2012-13 Iowa Hunting And Trapping Regulations - Iowa Department ...

HUNTING SHED ANTLERS
It is permissible for people to hunt for shed
antlers. Shed antlers are antlers that have naturally
fallen from a whitetail deer. Shed antlers can
be collected on public land including state parks.
Permission must be granted from the landowner on
private land. (See trespass law on p. 13) Antlers
that are still attached to the skull or any other parts
of a deer can only be possessed with approval and
tag from an Iowa DNR conservation officer.
MANDATORY HARVEST REPORTING FOR
DEER AND WILD TURKEY
Hunters who harvest a deer or wild turkey must
report the harvest to the DNR by midnight on
the day after it is tagged, or before taking it to a
locker or taxidermist, or before processing it for
consumption, or before transporting it out-of-state,
whichever occurs first. The hunter whose name is
on the transportation tag is responsible for making
the report. If no animal is harvested, no report is
necessary. Failure to report or reporting falsely
may result in a misdemeanor citation and
possible loss of hunting privileges.
Hunters must select one of three options to
report their harvest during and immediately
after the deer and turkey seasons:
1) The Online Harvest Reporting System at
www.iowadnr.gov is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week.
2) The Telephone Harvest Reporting System
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The
toll-free phone number is printed on the harvest
report tag.
3) Hunters may report through an ELSI
license vendor during regular business hours.
After reporting, the Harvest Reporting System
will issue a confirmation number to the hunter.
To complete the report, the hunter must write
the confirmation number on the Harvest Report
Tag and attach the Harvest Report Tag to the
leg of the animal. Failure to write the confirmation
number or attach the tag may result in
a misdemeanor citation.
Tagging Requirements
Iowa Deer and Turkey tags consist of two portions.
The lower portion of the tag is the Transportation
Tag and the upper portion is the Harvest Report
Tag (see p. 30). Each of these tags perform different
functions.
Transportation Tag
A Transportation Tag with the date
of kill properly shown shall be visibly
attached to the deer or turkey within 15
minutes of the time the deer or turkey is
located after being taken or before the
carcass is moved to be transported by
any means, whichever occurs first, in a
manner that the tag cannot be removed
without mutilating or destroying it.
For antlerless deer, attach the
Transportation Tag to the leg as
shown in the illustration.
For antlered deer, attach the
Transportation Tag on the main
beam between two points as
shown in the illustration.
Antlerless
No person shall tag a deer with
a Transportation Tag issued to
another person.
During the youth season, disabled
hunter season, bow season,
early muzzleloader season and
late muzzleloader season, the
Antlered
hunter who killed the deer must
tag the deer by using the Transportation Tag issued in
that person’s name.
During the first and second regular gun seasons
and the January Antlerless-deer-only seasons, anyone
present in the hunting party may tag a deer with a tag
issued in that person’s name. Party hunting is not
allowed while hunting with a youth tag, regardless
of the season.
This tag shall be proof of possession and remain
affixed to the carcass until the animal is processed
for consumption. The head, and antlers if any, shall
remain attached to the deer while being transported
from the place where taken to the processor or commercial
preservation facility or until the deer has
been processed for consumption.
Tagging Deer, Turkey
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