhere in the stte, or over wter in the following res: ) Mississippi River corridor - Allmkee, Clyton, Dubuque, Jckson, Clinton, Scott, Musctine, Louis, Des Moines nd Lee counties. b) Missouri River corridor - Those portions of Woodbury, Monon, Hrrison, Pottwttmie, Mills nd Fremont counties west of Interstte 29. c) Des Moines River corridor - Boone, Dlls, Polk, Mrion, Mhsk, Wpello nd Vn Buren counties. 19 FURBEARERS
FURBEARERS Exposed bit mens met or viscer of ny niml, bird, fish, mphibin or reptile with or without skin, hide or fethers tht is visible to soring birds. TRAPPING ON GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS MARKING TRAP SITES You cnnot plce on ny gme mngement re ny trp, stke, flg, mrker or ny other item or device to trp furberers, or to mrk or otherwise clim ny site to trp furberers, except during the open seson for trpping furberers. Bobct Seson Open in Shded Counties Only Closed LYON OSCEOLA DICKINSON EMMET KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH MITCHELL HOWARD WINNESHIEK ALLAMAKEE SIOUX O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO HANCOCK CERRO GORDO FLOYD CHICKASAW FAYETTE CLAYTON to Bobct PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT WRIGHT FRANKLIN BUTLER BREMER WEBSTER BLACK HAWK BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE WOODBURY IDA SAC CALHOUN HAMILTON HARDIN GRUNDY Hrvest TAMA BENTON LINN JONES MONONA CRAWFORD CARROLL GREENE BOONE STORY MARSHALL CEDAR HARRISON SHELBY AUDUBON GUTHRIE DALLAS POLK JASPER POWESHIEK IOWA JOHNSON POTTAWATTAMIE CASS ADAIR MADISON MARION WARREN MAHASKA KEOKUK WASHINGTON MILLS MONTGOMERY ADAMS UNION CLARKE LUCAS MONROE WAPELLO JEFFERSON HENRY MUSCATINE LOUISA DES MOINES Seson Limit: 1 bobct per licensed furhrvester, regrdless if it ws hunted or trpped. RIVER OTTER TRAPPING Trppers must hve furhrvester license nd py the hbitt fee to trp otter, if normlly required to hve them to trp. Seson Limit: 2 otters per licensed furhrvester. Tgging Requirements Furhrvesters must contct Conservtion Officer within 7 dys of tking n otter or bobct to receive CITES tg. The CITES tgs must remin with the niml until it is sold. Animls kept for txidermy or other disply or eductionl purposes must hve the CITES tg retined t ll times. Otters nd bobcts ccidentlly JACKSON cptured fter the seson hs closed CLINTON nd bobcts ccidentlly cptured in SCOTT n re of the stte closed to bobct hrvesting, must be turned over to DNR without penlty. FREMONT PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD DECATUR WAYNE APPANOOSE DAVIS VAN BUREN BOBCAT HUNTING & TRAPPING Hunters nd Trppers must hve furhrvester license nd py the hbitt fee to hrvest bobcts, if normlly required to hve them to trp. A regulr hunting license will not be dequte. The seson is open in the following counties: Adir, Adms, Appnoose, Audubon, Css, Clrke, Crwford, Dlls, Dvis, Dectur, Des Moines, Fremont, Guthrie, Hrrison, Henry, Iow, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louis, Lucs, Mdison, Mhsk, Mrion, Mills, Monon, Monroe, Montgomery, Musctine, Pge, Pottwttmie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Tylor, Union, Vn Buren, Wpello, Wrren, Wshington, Wyne nd Woodbury. LEE Otter & Bobct Prts Collection ATTENTION FURHARVESTERS: For the pst two yers, complince with turning in the skull or lower jw of otters nd bobcts hs been low. Getting the lower jw or skull from ll of the hrvested otters nd bobcts enbles the DNR to collect the teeth needed to get good cross section of ges. This is n importnt step tht furhrvesters cn do in order to help the DNR monitor the popultions nd estblish sesons of otters nd bobcts. We would like to see better coopertion with turning in the skull or lower jw when receiving your CITES tg from the conservtion officer. HAVE A QUESTION? Cll the DNR office in Des Moines t 515-725-82, or regionl office on p. 37. 2
216 DEER HUNTING INFORMATION MANAGING IOWA S DEER HERD Dle Grner, chief DNR Wildlife Bureu Wildlife diseses hve frequently been in the hedlines over the pst yer with high pth vin influenz nd chronic wsting disese grnering the most ttention. Preventing wildlife disese from entering the stte ws once topic rrely discussed but hs become priority over the pst 2 yers nd hunters hve significnt role in this prevention pln. We need hunters to supply CWD smples, if sked, nd to report obviously sick deer to the locl wildlife biologist or conservtion officer. They should lso void biting nd feeding tht concentrtes nimls mking it esier for disese to spred. Hunters who hunt in stte or province with CWD re reminded tht only boned out met, skin (cpe) nd ntlers my be brought bck to Iow. Antlers my be ttched only to clen skull plte from which ll brin nd connective tissue hs been removed. Work with lndowners nd neighbors to mnge the locl deer herd nd shre the hunt by sking someone new to join your group. Lstly, we need hunters to report their hrvest. Presently, 2 percent of successful hunters re not complying with the lw. We cn nd need to do better. Deer hrvest estimtes re n importnt guge used to mnge your deer herd. DEER SEASONS, LICENSE PURCHASE DATES, ANTLERLESS QUOTAS & ANTLERED RESTRICTIONS See p. 6. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS & FEES See p. 4 nd 9. SPECIAL HUNTING REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO DEER HUNTING Generl Hunting Regultions my lso pply to deer hunters. See p. 12. SHOOTING HOURS Shooting hours for ll deer sesons re hlf-hour before sunrise to hlf-hour fter sunset. TAGGING REQUIREMENTS The hed nd ntlers (if ny) must remin ttched to the crcss until it is processed for consumption. Hunters in the Youth, Disbled Hunter, Bow, Erly Muzzleloder, nd Lte Muzzleloder sesons must shoot their own deer nd tg only the deer they shoot. Hunters in both shotgun sesons my shoot deer for ech other, provided tht ll tgging requirements re followed, nd the deer will be considered in the possession of the hunter whose tg is ffixed to it. 21 No person shll tg deer with tg tht ws purchsed fter the deer ws tken. A hunter my not crry deer license or trnsporttion tg issued to nother hunter while deer hunting. See p. 28. Deer hunters my not possess tg belonging to nother hunter while in the field. PAID DEER LICENSES see p. 25 Resident hunters my obtin the following types of deer licenses: Generl Deer Licenses re vlid sttewide in the seson selected by the hunter t the time the license is purchsed. Generl deer licenses re vlid for tking deer of either sex for ll counties except those listed on the mp on p. 6. A hunter my hve one Generl deer license for the Bow Seson nd one Generl deer license for one of the following sesons: Erly Muzzleloder, Lte Muzzleloder, Shotgun Seson 1, or Shotgun Seson 2. Exceptions: Youth, Disbled Seson hunters see p. 26. There is quot of 7,5 Erly Muzzleloder Seson Generl deer licenses. These re sold first-come first-served until the quot is filled or until the lst dy of the Erly Muzzleloder Seson. DEER
DEER Pid Antlerless-only Licenses re vlid for tking only ntlerless deer. An ntlerless deer is deer with no forked ntler. These licenses re vlid only in the county nd seson or deer popultion mngement zone nd seson selected by the hunter t the time the license is purchsed. Quots for Antlerless-only licenses re set for ech county to direct the dditionl hrvest of does to res with the gretest number of deer. The quot is the mximum number of Antlerless-only licenses tht will be sold for ech county for ll deer sesons. Licenses re sold first-come first-served until the quot is reched. See p. 6. ALLOWABLE COMBINATIONS OF PAID DEER LICENSES See tble on p. 25. BAG & POSSESSION LIMIT For Shotgun Seson 1 nd Shotgun Seson 2 sesons, the dily bg nd possession limit is one deer for ech unfilled trnsporttion tg issued to hunter who is present in the prty. For ll other deer sesons, the dily bg nd possession limit is one deer for ech license nd trnsporttion tg issued to the hunter for tht seson. The nnul possession limit is one deer for ech license nd trnsporttion tg obtined by the hunter for ll sesons. HELPING OTHER HUNTERS Resident nd nonresident deer hunters with vlid deer hunting license my hunt with nd ssist other deer hunters only in the seson specified on their license. Prty hunting is llowed in the Shotgun 1 nd Shotgun 2 sesons nd hunters must hve license vlid for the county where shotgun is legl method of tke. See tgging requirements on p. 28. BLAZE ORANGE REQUIRED To hunt deer with firerm in ny seson you must wer one of the following rticles of externl, visible, solid blze ornge clothing: vest, jcket, cot, swetshirt, sweter, shirt or 22 coverlls. An ornge ht lone is not sufficient. No person shll use blind for hunting deer during the regulr shotgun deer sesons unless such blind exhibits solid blze ornge mrking with minimum of 144 squre inches visible in ll directions. A blind is defined s plce of concelment constructed, either wholly or prtilly from mn mde mterils, which is used for the purpose of hiding person who is hunting from sight. A blind is not nturlly occurring lndscpe feture or n rrngement of nturl or griculturl plnt mteril tht hunter uses for concelment. In ddition to the requirements bove, hunters using blinds must lso stisfy the requirements of wering blze ornge. TREE STANDS You my not construct permnent tree stnd on stte public hunting res. You my not drive or in ny other wy plce ny nil, spike, pin, or ny other metl object into tree on stte public hunting res to construct blind or to provide hunting ccess to loction bove the ground. Tree stnds my be left on stte public hunting re from 7 dys prior to the strt of deer seson until 7 dys fter the finl dy of tht seson. PROHIBITED DEVICES & ACTIVITIES You my not use dogs, domestic nimls, bit, rdios, hndguns, rifles nd crossbows (except s described below), utomobiles, ircrft, electronic clls or ny mechnicl conveynce or device to hunt deer. Prplegics nd single- or double-leg mputees my hunt from ny sttionry motor-driven conveynce. Prplegic mens n individul fflicted with prlysis of the lower hlf of the body with the involvement of both legs, usully due to disese or injury to the spinl cord. Bit mens grin, fruit, vegetbles, nuts, hy, slt, minerl blocks, or ny other nturl food mterils, commercil products contining nturl food mterils, or by-products of such mterils trnsported to or plced in n re for the purpose of ttrcting wildlife. Bit does not include food plced during norml griculturl ctivities.
