In 2025, Iowa residents purchased…
Fishing
198,202 annual licenses
8,794 lifetime fishing licenses
17,405 three-year licenses
1,098 seven-day license
3,586 one-day license
41,850 trout fees
166 paddlefish licenses
19,513 third line licenses (resident and nonresident combined)
30,344 fishing, hunting and habitat combination licenses
Hunting
42,868 annual licenses
47,185 hunting and habitat annual combination licenses
3,466 lifetime hunting licenses
6,477 hunting and habitat three-year licenses
803 apprentice (hunting and habitat) licenses
25,004 migratory game bird licenses
42,789 habitat fees
13,929 furharvester annual licenses age 16 and older
315 furharvester annual licenses age 15 and younger
410 furharvester and habitat annual combination licenses
423 lifetime furharvester licenses
Large Game
Deer
14,507 youth general deer, 1,510 antlerless deer licenses
245 disabled hunter general deer, 31 antlerless deer licenses
52,232 archery general deer, 20,369 antlerless deer licenses
5,088 early muzzleloader general deer, 1,096 antlerless deer licenses
40,253 first shotgun general deer, 16,369 antlerless deer licenses
42,010 second shotgun general deer, 17,084 antlerless deer licenses
16,723 late muzzleloader general deer, 8,023 antlerless deer licenses
Turkey
5,161 spring bow licenses
18,917 spring gun/bow licenses seasons 1-3
17,890 spring gun/bow licenses season 4
6,837 spring youth gun/bow licenses
2,022 fall gun/bow
1,527 fall bow
Landowner-Tenant
Deer
48 antlerless deer licenses
30,406 free general deer, 20,261 free antlerless
1,895 antlerless deer licenses
421 antlerless deer licenses
5,603 antlerless deer licenses
1,439 antlerless deer licenses
Turkey
2,458 spring gun/bow season 1-3
2,233 spring gun/bow season 4
900 bow licenses
30 youth licenses
3,317 free general fall turkey
In 2025, nonresidents purchased…
Fishing
28,076 annual licenses
2,816 seven-day licenses
13,411 three-day licenses
17,261 one-day licenses
7,595 trout fees
37 paddlefish licenses
Hunting
6,348 annual licenses age 18 and older
15,203 hunting and habitat annual combination licenses age 18 and older
4,984 five-day licenses
2,163 five-day hunting and habitat combination
13,290 habitat fees
3,840 migratory game bird fees
380 apprentice (hunting and habitat) licenses
142 furharvester annual licenses
47 furharvester and habitat annual combination licenses