Wildlife Status Reports

General Trends

• Population and Harvest Trends

Deer and Turkey

• 2025 Southeastern Iowa Wild Turkey Research Summary (739.8 KB) .pdf
• A Review of Iowa's Deer Management Program, 2009 (2.5 MB) .pdf
• Iowa's Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan (136.18 KB) .pdf
• 2023 Iowa Deer Hunter Survey (506.88 KB) .pdf

Non-Game Wildlife

• Bald Eagle Nesting in Iowa (999.67 KB) .pdf
• Iowa's Frog and Toad Survey (551.47 KB) .pdf
• Osprey In Iowa (655.56 KB) .pdf
• Peregrine Falcons in Iowa (1.01 MB) .pdf
• Iowa's Motus Wildlife Tracking Network (2 MB) .pdf
• Iowa Owl and Nightjar Monitoring (MOON) (677.34 KB) .pdf

Upland Wildlife & Grasslands

• August Roadside Survey Data
  • 2024 August Roadside Survey Report (3.28 MB) .pdf
  • 2023 August Roadside Survey Report (822.92 KB) .pdf
  • 2022 August Roadside Survey Report (1.43 MB) .pdf
• Small Game Harvest Results
  • Small Game Harvest Results, 2024-25 (727.87 KB) .pdf
  • Small Game Harvest Results, 2023-24 (717.68 KB) .pdf
  • Small Game Harvest Results, 2022-23 (408.37 KB) .pdf
• Mourning Dove Population Status
• Migratory Bird Hunting Activity and Harvest
• CP33 Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Annual Report 2009
• National Bobwhite Grassland Initiative Focal Area Report 2024 (805.49 KB) .pdf