SHOOTING FIREARMS OVER WATER OR HIGHWAY You cnnot shoot ny rifle on or over ny of the public highwys or wters of the stte or ny rilrod right-of-wy. You cnnot dischrge shotgun shooting slug, pistol or revolver on or over public rodwy (see digrm below). Additionlly, no person shll dischrge rifle, including muzzleloding rifle or musket, or hndgun from highwy; or dischrge shotgun shooting slugs from highwy north of U.S. Highwy 3, while deer hunting. Privte Property { Fence Ditch } Highwy or Rodwy Right-of-Wy (includes shoulder) Ditch Fence Privte Property LEGAL METHOD OF TAKE Archery: Longbows, recurve bows, nd compound bows shooting brodhed rrows re permitted. No explosive or chemicl devices my be ttched to the rrow or brodhed. There re no minimum drw weights for bows or minimum dimeter for brodheds. Arrows must be t lest 18 inches long. Drw locks on compound bows re legl. Crossbows re not legl except tht physiclly hndicpped person, s defined on p. 12, my obtin permit from the DNR to use crossbow. Applictions re vilble t www.iowdnr.gov - click on licenses nd lws nd then on pplictions, or by visiting the DNR centrl office or ny of the district offices (p. 37), or by clling the DNR t 515-725-82. Residents 7 nd older my obtin one Antlerless-only sttewide crossbow deer license. See p. 26 for detils. Hunters my not crry hndgun while hunting under n rchery tg, unless they hve n unfilled trnsporttion tg for seson tht llows hndguns. Shotguns: 1-, 12-, 16-, nd 2-guge shotguns shooting single slugs only. Muzzleloders: Flintlock or percussion cp muzzleloding rifles or muskets between.44 nd.775 cliber shooting single projectiles; muzzleloding pistols.44 cliber or lrger with minimum brrel length of 4 inches nd no shoulder stock or long brrel modifictions. Muzzleloders equipped with electronic ignition re not llowed. There re no restrictions on in-line or disk-type muzzleloders. Riflescopes my lso be used. Hndguns: Center-fire hndguns.357 cliber or lrger, shooting stright wll mmunition with n expnding-type bullet. Minimum brrel length for ll hndguns is 4 inches. No shoulder stock or long brrel modifictions re llowed. Only the following center-fire crtridges my be used:.357 Mgnum,.357 Mximum,.375 Winchester,.38 Super,.4 S&W,.41 Powermg, 1 mm Auto,.41 Remington Mgnum,.41 Action Express,.44 S&W Specil,.44 Remington Mgnum,.44 Automg,.444 Mrlin,.445 Super Mg,.45 ACP,.45 Colt,.45 Super Mg,.45 Winchester Mgnum,.45 Silhouette,.451 Detonics,.454 Csull,.45-7 Govt.,.46 Rowlnd,.46 S&W Mg,.475 Widley Mgnum,.475 Linebugh,.48 Ruger,.5 Action Express,.5 Linebugh,.5 Beowulf nd.5 S&W Mg. Hunters ge 16 nd under my not use ny hndguns. Hunters ges 17 through 2 must be ccompnied by prent, gurdin or spouse who is t lest 21 yers old to use hndgun. Crossbow: A legl wepon for residents during the Lte Muzzleloder seson. A crossbow consists of bow mounted trnsversely on stock or frme nd designed to fire bolt, rrow or qurrel by the relese of the bow string, which is controlled by mechnicl trigger nd working sfety. Crossbows equipped with pistol grips nd designed to be fired with one hnd re illegl for tking or ttempting to tke deer or turkey. All projectiles used in conjunction with crossbow for deer hunting must be equipped with brodhed. DEER 23
LEGAL METHOD OF TAKE BY SEASON SEASON Archery Muzzleloder Hndgun Shotgun Crossbow Youth/Disbled X X X 1 X Bow 3,4,5 X Erly Muzzleloder X X 2 Lte Muzzleloder X X X X 5 Shotgun 1 X X X Shotgun 2 X X X Nonresident Holidy Seson X X X 1 Only disbled hunters tht re otherwise eligible my use hndgun. 2 Muzzleloding pistols only. 3 Antlerless Senior (7 yers old nd older) Sttewide Crossbow License during the bow seson only. 4 Cnnot crry hndgun while hunting with bow tg, unless hunter hs n unfilled trnsporttion tg for seson tht llows hndguns. 5 Resident hunters only. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE Chronic Wsting Disese (CWD) is neurologic disese of deer nd elk, belonging to the fmily of diseses known s trnsmissible spongiform encephlopthies (TSEs) or prion diseses. Though it shres certin fetures with other TSEs, like bovine spongiform encephlopthy ( Md Cow Disese ) or scrpie in sheep, it is distinct disese ffecting only deer, elk nd moose. Currently, CWD hs been detected in free-rnging popultions in Arknss, Colordo, Illinois, Iow, Knss, Mrylnd, Michign, Minnesot, Missouri, Nebrsk, New Mexico, New York, North Dkot, Pennsylvni, South Dkot, Texs, Uth, Virgini, West Virgini, Wisconsin, Wyoming nd in Albert nd Ssktchewn, Cnd. It hs been detected in cptive fcilities in Colordo, Iow, Knss, Michign, Minnesot, Missouri, Montn, Nebrsk, New York, Oklhom, Pennsylvni, South Dkot, Uth, Wisconsin nd Wyoming, nd in Albert nd Ssktchewn, Cnd. DEER GOING OUT OF STATE TO HUNT? DNR regultions prohibit bringing bck whole crcsses of deer, elk, moose or cribou into the stte from res listed bove where CWD hs been identified, whether they were tken from the wild, free-rnging nimls or shot on hunting preserve. If you tke deer, elk, moose or cribou in CWD re, you my bring bck only the boned out met, skin (cpe) nd ntlers. Antlers my be ttched only to clen skull plte from which ll brin nd connective tissue hs been removed. Animls tken outside of identified CWD res my be trnsported in ny mnner tht is otherwise legl. It is very unlikely tht CWD could be contrcted by eting venison from Iow deer. However, for concerned hunters, the best preventive mesures re: Avoid shooting obviously sick or emcited deer. Wer ltex or rubber gloves while field dressing to reduce the chnce of contrcting ny disese. Bone out the met from your niml. Minimize the hndling of nd void eting the brin, spinl cord, eyes, spleen, tonsils nd lymph nodes of hrvested nimls. Wsh hnds nd instruments thoroughly fter field dressing is completed. Thoroughly cook ll met (or met products like susge or jerky) until juices run cler. Any ded deer tht is obviously emcited or with unnturl lesions or growths on the internl orgns or chest cvity should be reported to biologist or conservtion officer. 24
IOWA RESIDENT DEER LICENSE OPTIONS 216-217 SEASON DIRECTIONS: The chrt below will help determine which licenses resident Iow deer hunters my purchse. To use, 1] select the preferred Generl deer license from the left column. 2] Follow to the right, stying within the sme horizontl line, to determine wht dditionl licenses my be purchsed. Bonus licenses, if eligible, [Youth, Disbled, Nonmbultory, Senior Antlerless Crossbow] my be purchsed in ddition to sttewide licenses. [See p. 26.] ANTLERLESS-ONLY LICENSES: Before Sept. 15: Mximum 1. Beginning Sept. 15: No limit until quots fill. Select from the sme horizontl row s your Generl deer license selection. Vlid in one county; county quots pply. FIRST GENERAL DEER LICENSE Vlid sttewide: Mximum 1 per hunter. No quot except Erly Muzzleloder. Select one license from ny box below. SECOND GENERAL DEER LICENSE Vlid sttewide: Mximum 1 per hunter. No quot except Erly Muzzleloder. Select one license from the sme row s the first Generl deer license section. ANTLERLESS-ONLY LICENSES *A Generl deer license for Erly Muzzleloder seson must be purchsed before the Erly Muzzleloder Antlerless-only license my be purchsed. SHOTGUN SEASON 1 Bow Seson Shotgun Seson 1 Bow Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] SHOTGUN SEASON 2 Bow Seson Shotgun Seson 2 Bow Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] Shotgun Seson 1 Shotgun Seson 1 Bow Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] BOW Shotgun Seson 2 Shotgun Seson 2 Bow Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] Erly Muzzleloder [7,5 Quot] *Erly Muzzleloder Bow Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] Lte Muzzleloder Shotgun Seson 1 OR Shotgun Seson 2 (not both) Bow Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] EARLY MUZZLELOADER [7,5 Quot] Bow Seson *Erly Muzzleloder Bow Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] LATE MUZZLELOADER NONE PURCHASED Bow Seson None Purchsed DEER Shotgun Seson 1 OR Shotgun Seson 2 (not both) Bow Shotgun Seson 1 OR Shotgun Seson 2 (not both) Bow Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Lte Muzzleloder Youth [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] Disbled [if eligible] 25
