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Managing Iowa’s Deer Herd Dale Garner, chief DNR Wildlife Bureau 2013 Deer Hunting Information Hunters continue to do a great job managing Iowa’s world class deer herd. Although the number of antlerless deer harvested declined this past season, hunters were still willing to take extra does in areas with special hunts. These are often around urban areas or parks where extra pressure is needed. This fall hunters will need to continue to work closely with the landowner and adjust their local doe harvest to keep deer number stable. This is especially true in areas where EHD hit last fall. Although surveys this past year show mostly stable deer numbers, hunters may want to refrain from harvesting does where EHD impacted local deer numbers. The DNR will continue testing harvested deer for CWD as well so please cooperate if you are asked in the field. To date, CWD has not been detected in wild deer but continued surveillance is necessary. Properly managing Iowa’s deer herd requires accurate harvest data. Reporting your harvest is required by law. Reporting either on-line or using your cell phone is easy. Because this data is important, hunters will be checked for compliance. Managing Iowa’s deer herd has always been a cooperative effort between hunters, landowners and the DNR. By working together, we can keep this great resource the envy of the hunting world. Deer Hunting Deer Seasons, License Purchase Dates and Antlerless Quotas See p. 6. License Requirements and Fees See p. 4 and 9. SPECIAL HUNTING REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO DEER HUNTING General Hunting Regulations may also apply to deer hunters. See p. 12. Shooting Hours Shooting hours for all deer seasons are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. Tagging Requirements The head and antlers (if any) must remain attached to the carcass until it is processed for consumption. Hunters in the Youth, Disabled Hunter, Bow, Early Muzzleloader, and Late Muzzleloader seasons must shoot their own deer and tag only the deer they shoot. Hunters in both shotgun seasons and the January Antlerless-only season may shoot deer for each other, provided that all tagging requirements are followed, and the deer will be considered in the possession of the hunter whose tag is affixed to it. No person shall tag a deer with a tag that was purchased after the deer was taken. A hunter may not carry a deer license or transportation tag issued to another hunter while deer hunting. See p. 29. Deer hunters may not possess a tag belonging to another hunter while in the field. PAID DEER LICENSES see p. 26 Resident hunters may obtain the following types of deer licenses: Paid Any-deer Licenses are valid statewide in the season selected by the hunter at the time the license is purchased. Any-deer licenses are valid for taking deer of either sex. A hunter may have one Any-deer license for the Bow Season and one Any-deer license for one of the following seasons: Early Muzzleloader, Late Muzzleloader, Shotgun Season 1, or Shotgun Season 2. Exceptions: Youth, Disabled Season hunters see p. 27. There is a quota of 7,500 Early Muzzleloader Season Any-deer licenses. These are sold firstcome first-served until the quota is filled or until the last day of the Early Muzzleloader Season. Paid Antlerless-only Licenses are valid for taking only antlerless deer. An antlerless deer is a deer with no forked antler. These licenses are valid only in the county and season or deer 22
population management zone and season selected by the hunter at the time the license is purchased. Quotas for Antlerless-only licenses are set for each county to direct the additional harvest of does to areas with the greatest number of deer. The quota is the maximum number of Antlerless-only licenses that will be sold for each county for all deer seasons. Licenses are sold first-come firstserved until the quota is reached. See p. 6. Allowable Combinations of Paid Deer Licenses See table on p. 26. January Antlerless-only Season Only antlerless deer may be taken during the January Antlerless-only season. Hunters may participate in this season regardless of any other deer license they have obtained. Residents may begin purchasing the January season licenses on Dec. 15. Public and private land may be hunted during the January Antlerless-only season. Nonresidents may purchase January antlerless season licenses on Jan. 11. Shotguns, handguns, muzzleloaders and bows may be used. Center-fire rifles may be used during the entire January Antlerless-only season (January 11 – 19) in the following counties: Mills, Fremont, Montgomery, Page, Adams, Taylor, Union, Ringgold, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne, Monroe, Appanoose, Wapello, Davis, Jefferson, Van Buren, Henry, Lee, and Des Moines (see map p. 6). See p. 24 for definitions of legal method of take. How Many Paid Antlerless-only Licenses May I Have? Hunters may purchase multiple Antlerless-only licenses in some seasons and season combinations. See p. 26. Bag and Possession Limit For Shotgun Season 1, Shotgun Season 2, and January Antlerless-only seasons, the daily bag and possession limit is one deer for each unfilled transportation tag issued to a hunter who is present in the party. For all other deer seasons, the daily bag and possession limit is one deer for each license and transportation tag issued to the hunter for that season. The annual possession limit is one deer for each license and transportation tag obtained by the hunter for all seasons. Helping Other Hunters Resident and nonresident deer hunters with a valid deer hunting license may hunt with and assist other deer hunters only in the season specified on their license. Party hunting is allowed in the Shotgun 1, Shotgun 2 and the January Antlerless-only seasons, and hunters must have a license valid for the county where a shotgun is a legal method of take. See tagging requirements on p. 29. Blaze Orange Required To hunt deer with a firearm in any season you must wear one of the following articles of external, visible, solid blaze orange clothing: vest, jacket, coat, sweatshirt, sweater, shirt or coveralls. An orange hat alone is not sufficient. No person shall use a blind for hunting deer during the regular shotgun deer seasons unless such blind exhibits a solid blaze orange marking with a minimum of 144 square inches visible in all directions. A blind is defined as a place of concealment constructed, either wholly or partially from man made materials, which is used for the purpose of hiding a person who is hunting from sight. A blind is not a naturally occurring landscape feature or an arrangement of natural or agricultural plant material that a hunter uses for concealment. In addition to the requirements above, hunters using blinds must also satisfy the requirements of wearing blaze orange. Tree Stands You may not construct a permanent tree stand on state public hunting areas. You may not drive or in any other way place any nail, spike, pin, or any other metal object into a tree on state public hunting areas to construct a blind or to provide hunting access to a location above the ground. Tree stands may be left on a state public hunting area from 7 days prior to the start of a deer season until 7 days after the final day of that season. Prohibited Devices and Activities You may not use dogs, domestic animals, bait, radios, handguns, rifles and crossbows (except as described below), automobiles, aircraft, electronic calls or any mechanical conveyance or device to hunt 23
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