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Wildlife and Trapping
News Release

Annual spring wildlife spotlight survey underway, 2025

DNR Staff are conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting information on Iowa’s deer and furbearer populations.

Display Date
April 1, 2025
Hunter Education
Wildlife and Trapping
News Release

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshops

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to people with little to no trapping experience.

Display Date
July 9, 2024
Wildlife and Trapping
Hunting
Public Meeting or Comments

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 and Trapping
News Release

2023 hunting, fishing, trapping license sales

In 2023, Iowa residents purchased…

Display Date
January 16, 2024
Hunting
Wildlife and Trapping
Public Meeting or Comments

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
Hunting
Wildlife and Trapping
News Release

Outdoor Notes

Hunting seasons will begin closing soon in early January.

Display Date
January 2, 2024
Wildlife and Trapping
News Release

Iowa’s furharvest season began Nov. 4

Iowa trappers can expect to find good numbers of furbearers statewide during the 2023-24 season, that began on Nov. 4.

Display Date
November 7, 2023
Wildlife and Trapping
Vol Wildlife Monitoring
News Release

DNR looking for gray fox as part of a research project

The Iowa DNR is asking trappers for help with a study on Iowa’s gray fox population.

Display Date
October 31, 2023
Hunter Education
Wildlife and Trapping
News Release

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshop

The Iowa DNR is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to anyone who has little to no trapping experience.

Display Date
October 24, 2023
Hunter Education
Wildlife and Trapping

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshops

The Iowa DNR is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to anyone who has little to no trapping experience.

Display Date
July 5, 2023
Wildlife and Trapping
News Release

New rules and laws address raccoons, create year-round open season

Changes are coming soon to the way Iowans can hunt and trap raccoons, and how farmers can deal with raccoon depredation issues.

Display Date
June 13, 2023
Wildlife and Trapping
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Annual spring wildlife spotlight survey underway, 2023

The Iowa DNR is currently conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting information on Iowa’s deer and furbearer.

Display Date
March 28, 2023
Public Meetings & Comments
Hunting
Wildlife and Trapping

DNR finalizes public meeting locations to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes

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 and more.

Display Date
February 7, 2023
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