DEER BONUS DEER HUNTS Youth Deer Seson. Iow residents tht re younger thn 16 yers old on the dy they obtin license re eligible for the Youth Seson subject to the following restrictions: While hunting, youth hunters must be under the direct supervision of n dult mentor who hs vlid Hunting License nd hs pid the Hbitt Fee, if the dult is normlly required to hve them to hunt. Only one youth hunter my ccompny ech dult mentor. Clothing requirements, method of tke nd ll other deer hunting regultions in effect during the regulr deer sesons re in effect during the youth seson, if hunting deer with firerm. If youth hunter turns 16 while utilizing youth license, they must purchse hunting license nd hbitt fee, if normlly required. Youth licenses re Generl deer licenses vlid sttewide for tking one deer of either sex. Youth hunters my hunt with bow, shotgun or muzzleloder s defined on p. 23. Unfilled Youth Tg Youth hunters with Youth Generl deer license who do not tke deer during the youth deer hunting seson my use the Youth Generl deer license nd unused tg during the erly or lte muzzleloder nd one of the two shotgun sesons ONLY. The youth must follow ll other rules specified for ech seson. Prty hunting is not llowed while hunting with youth tg, regrdless of the seson. The deer must be hrvested by the youth whose nme is on the tg. Youth hunters my lso obtin deer licenses for other sesons like ny other hunter. Youth Antlerless-only licenses re good for only tking ntlerless deer during the youth seson. A youth who resides with nd is member of the fmily of lndowner or tennt who is eligible for Lndowner-Tennt Deer Licenses my obtin Lndowner-Tennt License for the Youth Seson. The Lndowner-Tennt Youth License will count s the one Lndowner-Tennt Generl deer License the lndowner or tennt fmily is entitled to for ll deer sesons (see p. 27). Severely Disbled Deer License A severely disbled (see p. 12) Iow resident my be issued one Generl deer license to hunt deer during the Youth seson with bow, shotgun or muzzleloder s defined on p. 23. A person obtining this license my obtin ny other deer hunting licenses for which they re eligible. Applictions for severely disbled deer license permit re vilble online t www.iowdnr.gov/hunting then clicking on hunting licenses nd lws, or ny of the regionl or district offices listed on p. 37, or by clling the DNR t 515-725-82. After pprovl nd filing of the permit ppliction with the DNR, severely disbled hunters my purchse this specil license t ny ELSI gent. Non-Ambultory Deer License A non-mbultory Iow resident my be issued one Generl deer license which my be used to hunt deer with shotgun or muzzleloding rifle during ny estblished deer hunting seson. A person obtining this license my obtin ny other deer hunting licenses for which they re eligible. Applictions for nonmbultory license permit re vilble online t www.iowdnr.gov then clicking on hunting licenses nd lws, or ny of the regionl or district offices listed on p. 37, or by clling the DNR t 515-725-82. After pprovl nd filing of the permit ppliction with the DNR, non-mbultory hunters my purchse this specil license t ny ELSI gent. Crossbow License for Seniors Resident hunters 7 yers old nd older on the dy they purchse license my purchse one sttewide ntlerless-only license to hunt deer with crossbow. This license my be obtined in ddition to ny other deer license. 26
DEER POPULATION MANAGEMENT ZONES Deer popultion mngement zones re used to reduce or mintin deer numbers in res where trditionl hunting is not n option, minly urbn res nd stte nd county prks. Ech mngement zone hs its own license quot, seson dtes, license restrictions nd proficiency requirements. Most licenses re Antlerless-only. Mngement zone hunts re listed online t http://www.iowdnr.gov/hunting/deerhunting/deermngementhunts.spx Licenses for these hunts will not count in determining the number of licenses n individul my hve, or ginst the county quot for Antlerless-only licenses. LANDOWNERS & TENANTS LICENSES Lndowners, tennts nd their eligible fmily members must register with DNR before obtining Lndowner-Tennt licenses. See p. 1 nd 11 to determine who is eligible for these licenses. If there is more thn one owner, there is still mximum of four [4] licenses for the frm unit.licenses my be divided mong qulifying fmily members. It is illegl to use LOT deer license to hunt on lnd owned or controlled by nother individul. LOT Generl deer licenses re vlid for tking deer of either sex during the seson selected t the time the license is obtined. The license my be for ny seson. (Specil eligibility requirements pply to the Youth nd Disbled Hunter Seson.) LOT Generl deer licenses for the shotgun sesons will be vlid in both shotgun sesons but only one deer my be tgged. One Generl deer license is vilble for the lndowner (or eligible fmily member) nd one for the tennt (or eligible fmily member). If there is no tennt, only one Generl deer license is vilble for the frm unit. Lndowner-Tennt Antlerless-only licenses re lso vilble. An ntlerless deer is deer with no forked ntler. One LOT Antlerless-only license my be obtined by the lndowner fmily nd one by the tennt fmily for one of the following sesons: Bow, Youth nd Disbled Hunter (specil eligibility requirements pply), Erly Muzzleloder, Lte Muzzleloder, Shotgun 1 nd Shotgun 2. Up to two LOT ($13 ech) Antlerless-only licenses my be obtined by the lndowner fmily nd two by the tennt fmily for the following sesons: Bow, Youth nd Disbled Hunter (specil eligibility requirements pply), Erly Muzzleloder, Lte Muzzleloder, Shotgun 1 nd 2. How mny LOT licenses re vilble for ech frm unit? The lndowner fmily my receive up to four [4] Lndowner-Tennt licenses: one Generl deer, one $2 Antlerlessonly nd up to two [2] $13 Antlerless-only. The number of Antlerless-only licenses is subject to some restrictions tht re explined in the previous prgrph. These licenses my be divided mong the lndowner fmily (lndowner nd eligible fmily members) in ny wy the fmily chooses s long s the totl number of licenses vilble to the fmily is not exceeded nd other eligibility requirements re met. Ech individul must be registered to the sme lnd prcel. If there is no tennt, the mximum number of licenses vilble to the lndowner fmily unit is four [4]. The tennt fmily my hve the sme number of LOT licenses nd is subject to the sme restrictions s the lndowner fmily. The tennt fmily is restricted to no more thn four [4] licenses, regrdless of how mny prcels of lnd they rent. DEER 27
TAGGING/HARVEST REPORTING MANDATORY HARVEST REPORTING FOR DEER AND WILD TURKEY Hunters who hrvest deer or wild turkey must report the hrvest to the DNR by midnight on the dy fter it is tgged, or before tking it to locker or txidermist, or before processing it for consumption, or before trnsporting it out-of-stte, whichever occurs first. The hunter whose nme is on the trnsporttion tg is responsible for mking the report. If no niml is hrvested, no report is necessry. Filure to report or reporting flsely my result in misdemenor cittion nd possible loss of hunting privileges. There re three options to report the hrvest: 1) Online t www.iowdnr.gov, vilble 24 hours dy, 7 dys week. 2) By phone t the toll-free phone number printed on the hrvest report tg, vilble 24 hours dy, 7 dys week. 3) Through license vendor during regulr business hours. The Hrvest Reporting System will issue confirmtion number to the hunter tht must be written on the Hrvest Report Tg nd ttched to the leg of the niml. Filure to do so my result in misdemenor cittion. TAGGING REQUIREMENTS Iow Deer nd Turkey tgs consist of two portions. The lower portion of the tg is the Trnsporttion Tg nd the upper portion is the Hrvest Report Tg (see p. 29). Ech performs different functions. DONATE DEER HIDES The Iow Elks Assocition collects deer hides for use in the Iow Veterns Lether Progrm. Veterns lern vluble skills while mking lether products from the hides. Contct your locl Elks Lodge for informtion on the deer hides dontion progrm nd collection loction. THANK YOU deer hunters for supporting Iow Veterns. Trnsporttion Tg A Trnsporttion Tg with the dte of kill properly shown shll be visibly ttched to the deer or turkey within 15 minutes of the time it is locted fter being tken or before the crcss is moved to be trnsported by ny mens, whichever occurs first, in mnner tht the tg cnnot be removed without mutilting or destroying it. For ntlerless deer, ttch the Trnsporttion Tg to the leg s shown. For ntlered deer, ttch the Trnsporttion Tg on the min bem between two points s shown. Antlerless No person shll tg deer with Trnsporttion Tg issued to nother person. During the youth seson, disbled hunter seson, bow seson, erly muzzleloder seson nd lte muzzleloder seson, the hunter who killed the deer must tg the deer by Antlered using the Trnsporttion Tg issued in tht person s nme. During the first nd second regulr gun sesons nyone present in the hunting prty my tg deer with tg issued in tht person s nme. Prty hunting is not llowed while hunting with youth tg, regrdless of the seson. This tg shll be proof of possession nd remin ffixed to the crcss until the niml is processed for consumption. The hed, nd ntlers if ny, shll remin ttched to the deer while being trnsported from the plce where tken to the processor or commercil preservtion fcility or until the deer hs been processed for consumption. 28
