Applications will be accepted from Monday until the quotas fill or Friday, whichever comes first. Refunds are being processed for the 238 unsuccessful applicants and checks should be received by Aug. 18. There may be more deer permits available than there are Iowa hunters to use them this year, suggest DNR officials. Approximately 2,500 early muzzleloader season permits are unfilled with only a few days before the Aug. 29 deadline, and it appears many deer permits in a number of southern Iowa counties will go unclaimed by hunting season. Telephone orders will not be accepted for these licenses.
Applications are available at DNR and county recorder offices.
Hunters who apply for a deer hunting license by mail are reminded that their applications must be postmarked Aug. 29. Please have your completed application and credit card number available. Iowa's season dates and bag limits will be finalized by Natural Resources Commission in September. Weather during the season and the availability of habitat still play major roles in determining hunter success. Last year, the nation's hunters harvested 13.9 million ducks, one million more than in the 1995-96.