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Chronic Wasting Disease
Public Meetings & Comments
Hunting - Deer

Iowa DNR to host virtual public meeting on Chronic Wasting Disease

The Iowa DNR has scheduled a virtual public meeting to update the public on statewide Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance and management efforts.

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November 14, 2023
Hunting - Deer
Archery
News Release

Iowa’s archery deer hunting season began Oct. 1

An estimated 60,000 hunters will be heading to the timber in the next few months with Iowa’s archery deer season underway Oct. 1.

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October 3, 2023
Hunting - Deer
Archery
News Release

Bowhunters encouraged to practice the ABCs of tree stand safety

Tree stand incidents can happen to deer hunters regardless of skill level or experience and result in serious injury or even death.

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September 26, 2023
WMA & Places to Hunt and Shoot
Hunting - Deer
Hunting - Pheasant Doves Small Game
News Release

Secluded Winford Wildlife Area supports quality deer and pheasant populations

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.

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September 19, 2023
Chronic Wasting Disease
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
Hunting - Deer

Chronic wasting disease found in Marshall County deer

A tissue sample collected in mid-June from a road killed adult buck deer in Marshall County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

Display Date
August 1, 2023
Hunting - Deer
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Fawning season is here, deer are on the move

The first few weeks of June marks the peak of the deer fawning season.

Display Date
May 23, 2023
Chronic Wasting Disease
Hunting - Deer
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Annual surveillance confirms 96 deer and three new counties for chronic wasting disease

With the addition of Jasper County, chronic wasting disease has again come into central Iowa.

Display Date
May 16, 2023
Hunting - Deer
News Release

Hunters harvest nearly 110,000 deer during 2022-23 season

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.

Display Date
February 7, 2023
Hunting - Deer

Licenses for excess tag January antlerless season go on sale Jan. 11

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

Display Date
January 10, 2023
Blog
Hunting - Deer
News Release

Cool Things You Should Know About Deer

Even though the white-tailed deer is one of Iowa’s most well-known critters, here are some cool facts you may not know about deer:

Display Date
January 9, 2015
Hunting - Deer
Types of Hunting

Deer Hunting

The future of deer in Iowa depends upon the cooperation of hunters, preservation of timber habitat, legislative support and continued management of resources.

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Whitetail buck standing among trees looking back over his left shoulder.
Hunting - Deer

Deer Hunting Programs

Information regarding Iowa's various deer hunting programs, including the Doe Hunter Registry, HUSH, and Iowa's Deer Exchange Program.

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Whitetail buck standing among trees looking back over his left shoulder.
Hunting - Deer

Damage Management

Explore how Iowa's DNR provides private landowners with the guidance and assistance they need to effectively deal with wildlife damage.

Hunting - Deer

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