HARVEST REPORT TAG The Hrvest Report Tg, with the confirmtion number properly recorded, must be ttched to the leg of the niml fter reporting nd before the reporting dedline (pictured below). The Hrvest Report Tg must be ttched so tht it is esily visible nd cnnot be removed without being mutilted or destroyed nd remin ttched to the crcss until the niml is processed for consumption. Tips on Tgging/Reporting Deer nd Turkeys 1) Remove the Trnsporttion Tg from bcking nd ttch to ntlers if it is n ntlered deer, otherwise ttch to deer or turkey leg. Press hlves of the tg together to bond. Hunter s nme, registrtion number nd dte of hrvest must be redble. 2) Follow instructions on the Hrvest Report Tg to report the niml. When reporting, you will need the hrvest registrtion number from your tg nd the Iow county where the niml ws hrvested. For deer, report whether it ws doe, button buck, ntlered buck, or shed-ntler buck. For turkeys, report the length of the berd (fll) or length of the longest spur (spring). 3) Keep both the Trnsporttion Tg nd the Hrvest Report Tg ttched to the niml until it is processed for consumption. NOTE: The ctul tg my differ slightly in ppernce. Hrvest Registrtion Number listed here Write confirmtion number here Hrvest Registrtion Number lso listed here GAME CARCASS DISPOSAL Iow lw llows lwfully tken gme crcsses nd wste from home met processing to be disposed with other residentil wste, lthough your solid wste huler my hve some restrictions regrding the mximum size or weight of n individul bg. The wste should be seled in plstic bgs in lots tht re similr in size nd weight to typicl bg of residentil wste. Contct your locl wste huler or lndfill for the specific wste disposl requirements in your re. TAGGING/HARVEST REPORTING Dumping gme crcss in rod ditch or other public property lot cretes nuisnce nd is subject to enforcement under the littering lws. 29
HUSH Help Us Stop Hunger Any hunter cn donte ny leglly tken, field-dressed, wild deer of ny sex from ny seson to ny of the following lockers. For updtes, check www.iowhush.com The list of lockers prticipting in HUSH ws complete t the time of printing. Additionl lockers will likely be dded before deer seson. PROPERLY CARING FOR DEER - Remember to tke cre of your hrvest especilly if donting to HUSH. It s your job to keep the met from spoiling. Every Hrvest - remove the entrils, reproductive orgns, clen out the chest cvity, split the pelvis nd remove nl cvity then rinse the cvity well with wter s soon s possible nd before tking it to the locker. If ir temperture is bove 5 degrees, plce bgs or blocks of ice, or frozen milk jugs of wter in the cvity to cool nd replce every 24 hours. Plce deer on grge floor to pull het from the niml. Get to the locker ASAP. If left t the locker, mke sure to put fresh ice on the deer. COUNTY, City, Locker Nme ADAMS, Corning, Corning Met Processing - ALLAMAKEE, Wukon, Jets Met Processing - AP- PANOOSE, Morvi, Morvi Met; Moulton, Moulton Locker - BENTON, Newhll, Newhll Locker - BLACK HAWK, L Porte City, Krmer Susge Co. - BOONE, Boone, Ridgeport Locker - BREMER, Frederik, Frederik Locker, LLC; Jnesville, Jnesville Locker - BUCHANAN, Firbnk, Firbnk Locker; Jesup, Hnson Met Processing & Sles; Rowley, Mrk s Locker - CALHOUN, Lke City, Lke City Locker; Lohrville, Lohrville Locker - CARROLL, Arcdi, Arcdi Mets; Crroll, Mike s; Dedhm, Kitt s Met Processing - CASS, Atlntic, Atlntic Locker LLC - CEDAR, Durnt, Durnt Locker; Tipton, Tipton Locker - CHEROKEE, Cherokee, Cherokee Locker. DEER CHICKASAW, rurl Ioni, Ohrt s Smokehouse - CLINTON, De Witt, Mtthiesen s Deer Processing - DALLAS, Redfield, Redfield Locker - DAVIS, Pulski, Country Cut Mets; Bloomfield, Kuffmn s Custom Butchering; Unionville, Perk s Processing - DELAWARE, Erlville, Dn s Erlville Locker - DUBUQUE, Epworth, Coyle Butchering; Sherrill, Sherrill Deer Shck - FAYETTE, Orn, Orn Locker - FLOYD, Rockford, Rockford Locker - FREMONT, Hmburg, Hmburg Locker - GUTHRIE, Bgley, Bgley Locker - HENRY, Wylnd, Crwford Met Plnt, Inc. - HOWARD, Riceville, County Line Locker; Elm, Elm Locker nd Grocery Inc. - IDA, Holstein, Tiefenthler Qulity Mets - IOWA, Prnell, Cook s Met Locker; Victor, Community Locker; Willimsburg, Roehrksse Met Compny. JACKSON, Preston, Preston Mets Inc.; Andrew, World s Best Mets - JASPER, Mingo, Mingo Locker - JEFFERSON, Pckwood, Pckwood Locker & Mets - JOHNSON, Solon, Ruzick s Met Processing Inc. - JONES, Center Junction, Lindley Locker - LEE, Dnville, Denmrk Locker, Inc. - MADISON, Winterset, Kirkptrick Locker - MAHASKA, Leighton, Leighton Processed Mets - MARION, Knoxville, Mike s Mets; Melcher, Northcote Locker; Otley, Rietveld Met Processing Inc. - MARSHALL, Stte Center, Stte Center Locker, Inc. - MUSCATINE, West Liberty, West Liberty Locker - O BRIEN, Hrtley, Nelson Lockers; Pullin, Pullin Locker Plnt. PAGE, Essex, Johnson Locker - POTTAWATTAMIE, Hncock, Hncock Frozen Foods; Minden, Minden Met Mrket - SAC, Yetter, Yetter Locker - SCOTT, Dvenport, Johnnie s Mrket Inc.; Wlcott, Schnoor s Smokehouse - SHELBY, Erling, Erling Locker; Irwin, Irwin Locker & Ctering - SIOUX, Alton, Bbcock Locker, Inc. - STORY, Nevd, Midwest Pck; Story City, Story City Locker- TAYLOR, Bedford, Zeb s Smokehouse - UNION, Afton, Wever Mets - VAN BUREN, Milton, Milton Locker - WARREN, Milo, Milo Locker - WASHINGTON, Wshington, Boyd s Susge Co.; Brighton, Brighton Locker - WAYNE, Seymour, Hilltop Custom Butcher Shop - WEBSTER, Fort Dodge, Swyer s Mets of Iow, Inc. - WINNESHIEK, Clmr, Al s Country Met Locker - WRIGHT, Clrion, Clrion Locker. 3
216 FALL WILD TURKEY HUNTING LICENSE TYPES, PURCHASE DATES, HUNTING ZONES, QUOTAS, SEASON DATES, BAG LIMITS & SEX See p. 7. SPECIAL REGULATIONS THAT MAY APPLY TO FALL TURKEY HUNTING Generl Hunting Regultions my lso pply to turkey hunters. See p. 12. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS & FEES See p. 4 nd 9. TAGGING REQUIREMENTS The leg tht bers the tg must be ttched to the crcss of ny wild turkey being trnsported within the stte during ny wild turkey hunting seson. See p. 28. HARVEST REPORTING All hunters tht shoot turkey must report the hrvest through the DNR s Hrvest Reporting System. Hunters tht do not shoot turkey do not report. See p. 28 for detils. FALL TURKEY LICENSES Pid Combintion Gun/Bow licenses re vlid only in the zone selected by the hunter when the license is purchsed. Pid Gun/ Bow licenses re sold first-come first-served until the zone quots re filled or the end of the seson, whichever comes first. Pid Archery-only licenses re vlid sttewide. There re no quots nd licenses re sold until the end of the seson. NONRESIDENTS re not eligible for fll turkey hunting licenses on the frm unit of the lndowner or tennt. See p. 1-11 to determine who is eligible for Lndowner-Tennt fll turkey licenses, nd how to register s Lndower or Tennt. HOW MANY TURKEY LICENSES MAY I HAVE? A resident hunter my obtin mximum of two fll turkey hunting licenses: Two Combintion Gun/Bow licenses, or two Archery-only licenses, or one Combintion Gun/Bow license nd one Archery-only license. One of these licenses my be Lndowner-Tennt license if the hunter is eligible. SHOOTING HOURS Gun: Hlf-hour before sunrise to sunset Bow: Hlf-hour before sunrise to hlf-hour fter sunset. LEGAL METHOD OF TAKE See p. 32. USE OF DOGS FALL SEASON ONLY Dogs my be used to locte, flush nd retrieve wild turkeys s long s the hunter hs vlid wild turkey license with n unfilled trnsporttion tg in his or her possession. Lndowner-Tennt Gun/Bow & Lndowner-Tennt Archery-only licenses for eligible lndowners nd tennts or their fmily members re issued until the end of the respective seson. Only one Lndowner- Tennt Turkey License my be obtined per lndowner fmily nd one per tennt fmily. Lndowner-Tennt licenses re vlid only TURKEY 31
