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Wildlife - Turkey
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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Hunting
News Release

DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes, 2/11/2025

The Iowa DNR is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings to provide updates on a variety of subjects including hunting and trapping rules and regulations.

Display Date
February 11, 2025
Hunting
News Release

DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes, 2/11/2025

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunt

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February 11, 2025
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Hunting
News Release

Kunch family donation becomes popular hunting spot

TOLEDO, Iowa - George and Virginia Kunch left a legacy when they donated their 162-acre family farm in Tama County to the people of Iowa, in 2005.

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August 23, 2024
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Hunting
News Release

1,600 acres along Missouri River transferred to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Roughly 1,600 acres of land along the Missouri River in Woodbury County is being transferred from the U.S.

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July 25, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
Hunting
News Release

Habitat diversity draws bird watchers, hunters to Copeland Bend

Forty miles south of Council Bluffs on the Missouri River is the 3,500-plus-acre Copeland Bend Wildlife Area.

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July 16, 2024
Hunting
Events & Public Meetings

DNR seeks public input on wildlife administrative rule revisions

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for Iowa wildlife and related programs.

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July 10, 2024
Volunteer Wildlife Monitoring
Hunting
News Release

Iowans encouraged to report wild turkey sightings in July and August

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for help with its annual wild turkey production survey.

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June 25, 2024
Hunting
News Release

Changes to note ahead of Iowa's hunting seasons

Hunters will notice a few regulation changes for the upcoming 2024-2025 hunting seasons, potentially effecting deer hunters, waterfowl hunters and furharvesters

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June 24, 2024
Hunting
Archery

Annual state auction is live online until April 24

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources annual spring auction is being held online until April 24.

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April 9, 2024
Hunting
News Release

As other seasons close, hunters turn attention to coyotes

Coyote hunting moves to center stage for an estimated 10,000 hunters, after most of Iowa’s other hunting seasons have now closed.

Display Date
February 6, 2024
Wildlife - Trapping
Hunting
Events & Public Meetings

DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes, 1/30/2024

The Iowa DNR is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons.

Display Date
January 30, 2024
Hunting
Wildlife - Turkey
Hunting - 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
Wildlife - Trapping
News Release

2023 hunting, fishing, trapping license sales

In 2023, Iowa residents purchased…

Display Date
January 16, 2024
Hunting
Wildlife - Trapping
Events & Public Meetings

DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes, 1/9/2024

The Iowa DNR is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons.

Display Date
January 9, 2024

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