Due to the high number of applications received, all nonresident deer license quotas, including antlerless license quotas, were filled and the application period will not be reopened, DNR officials reported. Deer management efforts have produced a quality deer population across the state and more and more hunters are realizing Iowa is the place to hunt trophy whitetails. Five years ago, during the 1996 season, we received 4,300 applications. A year later, it jumped to more than 6,600. We saw another big increase in 1998, to around 9,350 applications received, and we ve seen an increase of 500 to 1,000 applications each year since then.
Hunters can also find out which zone and season they received.
Nonresidents can hunt during the bow, late muzzleloader and either shotgun season. Youth and severely disabled hunters must return applications by July 21. Youth deer hunters must be between the ages of 12 and 15 to qualify. Severely disabled hunters are required to have a form completed by their doctor. The season is Sept. 16 to Oct. 1.