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| SPECIES |
SEASON
(DATES INCLUSIVE) |
SHOOTING HOURS |
BAG LIMITS
DAILY
POSSESSION |
Youth Rooster Pheasant
(age
15 or younger)*+ |
Oct. 22-23 |
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
1 |
2 |
| Rooster Pheasant |
Oct. 29 - Jan. 10, 2006 |
3 |
12 |
| Bobwhite Quail |
Oct. 29 - Jan. 31, 2006 |
8 |
16 |
| Gray Partridge |
Oct. 8 - Jan. 31, 2006 |
8 |
16 |
| Fall Turkey (Gun)* |
Oct. 10 - Dec. 2 |
1/2 Hour Before
Sunrise to Sunset |
One turkey
per license |
One turkey
per license |
| Fall Turkey (Bow Only)* |
Oct. 1 - Dec. 2 and
Dec. 19 - Jan. 10, 2006 |
1/2 Hour
Before Sunrise
to 1/2 Hour
After
Sunset |
| Deer (Bow) |
Oct. 1 - Dec. 2 and
Dec. 19 - Jan. 10, 2006 |
One deer
per license |
One deer
per license |
| Deer (Muzzleloader) |
Oct. 15 - Oct. 23* (early) or
Dec. 19 - Jan. 10, 2006 (late) |
|
Youth Deer (Age 12-15)+
and Severely Disabled |
Sept. 17 - Oct. 2 |
| Deer (Shotgun) |
Dec. 3 - 7 (first) or
Dec. 10 - Dec. 18 (second) |
| November Antlerless-Only Deer |
Nov. 25 - 27 |
| Late Antlerless Deer (statewide) |
Jan. 11 - 22, 2006 |
| Late Antlerless Deer Extension (select southern Iowa counties, centerfire rifles >0.24
cal. permitted - max. capacity 6 rounds in the chamber and magazine combined)#* |
Jan. 23 - 29, 2006 |
| Ruffed Grouse |
Oct. 1 - Jan. 31, 2006# |
Sunrise
to
Sunset |
3 |
6 |
| Rabbit (Cottontail) |
Sept. 1 - Feb. 28, 2006 |
10 |
20 |
| Rabbit (Jack) |
Oct. 29 - Dec. 1 |
2 |
4 |
| Squirrel (Fox & Gray) |
Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2006 |
None |
6 |
12 |
| Groundhog |
June 15 - Oct. 31 |
None |
| Crow |
Oct. 15 - Nov. 30 and
Jan. 14 - March 31, 2006 |
| Pigeon ** |
Oct. 1 - March 31, 2006 |
| Raccoon and Opossum |
Nov. 5 - Jan. 31, 2006 |
None
Open 8:00 a.m.
First
Day Only |
| Fox (Red & Gray) |
Nov. 5 - Jan. 31, 2006 |
| Coyote |
Continuous Open Season |
None |
| WATERFOWL |
| FALCONRY |
Pheasant, Quail, Gray Partridge,
Ruffed Grouse, Jack Rabbit |
Oct. 1 - March 31, 2006 |
Special regs apply (pdf) |
| Cottontail Rabbit, Squirrel |
Sept. 1 - March 31, 2006 |
Special regs apply (pdf) |
| Rails and Snipe |
Sept. 3 - Dec. 18 |
Special regs apply (pdf) |
| Woodcock |
Oct. 1 - Jan. 15, 2006 |
Special regs apply (pdf) |
| Migratory Game Birds |
Special regs apply (pdf) |
| TRAPPING |
Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon,
Weasel, Striped Skunk, Badger,
Opossum, Fox (Red and Gray),
Coyote |
Nov. 5, 2005 - Jan. 31, 2006 |
None
(Open 8:00 a.m.
First
Day Only) |
None |
| Beaver |
Nov. 5, 2005 - April 15, 2006 |
Civet Cat (Spotted Skunk),
Bobcat and Otter |
Continuous Closed Season |
| Groundhog |
June 15 - Oct. 31, 2005 |
#* Restricted to Selected Counties
# Restricted
to northeast Iowa Ruffed Grouse Zone
* Residents only
**However, within
100 yards of buildings and bridges pigeons may be taken year round
+See Regulations Booklet for more information. |
Iowa Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Seasons & Regulations
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