RESIDENT SPRING TURKEY HUNTING TURKEY LICENSE TYPES, SEX, BAG LIMITS & SEASON DATES See p. 5. SPECIAL REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO SPRING TURKEY HUNTING Generl Hunting Regultions my lso pply to turkey hunters. See p. 12. SHOOTING HOURS Gun/Bow: Hlf-hour before sunrise to sunset. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS & FEES Licenses go on sle Dec. 15. See p. 4 nd 9. ALL PAID LICENSES ARE VALID STATEWIDE TAGGING REQUIREMENTS The leg tht bers the tg must be ttched to the crcss of ny wild turkey being trnsported within the stte during ny wild turkey hunting seson. See p. 28. HARVEST REPORTING All hunters tht shoot turkey must report the hrvest through the DNR s Hrvest Reporting System. Hunters tht do not shoot turkey do not report. See p. 28 for detils. RESIDENT SPRING TURKEY LICENSES Pid Combintion Gun/Bow licenses re vlid sttewide in the seson selected by the hunter t the time of purchse. Pid Gun/ Bow licenses re sold until the end of the seson selected t the time of purchse. Pid Archery-only licenses re vlid sttewide for ll four sesons. There re no quots nd licenses re sold until the end of the fourth seson. Lndowner-Tennt Gun/Bow licenses nd Lndowner-Tennt Archery-only licenses for eligible lndowners nd tennts or their fmily members re sold until the end of the seson selected t the time the license ws purchsed. See p. 1-11 to determine who is eligible for Lndowner-Tennt spring turkey licenses nd how to register s Lndowner or Tennt. The following restrictions pply: Lndowner- Tennt Gun/Bow licenses re vlid in the seson selected by the hunter t the time of purchse. Lndowner-Tennt Archeryonly licenses re vlid in ll 4 sesons. Lndowner-Tennt licenses re vlid only on the frm unit of the lndowner or tennt (see p. 1-11). One Lndowner-Tennt Turkey License my be obtined per lndowner frm unit nd one per tennt frm unit. HOW MANY TURKEY LICENSES MAY I HAVE? A resident hunter my obtin mximum of two spring turkey hunting licenses. One of these my be Lndowner-Tennt license, if the hunter is eligible. License choices: two Archery-only (or) one Archery-only nd one Combintion Gun/Bow Seson 4 (or) two Combintion Gun/Bow of which t lest one must be Seson 4. LEGAL METHOD OF TAKE SPRING & FALL Resident Archery-only License Longbows, recurve bows, nd compound bows re permitted. No explosive or chemicl devices my be ttched to the rrow or brodhed. Blunthed rrows with minimum dimeter of 9/16-inch my lso be used. Arrows must be t lest 18 inches long. Crossbows re not legl, except tht physiclly hndicpped person incpble of shooting bow my obtin permit from the DNR to use crossbow (see p. 12). Applictions re vilble t www.iowdnr.gov/hunting - click on hunting licenses nd lws or cll the DNR t 515-725-82. 32
RESIDENT GUN/BOW LICENSE Archery equipment s defined on p. 32, nd 1-, 12-, 16- nd 2-guge shotguns or muzzleloding shotguns shooting number 4, 5, 6, 7 1/2 or 8 led or nontoxic shot. Number 2 or 3 nontoxic shot my lso be used. Hunters my not hve shot sizes other thn those listed bove on their person while hunting turkeys. Muzzleloding rifles my not be used to hunt turkeys. Youth Turkey Hunting Seson (Residents Only) Hunters younger thn 16 yers old on the dy they purchse license my prticipte in the Youth Turkey Seson. The Youth Wild Turkey License will cost $24.5 nd will be combintion gun/bow license vlid sttewide. The youth does not hve to hve Hunting License or hve completed hunter eduction course in order to prticipte. A Youth Seson license is vlid for the Youth Seson or if unfilled my be used in ny other spring seson. Youth hunters must be under the direct supervision of n dult mentor while hunting during the Youth Seson. The mentor must hve vlid Wild Turkey License for one of the spring sesons, vlid Hunting License, nd hve pid the Hbitt Fee if the dult is normlly required to hve them to hunt. The mentor must not crry bow or firerm nd must be in the direct compny of the youth t ll times. There my be no more thn one youth with ech properly licensed dult mentor. The youth nd mentor must comply with ll spring turkey hunting regultions. A youth who resides with nd is member of fmily of lndowner or tennt who is eligible for Lndowner-Tennt Wild Turkey Hunting License my obtin Lndowner- Tennt License for the Youth Seson. The Lndowner-Tennt Youth License will count s the one Lndowner-Tennt Wild Turkey Hunting License the lndowner or tennt fmily is entitled to for the spring turkey sesons. Youth hunters my obtin one dditionl Gun/Bow license for Seson 4, or one Archery-only license. Hunters tht re eligible for the Youth Seson, but choose not to prticipte, my obtin two licenses for the regulr spring turkey sesons like ny other hunter. PROHIBITED DEVICES & ACTIVITIES You my not use live decoys, dogs (except in the fll), horses, phones, rdios, motorized vehicles, ircrft, bit, recorded or electroniclly mplified turkey clls or electroniclly mplified imittions of turkey clls or sounds when hunting turkeys. Prplegics nd single- or double-leg mputees my hunt from ny sttionry motor-driven conveynce. Prplegic mens n individul fflicted with prlysis of the lower hlf of the body with the involvement of both legs, usully due to disese or injury to the spinl cord. Bit mens grin, fruit, vegetbles, nuts, hy, slt, minerl blocks, or ny other nturl food mterils, commercil products contining nturl food mterils, or by-products of such mterils trnsported to or plced in n re for the purpose of ttrcting wildlife. Bit does not include food plced during norml griculturl ctivities. HELPING OTHER HUNTERS A resident hunter with vlid spring turkey hunting license for ny seson my ssist other hunters in ny seson. A nonresident my ssist other hunters only in the zone nd seson indicted on their license. The hunter doing the ssisting my not crry shotgun or bow or shoot turkey unless he or she hs vlid license nd n unfilled trnsporttion tg for tht zone nd seson. TURKEY 33
GENERAL REGULATIONS OTHER INFORMATION HUNTING SHED ANTLERS It is permissible for people to hunt for shed ntlers. Shed ntlers re ntlers tht hve nturlly fllen from whitetil deer. Shed ntlers cn be collected on public lnd including stte prks. Permission must be grnted from the lndowner on privte lnd. (See trespss lw on p. 12.) Antlers tht re still ttched to the skull or ny other prts of deer cn only be possessed with pprovl nd tg from n Iow DNR conservtion officer. CROWS A migrtory bird stmp is not required to hunt crows. TAXIDERMY A txidermist is person engged in the business of preserving or mounting gme, fish or furbering nimls. A license is required for nyone to prctice txidermy nd the txidermist must contct DNR officer prior to operting. A federl permit is required for ctivities involving migrtory birds. Obtin the permit by contcting the U.S. Fish nd Wildlife Service t 612-713-5449. PROTECTED NONGAME Protected nongme species include wild birds, fish, bts, reptiles nd mphibins or their eggs or nests, their ded body or ded body prts or product mde from their prts. Any bt, with the exception of the Indin bt, tht is found within building occupied by humns is not protected. UNPROTECTED NONGAME The Europen strling, the house sprrow, nd the common grter snke re not protected species. Timber rttlesnkes re protected in Allmkee, Clyton, Delwre, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fyette, Henry, Jckson, Jones, Lee, Mdison, Vn Buren nd Winneshiek counties but not including n re of 5 yrds round houses ctively occupied by humn beings in those counties. 34 FALCONRY Gme my be tken by licensed flconers. All flconers who pursue gme must crry copy of their Iow Flconry License nd hve vlid resident or nonresident Hunting License nd py the Hbitt Fee. Flconry Seson SMALL GAME OPEN CLOSE Phesnt, Quil, Oct. 1 Mrch 31 Prtridge, Grouse Rbbit Sept. 1 Mrch 31 WATERFOWL Sme s regulr sesons Flconry regultions for hunting, including bg nd possession limits nd the listing of permitted gme species, cn be found t www.iowdnr.gov/hunting then click on licensing nd lws nd scroll to the bottom of the pge, or by clling 515-725-82 from 8.m. to 4:3 p.m. M-F. The minimum ge of flconers is 14. OHV USE AND HUNTING The following regultions pply when using ll-terrin vehicles for hunting purposes: It is illegl to operte n OHV on DNR Wildlife Mngement Ares. Physiclly hndicpped persons my be eligible for permit to operte n OHV on DNR lnds. Permission for ccess is still required. When trnsporting guns on n OHV, guns must be unloded nd in cse t ll times. For copy of Iow s OHV Regultions, contct your locl stte conservtion officer, county recorder or DNR office. The informtion is lso posted on the DNR s website t www.iowdnr.gov.
