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News Release

DNR to present proposed Western Iowa deer hunting regulations at meetings in Denison, Hinton and Sioux Center

The Iowa DNR will be presenting new proposed deer hunting regulations for portions of Western Iowa May 19, May 20, and May 21st.

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April 30, 2025
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Hunting
Hunting - Deer
News Release

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for Field To Fork Deer Hunting Program

Iowa DNR is offering a six-month workshop to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook deer to individuals with little to no archery hunting experience.

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April 1, 2025
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Hunter walking a field in the fall.
Hunting - Deer
News Release

Help the DNR track hemorrhagic disease

Hemorrhagic disease, commonly referred to as EHD or Bluetongue, has been impacting deer in Iowa for over a decade, with severe outbreaks occurring in...

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July 26, 2024
Hunting - Deer
Public Meeting or Comments

DNR to host Western Iowa deer population meetings in July

The DNR is hosting eight meetings in Western Iowa to discuss the status of the region’s deer herd as population levels have fallen in recent years.

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June 25, 2024
Chronic Wasting Disease
Hunting - Deer
Hunter Education
News Release

Iowa DNR seeking chronic wasting disease ambassadors in southern Iowa

Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors is a collaborative education program that seeks to help Iowans address the challenge of chronic wasting disease.

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May 21, 2024
Chronic Wasting Disease
Hunting - Deer

Registration open for Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors course in Woodbury County

Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors is a collaborative education program between the Iowa DNR and ISU seeking to help Iowans address the challenge of CWD.

Display Date
February 6, 2024
Hunting
Hunting - Deer
Hunter Education

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for Field To Fork deer hunting program

The Iowa DNR is offering a six-month workshop to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook white-tailed deer.

Display Date
January 16, 2024
Hunting - Deer

Last chance to hunt deer until fall

Iowa’s final deer seasons are now open - the Population Management January Antlerless Season and the Excess Tag January Antlerless Season.

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January 11, 2024
Hunting - Deer
Archery
News Release

With shotgun seasons over, deer hunting shifts to late season mode

With the two shotgun seasons now in the books, Iowa’s deer hunting shifts to a more solitary endeavor with the opening of the late muzzleloader season.

Display Date
December 20, 2023
Hunter Education
Hunting - Deer

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for Field To Fork Deer Hunting Program

The Iowa DNR is offering a six-month workshop to teach skills needed to hunt with a bow, field dress and cook white-tailed deer.

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December 18, 2023
Hunting - Deer
News Release

First of Iowa’s popular gun deer hunting seasons opens Dec. 2

The first deer gun season is Dec. 2-6; the second deer gun season is Dec. 9-17.

Display Date
November 21, 2023
Chronic Wasting Disease
Hunting - Deer
Public Meeting or Comments

DNR continues to monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease

The Iowa DNR will be working with hunters again this gun season to collect deer tissue samples to test for chronic wasting disease.

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November 21, 2023
Hunting - Deer
Vol Wildlife Monitoring
News Release

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease

Iowa is experiencing the third worst outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), behind only the outbreaks in 2012 and 2019 in severity.

Display Date
November 21, 2023
Hunting - Deer
News Release

Safety first, during the gun deer seasons

The gun deer seasons are right around the corner and before they head to the timber, it’s important that everyone takes time to review their hunting safety plan

Display Date
November 21, 2023
Hunting - Deer
News Release

Donated deer hides benefit disabled veterans

Hunters donated more than 4,500 deer hides to Elks Lodges across Iowa last year, which was an increase of nearly 600 hides from the 2022 season.

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November 21, 2023

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