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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 90 - Aquatic Invasive Species › Rule 571-90.4 - Infested Waters

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Designation of infested waters.
The department shall designate
				infested waters of the state. The department shall publish the names of
				infested waters in the fishing regulations brochure each year and provide
				notice through other available means where practical. At any time, the
				department may designate additional waters or remove from designation those
				waters that are no longer infested.
(2)
Restricted activities on infested
				waters.
The department may restrict boating, fishing, swimming, and
				trapping in infested waters of the state. When determining when to restrict
				activities in infested waters, the department shall consider:
a. The extent of a species' distribution
				within the state;
b. The likely
				means of spread for a new species; and
c. Whether restrictions specific to infested
				waters containing a specific species will effectively reduce that species'
				spread.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 91 - Waterfowl and Coot Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-91.1 - Duck Hunting

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Zone
				boundaries.
Zone boundaries are as specified in the November 2023
				Waterfowl Hunting Map Book published on the department of natural resources'
				(department's) website (
www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Migratory-Game-Birds
),
				chapter 1 "Waterfowl Hunting Zones."
(2)
Season dates - north
				zone.
Special September teal season: September 1 through September 16.
				For all ducks: The first segment of the season will begin on the Saturday
				nearest September 30 and run for seven days. The second segment of the season
				will open on the Saturday nearest October 13 and continue for 53 consecutive
				days.
(3)
Season dates -
				central zone.
Special September teal season: September 1 through
				September 16. For all ducks: The first segment of the season will begin on the
				Saturday nearest October 6 and run for seven days. The second segment of the
				season will open on the Saturday nearest October 20 and continue for 53
				consecutive days.
(4)
Season dates - south zone.
Special September teal season:
				September 1 through September 16. For all ducks: The first segment of the
				season will begin on the Saturday nearest October 13 and run for seven days.
				The second segment of the season will open on the Saturday nearest October 27
				and continue for 53 consecutive days.
(5)
Bag limit.
Bag limits
				for all species are as adopted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The daily
				bag limit for scaup will be one for the first 15 days of the duck hunting
				season and two for the remaining 45 days.
(6)
Possession limit.
For
				the special September teal season and for all ducks: Possession limit is three
				times the daily bag limit.
(7)
Shooting hours.
For the special September teal season:
				Shooting hours are sunrise to sunset each day. For all ducks: Shooting hours
				are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 91 - Waterfowl and Coot Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-91.2 - Coots (split season)

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Same
				as duck season dates and shooting hours.
(2) Bag and possession limits. Daily bag
				limit is 15 and possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 91 - Waterfowl and Coot Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-91.4 - Closed Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Waterfowl and coots may be hunted statewide except in
				  specific areas.
(1)
Waterfowl
				and coots.
There shall be no open season for ducks, coots and geese as
				specified in the November 2023 Waterfowl Hunting Map Book published on the
				department's website (
www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Migratory-Game-Birds
),
				chapter 3 "Areas Closed to Waterfowl Hunting."
(2)
Canada geese.
There
				shall be no open season on Canada geese in certain areas described as specified
				in the November 2023 Waterfowl Hunting Map Book published on the department's
				website (
www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Migratory-Game-Birds
),
				chapter 4 "Areas Closed to Canada Goose Hunting."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 91 - Waterfowl and Coot Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-91.6 - Youth Waterfowl Hunt

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A special youth waterfowl hunt will be held the weekend
				  before the first segment of the regular duck season in each duck hunting zone.
				  Youth hunters must be residents of Iowa as defined in Iowa Code section 483A.1A
				  and less than 16 years old. Each youth hunter must be accompanied by an adult
				  18 years old or older. The youth hunter does not need to have a hunting license
				  or stamps. The adult must have a valid hunting license and habitat stamp if
				  normally required to have them to hunt and a state waterfowl stamp. Only the
				  youth hunter may shoot ducks and coots. The adult may hunt for any game birds
				  for which the season is open. The daily bag and possession limits are the same
				  as for the regular waterfowl season, as defined in rule
				  571-91.1 (481A). All other
				  hunting regulations in effect for the regular waterfowl season apply to the
				  youth hunt.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 92 - Migratory Game Birds › Rule 571-92.1 - General

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Migratory game birds may be taken only in accordance with the
				  daily bag and possession limits during the open season and shooting hours as
				  prescribed annually by the natural resource commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 92 - Migratory Game Birds › Rule 571-92.2 - Duck Stamp

