Deer
and Fall Turkey Regulations Booklet (PDF
format)
Waterfowl
and Upland game regulations (PDF
format)
Waterfowl seasons
(HTML)
Wildlife
Management Areas
White-tailed
Deer
Waterfowl (including Light Geese
Info)
Wild
Turkeys
Upland
Wildlife(Pheasant Info
here)
Private
Shooting Preserves and Outfitters (PDF
format)
How Hunters Support
Conservation
Iowa 2003-2004 Hunting and
Fishing Seasons
UPLAND GAME, DEER
Youth Pheasant -
Oct. 18 to 19
Pheasant - Oct. 25 to Jan. 10, 2004
Bobwhite Quail - Oct. 25 to Jan. 31, 2004
Gray
Partridge - Oct. 11 to Jan. 31, 2004
Ruffed Grouse -
Oct. 4 to Jan. 31, 2004
Rabbit (Cottontail) - Sept.
1 to Feb. 28, 2004
Rabbit (Jack) - Oct. 25 to Dec. 1
Squirrel (Fox and Gray) - Sept. 1 to Jan. 31, 2004
Groundhog - June 15 to Oct. 31
Crow - Oct. 15 to
Nov. 30 and Jan. 14 to March 31, 2004
Pigeon
(firearms) - Oct. 1 to March 31, 2004
Pigeon
(trapping) - Continuous open season
Turkey (gun /
bow) - April 14 to 17, April 18 to 22 (Iowa
Residents only), April 23 to 29, and April 30 to
May 18
Turkey (bow only) - April 14 to May 18
Deer - Youth and Disabled Hunter Season - Sept. 20
to Oct. 5
Deer - Archery - Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, and
Dec. 22 to Jan. 10, 2004
Deer - Early Muzzleloader -
Oct. 11 to 19
Deer - Late Muzzleloader - Dec. 22 to
Jan. 10, 2004
Deer - First Shotgun - Dec. 6 to 10
Deer - Second Shotgun - Dec. 13 to 21
Deer -
Special Late Season - Jan. 11 to 19, 2004
PROPOSED FALL TURKEY
Turkey - Oct. 13
to Dec. 5
PROPOSED MIGRATORY
North
Zone
Ducks (except Canvasbacks and Pintails), Coots
and Mergansers - Sept. 20 to 22 and Oct. 18 to Nov. 28
Canvasback Ducks - Closed Season
Pintails -
Sept. 20 to 22 and Oct. 18 to Nov. 13
Youth
Waterfowl Days - Oct. 11 to 12
Canada Geese,
White-fronted Geese and Brant - Oct. 4 to Dec. 12
South Zone
Ducks (except Canvasbacks and
Pintails), Coots and Mergansers - Oct. 4 to 6, and Oct.
25 to Dec. 5
Canvasback Ducks - Closed Season
Pintails - Oct. 4 to 6 and Oct. 25 to Nov. 20
Youth Waterfowl Days - Sept. 27 to 28
Canada
Geese, White-fronted Geese and Brant - Oct. 4 to 26 and
Nov. 8 to Dec. 24
Proposed Special Zone Canada Goose
Season - Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City
Canada
Geese only - Sept. 1 to 15
Proposed Statewide
Waterfowl and Migratory Game Bird Seasons
Snow Geese
(White and Blue phase) and Ross' Geese - Oct. 4 to Jan.
18, 2004 and Jan. 19, 2004 to April 15, 2004
Woodthingy - Oct. 4 to Nov. 17
Snipe - Sept. 6
to Nov. 30
Rails (Sora and Virginia) - Sept. 6 to
Nov. 14
FURBEARER HUNTING SEASONS
Raccoon and Opossum - Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, 2004
Fox (Red and Gray) - Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, 2004
Coyote - Continuous open season
FURBEARER TRAPPING SEASONS
Mink,
Muskrat, Raccoon, Weasel, Striped Skunk, Badger,
Opossum, Fox (Red and Gray) and Coyote - Nov. 1 to Jan.
31, 2004
Beaver - Nov. 1 to April 15, 2004
Spotted Skunk (Civet Cat), Bobcat, Otter -
Continuous closed season
