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2019 hunting, fishing license sales

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In 2019, Iowa residents purchased…

Fishing

195,509 annual licenses

7,106 lifetime fishing licenses

11,227 three-year licenses

1,097 seven-day licenses

2,699 one-day licenses

39,539 trout fees

9,332 third line licenses

311 paddlefish licenses

 

44,102 fishing, hunting and habitat combination licenses

 

Hunting

24,053 annual licenses

66,196 hunting and habitat annual combination licenses

2,602 lifetime hunting licenses

3,792 hunting and habitat three-year licenses

779 apprentice (hunting and habitat) licenses

23,373 migratory game bird licenses

20,720 habitat fees

12,745 furharvester annual licenses age 16 and older

584 furharvester annual licenses age 15 and younger

611 furharvester and habitat annual combination licenses

294 lifetime furharvester licenses

 

Large Game

Deer

9,442 youth general deer, 507 antlerless deer licenses

233 disabled hunter general deer, 57 antlerless deer licenses

51,900 archery general deer, 22,156 antlerless deer licenses

6,261 early muzzleloader general deer, 1,460 antlerless deer licenses

43,380 first shotgun general deer, 15,871 antlerless deer licenses

44,921 second shotgun general deer, 16,943 antlerless deer licenses

20,188 late muzzleloader general deer, 10,004 antlerless deer licenses

 

Turkey

5,257 spring bow licenses

14,275 spring gun/bow licenses seasons 1-3

15,186 spring gun/bow licenses season 4

4,777 spring youth gun/bow licenses

1,959 fall gun/bow

1,279 fall bow

 

Landowner-Tenant

Deer

61 youth general deer licenses, 63 antlerless deer licenses

5,067 archery general deer licenses, 5,141 antlerless deer licenses

1,089 early muzzleloader general deer licenses, 843 antlerless deer licenses

22,154 shotgun first and second season general deer licenses, 17,465 antlerless deer licenses

2,206 late muzzleloader general deer licenses, 3,534 antlerless deer licenses

Turkey

1,870 spring gun/bow season 1-3

2,239 spring gun/bow season 4

685 bow licenses

31 youth licenses

2,111 fall gun/bow

938 fall bow

 

In 2019, nonresidents purchased…

Fishing

21,005 annual licenses

2,248 seven-day licenses

10,971 three-day licenses

13,838 one-day licenses

738 third line licenses

5,043 trout fees

50 paddlefish licenses

 

Hunting

5,024 annual licenses age 18 and older

13,012 hunting and habitat annual combination licenses age 18 and older

2,452 five-day licenses

1,377 five-day hunting and habitat combination

9,759 habitat fees

2,879 migratory game bird fees

107 apprentice (hunting and habitat) licenses

75 furharvester annual licenses

52 furharvester and habitat annual combination licenses

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