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It shall be unlawful for any person who has attained the age
				  of 16 years to take any migratory waterfowl (brant, wild ducks, geese, and
				  swans) unless at the time of such taking that person has with them an unexpired
				  federal migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp (commonly called duck
				  stamp), validated by the person's signature written across the face of the
				  stamp in ink.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 92 - Migratory Game Birds › Rule 571-92.4 - Restrictions Applicable to Possession, Tagging, and Record-keeping Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
				No person shall possess, have in custody, or transport more than the daily bag
				limit or aggregate daily bag limit, whichever applies, of migratory game birds,
				tagged or not tagged, at or between the place, where taken and either:
a. The person's automobile or principal means
				of land transportation; or
b. The
				person's personal abode or temporary or transient place of lodging;
				or
c. A migratory bird preservation
				facility; or
d. A post office;
				or
e.A common carrier
				facility.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 92 - Migratory Game Birds › Rule 571-92.5 - Transportation Within the State or Between States

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(1) No person shall transport or ship any
				migratory game birds, unless the head or one fully feathered wing remains
				attached to each such bird at all times while being transported or shipped from
				the place where taken until they have arrived at the personal abode of the
				possessor or a migratory bird preservation facility.
(2) Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 92 - Migratory Game Birds › Rule 571-92.6 - Wounded, Live Migratory Game Birds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Every migratory game bird wounded by
				hunting and reduced to possession by the hunter shall be immediately killed and
				become a part of the daily bag limit.
(2) Wanton waste. No person shall kill or
				cripple any migratory game bird pursuant to this chapter without making a
				reasonable effort to retrieve the bird and include it in the daily bag
				limit.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 92 - Migratory Game Birds › Rule 571-92.7 - Harvest Information Program (HIP)

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Beginning January 1, 1998, no persons
				shall hunt migratory game birds (brant, wild ducks, geese, rails, coots, snipe,
				woodcock or any other migratory game bird) without carrying proof that they
				have first registered with the HIP. Hunters must supply their name, address,
				and information on the number of migratory game birds taken during the previous
				year, or other information that may be requested.
(2) The natural resource commission will
				develop methods for collecting information from hunters at the time they
				purchase their hunting license or prior to going hunting, either by written or
				electronic means, and develop a method for validating in the field that hunters
				have registered.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 93 - Commercial Use of Captive-reared Waterfowl › Rule 571-93.1 - General

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit the
				  taking of live waterfowl or their eggs from the wild.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 93 - Commercial Use of Captive-reared Waterfowl › Rule 571-93.2 - Required Markings

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All waterfowl released for shooting purposes or sold by a
				  licensed taxidermist must be captive-reared and marked pursuant to Iowa Code
				  section
				  481A.22
				  and these rules.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 93 - Commercial Use of Captive-reared Waterfowl › Rule 571-93.3 - Definitions

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In addition to definitions contained in Iowa Code section 481
				  A. 1, as used in this chapter:
"Bredin captivity"
or
"captive-reared"
refers to waterfowl, including eggs hatched
				  in captivity from parents that mated or otherwise transferred gametes in
				  captivity.
"Captivity"
means that live waterfowl are
				  held in a controlled environment that is intensively manipulated by man for the
				  purpose of producing waterfowl of selected species, and that has boundaries
				  designed to prevent waterfowl, eggs or gametes of the selected species from
				  entering or leaving the controlled environment. General characteristics of
				  captivity may include, but are not limited to, artificial housing, waste
				  removal, health care, protection from predators, and artificially supplied
				  food.
"Waterfowl"
means any goose, brant, or
				  duck.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 93 - Commercial Use of Captive-reared Waterfowl › Rule 571-93.4 - Marked for Shooting

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All waterfowl released for shooting purposes shall be
				  physically marked by removal of the hind toe from the right foot at not more
				  than four weeks of age.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 93 - Commercial Use of Captive-reared Waterfowl › Rule 571-93.5 - Commercial Sale of Captive-reared Waterfowl by a Taxidermist

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(1) Taxidermist permit required. A
				taxidermist permit is required before any person may perform taxidermy services
				on migratory birds or their parts, nests, or eggs for any reason other than
				personal use.
(2) In addition to
				the records required by Iowa Code section 481 A. 126, the permittee must
				maintain files containing the original of federal Form 3-186, Notice of
				Waterfowl Sale or Transfer, confirming acquisition of captive-reared, properly
				marked waterfowl from the holder of a current waterfowl sale and disposal
				permit. Properly marked, captive-reared mallards are exempt from this
				requirement.
(3) All captive-reared
				waterfowl being purchased or held by a taxidermist for mounting and resale
				shall have been physically marked by at least one of the following methods:
a. Removal of the hind toe from the right
				foot.
b. Pinioning of a wing:
				Provided, this method shall be the removal of the metacarpal bones of one wing
				or a portion of the metacarpal bones which renders the bird permanently
				incapable of flight.
c. Banding of
				one metatarsus with a seamless metal band.
d. Tattooing of a readily discernible number
				or letter or combination thereof on the web of one foot.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 95 - Game Harvest Reporting and Landowner-tenant Registration › Rule 571-95.1 - Harvest Reporting System

