That narrow access lane off a dead-end road is the only way in and out of the Winford Wildlife Area, a 637-acre floodplain grassland, just north of Oskaloosa.
Iowa’s 2022 deer harvest increased seven percent over the 2021 season, due to the new Excess Tag January Antlerless Season approved by the Iowa Legislature.
Deer licenses for the excess tag January antlerless season will go on sale beginning at midnight on Jan. 11, for counties with unsold county antlerless licenses
The future of deer in Iowa depends upon the cooperation of hunters, preservation of timber habitat, legislative support and continued management of resources.