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2015 Hunting and Fishing license sales

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In 2015, Iowans purchased…
Fishing
236,526 annual fishing licenses
5,212 three year fishing licenses
(6,957 purchased in 2014)
(16,439 purchased in 2013)
6,325 bonus line third fishing line
7,042 lifetime fishing license
1,145 seven day fishing license
2,874 one day fishing license
40,536 trout fee

45,254 outdoor combination hunting/fishing/habitat licenses

Hunting
30,335 annual hunting licenses
74,804 annual hunting/habitat combination licenses
1,502 three year hunting/habitat licenses
(2,002 purchased in 2014)
(6,356 purchased in 2013)
2,527 lifetime hunting licenses
28,557 habitat fees
25,889 migratory game bird fees
14,659 fur harvester licenses age 16+
955 fur harvester under 16
670 fur harvester/habitat combination licenses
50,937 regular deer shotgun season 1 licenses
45,599 regular deer shotgun season 2 licenses
56,297 regular deer bow license
21,667 regular deer late muzzleloader licenses
9,549 youth season deer licenses
16,984 spring turkey season 1-3 licenses
15,226 spring turkey season 4 licenses
6,100 spring turkey bow licenses
5,455 spring turkey youth licenses

Landowner licenses
32,577 regular deer licenses
28,924 antlerless licenses
5,336 spring turkey licenses

In 2015, nonresidents purchased…
Fishing
17,856 annual fishing licenses
2,098 seven day fishing licenses
11,778 three day fishing licenses
12,903 one day fishing licenses
4,954 trout stamps

Hunting
14,321 hunting licenses
12,222 hunting/ habitat combination licenses
16,820 habitat fees
2,816 migratory game bird fees

Deer
Regular deer applications by nonresidents
2,100 bow licenses
2,018 shotgun season 1 licenses
762 shotgun season 2 licenses
957 late muzzleloader licenses
11,549 preference points

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