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November Antlerless Deer Season Licenses on Sale Nov. 14
DES MOINES - Licenses for Iowa's three-day November antlerless deer season go on sale Nov. 14, in participating counties where the antlerless only licenses have not sold out. The November antlerless season is Nov. 27, 28 and 29 and is open to Iowa residents only. Licenses will remain on sale until either the quota fills or the season ends. Hunters who want to participate in the season should note that these licenses are valid on private land only, which is a change from previous years. "Hunters have done a great job of harvesting does, and we now need to place a little more emphasis on private land. Changing these November antlerless season licenses to private land only will help with that effort," said Tom Litchfield, state deer biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. In 2008, hunters purchased about 12,500 licenses for this season and harvested 3,858 antlerless deer. Counties with antlerless licenses remaining that are eligible for the November antlerless season include Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Clayton, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Fayette, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Mills, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Winneshiek and Woodbury. All deer taken must be reported using the harvest reporting system by midnight the day after the deer is recovered. Hunters can report the deer through the DNR website www.iowadnr.gov, which is the preferred method, or by calling the toll free reporting number 1-800-771-4692, or at any license vendor. The harvest reporting system is an important part of the deer herd management program in Iowa. Hunters must wear blaze orange during this hunt and party hunting is legal. Hunting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
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