OTHER INFORMATION FERAL HOGS Ferl hogs re ny hog, including Russin nd Europen wild bor, tht is not identified by er tgs or other identifiction nd is roming feely on public or privte lnd. Ferl hogs re not ntive to Iow nd no permit is needed to tke ferl hog. Relesing pigs intentionlly to hunt is illegl. Hunters re encourged to wtch for ferl hogs while in the field nd to kill them on sight. It is legl to kill ferl hogs on your own property nd on public lnds where hunting is llowed. Trespssing on privte lnd to shoot ferl hog is not llowed. Ferl hogs cn spred diseses to humns, pets nd ll domestic livestock, especilly pigs. These nimls dmge crops nd forest lnds nd compete with ntive wildlife for food. They et nything they cn ctch, including reptiles, Photo courtesy of Kenton Lohrff, wildlife biologist, Directorte of Public Works Nturl Resources Brnch, Fort Leonrd Wood, Missouri mphibins, deer fwns, bird eggs nd newly born livestock. If you should hppen to see ferl hog (killed or not), contct the locl wildlife biologist (see p. 37) or the USDA. The DNR would like to collect blood smple. GENERAL REGULATIONS DOG RESTRICTIONS Rbies vccintion. Hunters bringing dogs four months of ge or older into Iow must hve in their possession helth certificte verifying the rbies nd other vccintions of the dog(s). Where restricted. All dogs re prohibited on ll stte-owned gme mngement res between Mrch 15 nd July 15 of ech yer, except tht dog trining is permitted on designted trining res. Field nd retriever meets re restricted to designted sites. A permit must be obtined from the DNR for field nd retriever meets. The permit shll show the exct designted site of the meet nd ll dogs shll be confined to tht site. Trining dogs. You need to hve vlid Hunting License nd hve pid the Hbitt Fee to trin bird dog on gme birds. An Iow Migrtory Bird Fee nd Federl Wterfowl Stmp re required if using wterfowl tken from the wild. A vlid Furhrvester License nd hbitt fee is required to trin coon hound, fox hound or triling dog on ny furbering nimls t ny time of the yer, including during the closed seson on such birds or nimls. The nimls, when pursued to tree or den, shll not be further chsed or removed in ny mnner from the tree or den. You must hve Hunting License or Furhrvester License nd hbitt fee to trin dog on coyote or groundhog. Only pistol, revolver or other gun shooting blnk crtridges shll be used while trining dogs during closed sesons. If you hve dog entered in licensed field tril you do not need ny type of Hunting License to prticipte in the event or to exercise your dog on the re on which the field tril is to be held during the 24-hour period preceding the tril. Pen-rised gme birds my be used nd shot in the trining of bird dogs. Before ny bird is relesed or used in the trining of dogs, the bird must be bnded with bnd from the DNR. Contct the DNR t 515-725-82. 35
PHONE NUMBERS OTHER INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS ABOUT LEAD IN VENISON Deer shot with bullets contining led cn hve prticles of led remining in the met, some too smll to see or feel. Although led cn be hrmful to humns, even in low mounts, there is no known evidence tht links humn consumption of venison to led poisoning. Children under 6 yers nd pregnnt women re t the gretest risk from led exposure. Since 1992, bout 5, Iowns under 6 yers nd 25, dults hve been tested for led poisoning, nd no elevted blood led levels hve been ttributed to venison or ny other wild gme. To minimize potentil exposure to led in venison: Remind your met processor to, or if you process your own venison, trim generous distnce wy from the wound chnnel nd discrd ny met tht is bruised, discolored, or contins hir, dirt or bone frgments. Avoid consuming internl orgns. Prctice mrksmnship nd outdoor skills to get closer, clener, lethl shots wy from mjor muscle res. (Don t shoot t running deer.) Consider non-led lterntive such s copper or others tht hve high-weight retention. For more informtion, cll 1-8-972-226. Iow DNR Shooting Rnges Hours of opertion re sunrise to sunset except for Bnner nd Olofson, which re posted. For detiled informtion nd re mps, go to: http://www.iowdnr.gov/recretion/otheractivities/iowshootingrnges.spx SHOOTING SP RTS 1. Bnner Shooting Rnge 13796 Elkhorn Street, Hwy. 65/69, between Des Moines nd Indinol. Fees collected. Rnge sfety officer on site during hours of opertion. bnnerrnge@dnr.iow.gov or 515-961-648. 2. Bys Brnch Shooting Rnge 2 miles north of Pnor, 2.5 miles est on 19th Street. 3. Brushy Creek Shooting Rnge [2 rnges] Both rnges re t Brushy Creek Stte Recretion Are. One is south of the prk office, bout hlf-mile north of County Rod D-46. The other is trp rnge. Tke 25th from County Rod P-73 nd turn right on Tylor Ave. 4. Chrles Butch Olofson Shooting Rnge (Closed for renovtion until Spring 217) 4.7 miles north of Polk City on NW Mdrid Blvd. Fees collected. Rnge sfety officer on site during hours of opertion. 515-795-267. 5. Hwkeye Wildlife Shooting Rnge 3/4 mile est of Swisher on F12, 2.5 miles south on Hwy. 965, 2 miles west on Amn Rod. Rnge sfety officer on site during pek hours. 6. Hull Shooting Rnge 4 miles west of Oskloos on Hwy. 92. LYON OSCEOLA DICKINSON EMMET KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH SIOUX O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO HANCOCK CERRO GORDO 8 PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT WRIGHT WOODBURY IDA SAC CALHOUN 36 WEBSTER HAMILTON MONONA CRAWFORD CARROLL GREENE BOONE STORY HARRISON SHELBY AUDUBON 7 11 GUTHRIE 2 DALLAS FRANKLIN HARDIN MITCHELL HOWARD WINNESHIEK ALLAMAKEE FLOYD BUTLER MARSHALL GRUNDY CHICKASAW BREMER BLACK HAWK FAYETTE POLK JASPER POWESHIEK IOWA JOHNSON 4 5 WARREN MAHASKA KEOKUK WASHINGTON POTTAWATTAMIE CASS ADAIR MADISON MARION CLAYTON BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE TAMA BENTON LINN JONES MILLS MONTGOMERY ADAMS UNION CLARKE LUCAS MONROE WAPELLO JEFFERSON HENRY FREMONT PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD DECATUR WAYNE APPANOOSE DAVIS 3 1 9 6 VAN BUREN 7. Ocheyedn Shooting Rnge 5 miles west of Spencer on West 4th Street. 8. Oyens Shooting Rnge 2.5 miles north of Oyens on County Rod K-64. LEE CEDAR MUSCATINE LOUISA DES MOINES 9. Pine Ridge Shooting Rnge 1 mile west of Stembot Rock off County Rod S-56. 1. Princeton Shooting Rnge Hlf-mile north of Princeton on Hwy. 67, 1 mile north on 285th Ave., est on 266th Street. Rnge sfety officer on site during pek hours. 563-21-8213. 11. Spring Run Shooting Rnge 3 miles est of Spirit Lke on Hwy. 9, 2.5 miles south on 28th Ave. JACKSON CLINTON SCOTT 1
PHONE NUMBERS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS 1) BLACK HAWK UNIT 712-661-9726 2) CEDAR-WAPSI UNIT 319-213-2815 3) CLEAR LAKE UNIT 641-425-2814 4) GRAND RIVER UNIT 515-238-578 5) GREAT LAKES UNIT 712-33-4543 6) IOWA RIVER UNIT 319-33-713 7) MAQUOKETA UNIT 563-357-235 8) MISSOURI RIVER UNIT 712-42-2437 9) NISHNABOTNA UNIT 712-35-147 1) ODESSA UNIT 319-551-8459 11) PRAIRIE LAKES UNIT 712-33-2563 12) RATHBUN UNIT 641-414-1513 13) RED ROCK UNIT 515-238-6936 14) SAYLORVILLE UNIT 712-33-6685 15) SUGEMA UNIT 641-799-793 16) UPPER IOWA UNIT 563-38-3422 LYON OSCEOLA DICKINSON EMMET KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH SIOUX O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO HANCOCK CERRO GORDO PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT WRIGHT FRANKLIN BUTLER BREMER 1 2 WEBSTER BLACK HAWK WOODBURY IDA SAC CALHOUN HAMILTON HARDIN GRUNDY 8 5 MONONA CRAWFORD CARROLL GREENE BOONE STORY HARRISON SHELBY AUDUBON DALLAS POLK JASPER 13 MITCHELL HOWARD WINNESHIEK ALLAMAKEE WILDLIFE DEPREDATION BIOLOGISTS For questions concerning wildlife dmge to privte property, contct the depredtion biologist for your county, listed on the mp below. FLOYD MARSHALL POWESHIEK CHICKASAW FAYETTE POTTAWATTAMIE CASS ADAIR MADISON WARREN MARION MAHASKA KEOKUK WASHINGTON 9 11 GUTHRIE 14 4 CLAYTON BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE TAMA BENTON LINN JONES MILLS MONTGOMERY ADAMS UNION CLARKE LUCAS MONROE WAPELLO JEFFERSON HENRY 3 FREMONT PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD DECATUR WAYNE APPANOOSE DAVIS LYON OSCEOLA DICKINSON EMMET KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH SIOUX O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO HANCOCK CERRO GORDO PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT WRIGHT WOODBURY IDA SAC CALHOUN WEBSTER HAMILTON MONONA CRAWFORD CARROLL GREENE BOONE STORY HARRISON SHELBY AUDUBON GUTHRIE Bill Bunger 515-975-8318 DALLAS POLK FRANKLIN HARDIN JASPER 12 IOWA 6 15 16 VAN BUREN JOHNSON LEE MITCHELL HOWARD WINNESHIEK ALLAMAKEE FLOYD BUTLER MARSHALL GRUNDY POWESHIEK Ross Ellingson FAYETTE 563-929-61 CHICKASAW BREMER BLACK HAWK CEDAR MUSCATINE LOUISA 1 CLAYTON 7 DES MOINES BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE TAMA BENTON LINN JONES IOWA JOHNSON CEDAR JACKSON CLINTON SCOTT JACKSON CLINTON OFFICES (DNR Fish, Wildlife nd Lw Enforcement) Hedqurters: Wllce Stte Office Bldg. 52 E. 9th St., Des Moines 5319-34 515-725-82 Northwest: Spirit Lke Fish Htchery 122 252nd Ave., Spirit Lke 5136.712-336-184 Northest: Mnchester Fish Htchery 22693 25th Ave., Mnchester 5257 563-927-3276 Southwest: Cold Springs Stte Prk 57744 Lewis Rd., Lewis 51544. 712-769-2587 Southest: Lke Drling Stte Prk 11 Lke Drling Rd., Brighton 5254 319-694-243 DISTRICT OFFICES Blck Hwk Office 116 South Stte Rod, Lke View 5145 712-657-2638 Cler Lke Fish & Wildlife Sttion 123 North Shore Dr., Cler Lke 5428 641-357-3517 Rthbun Fish Hthery 1553 Htchery Plce, Morvi 52571 641-647-246 For informtion on the following species, contct: Wterfowl & Furberers Fish & Wildlife Sttion 123 N. Shore Drive, Cler Lke 5428 641-357-3517 Deer, Nongme Wildlife, Phesnts, Quil, Rbbits & Ruffed Grouse Wildlife Reserch Sttion 1436 255th Street, Boone 536 515-432-2823 SCOTT POTTAWATTAMIE CASS ADAIR MADISON MARION WARREN MAHASKA KEOKUK WASHINGTON Andy Kellner 712-25-4435 MILLS MONTGOMERY ADAMS UNION CLARKE LUCAS MONROE WAPELLO JEFFERSON HENRY FREMONT PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD DECATUR WAYNE APPANOOSE DAVIS Greg Hrris 319-33-5578 VAN BUREN LEE MUSCATINE LOUISA DES MOINES 37 Wild Turkey Chriton Reserch Sttion 2457 US Hwy. 34, Chriton 549 641-774-2958 PHONE NUMBERS
NUMBERS CONSERVATON OFFICERS COUNTY OFFICER CELL PHONE COUNTY OFFICER CELL PHONE ADAIR Grnt Gelly...712-25-33 JONES Vcnt...319-48-397 ADAMS Andre Bevington...712-52-58 Jred Lndt...563-92-5764 ALLAMAKEE Burt Wlters...563-88-18 KEOKUK Wesley Gould...641-66-3441 APPANOOSE Jcob Fulk...641-777-2164 KOSSUTH Virgini Schulte...712-26-13 Dlls Dvis...641-777-2163 LEE Ben Schlder...319-47-788 AUDUBON Jeremy King...712-25-61 LINN Vcnt...319-35-2863 BENTON Brett Reece (west 1/2)...641-751-931 Ron Lne...319-35-2871 Ron Lne (est 1/2)...319-35-2871 LOUISA Lucs Dever...563-26-1225 BLACK HAWK Mike Bonser...319-24-534 LUCAS Kyle Jensen...641-414-2175 Dkot Drish...563-92-566 LYON Tit Anderson...712-26-16 BOONE Mtt Bruner...515-29-527 MADISON Crig Lonnemn...515-238-55 Brndon Bergquist...515-29-177 MAHASKA John Steinbck...641-66-741 BREMER Mike Bonser...319-24-534 Chris Jones...319-939-4448 MARION Eric Hoffmn...641-891-24 Ken Kenyon...641-891-1246 BUCHANAN Dkot Drish...563-92-566 MARSHALL Tyson Brown...641-751-5246 BUENA VISTA Brent Koppie...712-26-11 MILLS Richrd Price...712-52-121 BUTLER Jordon Hnsen...319-24-833 MITCHELL Eric Johnston...319-24-9174 CALHOUN Nthn Hupert...712-33-8462 MONONA Gry Sisco...712-42-1486 CARROLL Dn Puley...515-37-422 MONROE Dlls Dvis...641-777-2163 CASS Grnt Gelly...712-25-33 Jcob Fulk...641-777-2164 CEDAR Eric Wright...319-53-6121 MONTGOMERY Adm Arnold...712-52-57 CERRO GORDO Mtt Wshburn...641-425-822 MUSCATINE Joe Fourdyce...563-26-1223 Ben Bergmn...641-425-828 O BRIEN Joe Yrkosky (est 1/2)...712-26-14 CHEROKEE Brent Koppie (est 1/2)...712-26-11 Jon Sells (west 1/2)...712-26-119 Chd Morrow (west 1/2)...712-26-123 OSCEOLA Tit Anderson...712-26-16 CHICKASAW Mrc Wterlnder...319-24-6662 PAGE Adm Arnold...712-52-57 CLARKE Michel Miller...641-414-2174 PALO ALTO Chris Subbert...712-26-19 CLAY Joe Yrkosky...712-26-14 PLYMOUTH Chd Morrow...712-26-123 CLAYTON Jerry Frmer...563-88-422 POCAHONTAS Nthn Hupert...712-33-8462 CLINTON Lucs Webinger...563-357-178 POLK Nte Anderson...515-238-4849 CRAWFORD Gry Sisco...712-42-1486 Dustin Eighmy...515-238-56 DALLAS Crig Lonnemn...515-238-55 POTTAWATTAMIE Adm Gcke...712-52-557 Dustin Eighmy (north 1/2)...515-238-56 Richrd Price (west 1/2)...712-52-121 DAVIS Bob Stuchel...641-777-2169 POWESHIEK John Steinbch...641-66-741 Mtt Rush...641-777-785 RINGGOLD Corey Crlton...641-414-2173 DECATUR Michel Miller...641-414-2174 SAC Kirby Brgg...712-661-9237 DELAWARE Jred Lndt...563-92-5764 SCOTT Jeff Hrrison...563-349-9418 DES MOINES Pul Ky...319-759-751 Vcnt...563-349-8953 DICKINSON Jeff Morrison...712-26-117 SHELBY Dve Tierney...712-249-215 Steve Reighrd...712-26-118 SIOUX John Sells...712-26-119 DUBUQUE Andrew Keil...563-59-1945 STORY Brndon Bergquist...515-29-177 Nte Johnson...563-59-1944 Mtt Bruner...515-29-527 EMMET Chris Subbert...712-26-19 TAMA Brett Reece...641-751-931 FAYETTE Chris Jones...319-939-4448 TAYLOR Andre Bevington...712-52-58 FLOYD Eric Johnston...319-24-9174 UNION Corey Crlton...641-414-2173 FRANKLIN Jordon Hnsen...319-24-833 VAN BUREN Chris Flynn...641-919-9115 FREMONT Mrlowe Wilson...712-52-56 WAPELLO Mtt Rush...641-777-785 GREENE Dn Puley...515-37-422 Bob Stuchel...641-777-2169 GRUNDY Tyson Brown...641-751-5246 WARREN Crig Cutts...515-238-4847 GUTHRIE Jeremy King...712-25-61 Nte Anderson (north 1/2)...515-238-4849 HAMILTON Joli Vollers...515-238-247 WASHINGTON Wesley Gould...641-66-3441 HANCOCK Ken Lonnemn...641-425-823 WAYNE Kyle Jensen...641-414-2175 HARDIN Joli Vollers...515-238-247 WEBSTER Bill Spece...515-571-127 HARRISON Dve Tierney...712-249-215 WINNEBAGO Michel Struser...641-425-821 HENRY Dn Henderson...319-653-1636 WINNESHIEK Brin Roffmn...563-38-496 HOWARD Mrc Wterlnder...319-24-6662 WOODBURY Stcey Brgg...712-31-6735 HUMBOLDT Bill Spece...515-571-127 Steven Griebel...712-31-49 IDA Kirby Brgg...712-661-9237 WORTH Michel Struser...641-425-821 IOWA Brd Bker...319-43-163 WRIGHT Ken Lonnemn...641-425-823 JACKSON Vcnt...319-48-397 Andrew Keil...563-59-1945 Recretion Sfety Officers JASPER Deb Howe...641-521-23 NORTHWEST Mrty Eby...712-26-136 JEFFERSON Chris Flynn...641-919-9115 NORTHEAST Pt Jorgensen...319-24-864 Dn Henderson...319-653-1636 JOHNSON Erik Billerbeck...319-33-971 SOUTHEAST Terry Nims...563-357-1812 Brd Bker...319-43-163 CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST Jeffrey Brnes...515-29-497 SOUTH-CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST Allen Crouse...515-238-4955 38
SUNRISE-SUNSET TABLE Ech schedule is bsed on Centrl Stndrd Time. Add one hour for Dylight Svings Time when in effect, from the second Sundy in Mrch to the first Sundy in November. Sept. 16 Oct. 16 Nov. 16 Dec. 16 Jn. 17 Feb. 17 Mr. 17 April 17 My 17 Dy Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Dy.m. p.m..m. p.m..m. p.m..m. p.m..m. p.m..m. p.m..m. p.m..m. p.m..m. p.m. 1 5:29 6:35 6: 5:43 6:36 4:56 7:12 4:32 7:31 4:42 7:15 5:18 6:37 5:53 5:45 6:29 4:58 7:2 1 2 5:3 6:34 6:1 5:42 6:37 4:55 7:13 4:32 7:31 4:43 7:14 5:19 6:36 5:54 5:43 6:3 4:57 7:3 2 3 5:31 6:32 6:2 5:4 6:39 4:53 7:14 4:31 7:31 4:44 7:13 5:2 6:34 5:56 5:42 6:31 4:56 7:4 3 4 5:32 6:3 6:3 5:38 6:4 4:52 7:15 4:31 7:31 4:45 7:12 5:22 6:32 5:57 5:4 6:32 4:54 7:5 4 5 5:33 6:29 6:5 5:37 6:41 4:51 7:16 4:31 7:31 4:46 7:11 5:23 6:31 5:58 5:38 6:33 4:53 7:6 5 6 5:34 6:27 6:6 5:35 6:42 4:5 7:17 4:31 7:31 4:47 7:1 5:24 6:29 5:59 5:36 6:34 4:52 7:7 6 7 5:35 6:25 6:7 5:33 6:44 4:49 7:18 4:31 7:31 4:48 7:9 5:26 6:28 6: 5:35 6:35 4:51 7:8 7 8 5:36 6:23 6:8 5:31 6:45 4:48 7:19 4:31 7:31 4:49 7:7 5:27 6:26 6:1 5:33 6:36 4:49 7:1 8 9 5:37 6:22 6:9 5:3 6:46 4:47 7:2 4:31 7:3 4:5 7:6 5:28 6:24 6:3 5:31 6:38 4:48 7:11 9 1 5:38 6:2 6:1 5:28 6:47 4:46 7:2 4:31 7:3 4:51 7:5 5:29 6:23 6:4 5:3 6:39 4:47 7:12 1 11 5:39 6:18 6:11 5:27 6:49 4:45 7:21 4:31 7:3 4:52 7:4 5:31 6:21 6:5 5:28 6:4 4:46 7:13 11 12 5:4 6:16 6:12 5:25 6:5 4:44 7:22 4:31 7:29 4:53 7:2 5:32 6:19 6:6 5:27 6:41 4:45 7:14 12 13 5:41 6:15 6:14 5:23 6:51 4:43 7:23 4:31 7:29 4:54 7:1 5:33 6:17 6:7 5:25 6:42 4:44 7:15 13 14 5:42 6:13 6:15 5:22 6:52 4:42 7:24 4:32 7:29 4:55 7: 5:35 6:16 6:8 5:23 6:43 4:43 7:16 14 15 5:43 6:11 6:16 5:2 6:53 4:41 7:24 4:32 7:28 4:57 6:58 5:36 6:14 6:1 5:22 6:44 4:42 7:17 15 16 5:44 6:9 6:17 5:19 6:55 4:4 7:25 4:32 7:28 4:58 6:57 5:37 6:12 6:11 5:2 6:45 4:41 7:18 16 17 5:45 6:8 6:18 5:17 6:56 4:39 7:26 4:33 7:27 4:59 6:55 5:38 6:11 6:12 5:19 6:46 4:4 7:19 17 18 5:46 6:6 6:19 5:15 6:57 4:39 7:26 4:33 7:27 5: 6:54 5:4 6:9 6:13 5:17 6:48 4:39 7:2 18 19 5:47 6:4 6:2 5:14 6:58 4:38 7:27 4:33 7:26 5:1 6:53 5:41 6:7 6:14 5:15 6:49 4:38 7:21 19 2 5:49 6:2 6:22 5:12 6:59 4:37 7:27 4:34 7:25 5:3 6:51 5:42 6:5 6:15 5:14 6:5 4:37 7:22 2 21 5:5 6:1 6:23 5:11 7:1 4:36 7:28 4:34 7:25 5:4 6:5 5:43 6:4 6:16 5:12 6:51 4:36 7:23 21 22 5:51 5:59 6:24 5:9 7:2 4:36 7:28 4:35 7:24 5:5 6:48 5:45 6:2 6:17 5:11 6:52 4:36 7:24 22 23 5:52 5:57 6:25 5:8 7:3 4:35 7:29 4:35 7:23 5:6 6:47 5:46 6: 6:19 5:9 6:53 4:35 7:25 23 24 5:53 5:55 6:26 5:7 7:4 4:35 7:29 4:36 7:23 5:8 6:45 5:47 5:59 6:2 5:8 6:54 4:34 7:26 24 25 5:54 5:54 6:28 5:5 7:5 4:34 7:3 4:37 7:22 5:9 6:44 5:48 5:57 6:21 5:6 6:55 4:33 7:26 25 26 5:55 5:52 6:29 5:4 7:6 4:34 7:3 4:37 7:21 5:1 6:42 5:5 5:55 6:22 5:5 6:56 4:33 7:27 26 27 5:56 5:5 6:3 5:2 7:8 4:33 7:3 4:38 7:2 5:11 6:41 5:51 5:53 6:23 5:4 6:58 4:32 7:28 27 28 5:57 5:49 6:31 5:1 7:9 4:33 7:3 4:39 7:19 5:13 6:39 5:52 5:52 6:24 5:2 6:59 4:31 7:29 28 29 5:58 5:47 6:32 5: 7:1 4:32 7:31 4:4 7:18 5:14 5:5 6:25 5:1 7: 4:31 7:3 29 3 5:59 5:45 6:34 4:58 7:11 4:32 7:31 4:4 7:17 5:15 5:48 6:26 5: 7:1 4:3 7:31 3 31 6:35 4:57 7:31 4:41 7:16 5:17 5:47 6:28 4:3 7:31 31 6 5 4 3 2 OSCEOLA LYON DICKINSON EMMET KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH MITCHELL HOWARD WINNESHIEK ALLAMAKEE SIOUX O'BRIEN CLAY PALO ALTO HANCOCK CERRO GORDO FLOYD CHICKASAW 1 The sunrise-sunset schedule bove represents Zone 1 in estern Iow (See mp t left). FAYETTE CLAYTON PLYMOUTH CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA POCAHONTAS HUMBOLDT WRIGHT WEBSTER WOODBURY IDA SAC CALHOUN HAMILTON FRANKLIN HARDIN BUTLER GRUNDY BREMER BLACK HAWK BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE Add four minutes for ech zone west of Zone 1 (see mp). TAMA BENTON LINN JONES JACKSON MONONA CRAWFORD CARROLL GREENE BOONE STORY MARSHALL CLINTON CEDAR HARRISON SHELBY AUDUBON GUTHRIE DALLAS POLK JASPER POWESHIEK IOWA JOHNSON SCOTT MUSCATINE POTTAWATTAMIE CASS ADAIR MADISON MARION WARREN MAHASKA KEOKUK WASHINGTON LOUISA MILLS MONTGOMERY ADAMS UNION CLARKE LUCAS MONROE WAPELLO JEFFERSON HENRY DES MOINES FREMONT PAGE TAYLOR RINGGOLD DECATUR WAYNE APPANOOSE DAVIS VAN BUREN LEE +2 min +16 min +12 min +8 min +4 min In Tble 39
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