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Deer and turkey hunters must report each deer and wild turkey
				  harvested to the department of natural resources (DNR) harvest reporting
				  system. The hunter whose name is on the transportation tag is responsible for
				  making the report. Hunters who do not bag a deer or wild turkey do not
				  report.
(1)
Reporting
				deadlines for deer and turkey.
A harvest report must be made by
				midnight on the day after the animal is tagged or before the animal is taken to
				a locker or taxidermist, is processed for consumption, or is transported out of
				state, whichever occurs first.
(2)
Method of reporting.
Hunters may report the harvest in one of
				three ways:
a.
By calling the DNR
				toll-free harvest reporting telephone number.
The telephone number
				will be in operation from 6 a.m. to midnight each day during hunting seasons
				and for the legal reporting period after the season.
b.
By reporting through the Internet
				using the DNR online harvest reporting system.
The system will
				function 24 hours a day, seven days a week during hunting seasons and for the
				legal reporting period after the season.
c.
By visiting an electronic
				licensing system for Iowa (ELSI) license agent during the license agent's
				normal business hours.
Reports may be made through ELSI whenever
				hunting seasons are open and for the legal reporting period after the
				seasons.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 95 - Game Harvest Reporting and Landowner-tenant Registration › Rule 571-95.2 - Verifying Eligibility for Free Landowner or Tenant Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Eligibility for free and reduced-fee deer and wild turkey
				  hunting licenses, which are hereafter referred to as free licenses, is defined
				  in Iowa Code section
				  483A.24,
				  rule
				  571-98.5
				  (483A) and rule
				  571-106.12
				  (481A). The electronic licensing system for Iowa (ELSI) will not issue free
				  licenses to persons who have not registered their eligibility with ELSI.
(1)
Farm unit.
As provided
				in 571-subrule 106.12(6), all the land under the lawful control of the
				landowner or tenant is considered one farm unit no matter how it is subdivided
				for business purposes. No one may be registered as eligible for free licenses
				on more than one farm unit. Registering on one parcel of land within the farm
				unit will allow the landowner, tenant or family member to hunt on all land in
				the farm unit.
(2)
Who may
				obtain free licenses.
One member of the landowner family (the
				landowner or an eligible family member) may obtain a free any-deer license.
				Members of the landowner family may divide the free antlerless-deer-only
				licenses for which the family is eligible among themselves in any way they
				choose. If there is a tenant on the same property, one member of the tenant
				family (the tenant or an eligible family member) may also obtain a free
				any-deer license. Members of the tenant family may divide the free
				antlerless-deer-only licenses for which they may be eligible among themselves
				in any way they choose. One member of the landowner family and one member of
				the tenant family may each obtain one free spring turkey hunting license and
				one free fall turkey hunting license.
(3)
Method of registration.
A landowner or tenant may register in one of the following ways:
a.
Landowners.
Persons who
				own at least one parcel of qualifying land may register on the Internet through
				ELSI or by mailing or faxing an affidavit obtained from DNR. The online system
				is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An online registrant may
				immediately obtain a free license once the registration process is complete. A
				person who registers through the mail or by fax may have to wait up to ten
				business days after the form is received by DNR to obtain a free
				license.
b.
Tenants.
A person who qualifies as a tenant but does not own any qualifying
				land may register on the Internet through ELSI or by mailing or faxing an
				affidavit obtained from DNR. A tenant may have to wait up to ten business days
				after the affidavit is received by DNR before obtaining a free
				license.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 96 - Pheasant, Quail and Gray (HUNGARIAN) Partridge Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-96.1 - Pheasant Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Open season.
Open season for hunting pheasants shall be the
				last Saturday in October through January 10 of succeeding year. Bag limit 3
				cock birds daily; possession limit 12 cock birds. Shooting hours shall be from
				8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Entire state open.
(2)
Transportation.
No
				person shall transport a pheasant within the state without a leg and foot, or
				fully feathered wing, or fully feathered head attached to the body.
(3)
Youth pheasant hunt.
A
				special two-day youth pheasant hunt for residents only will be held statewide
				on the weekend preceding the last Saturday in October. Youth hunters must be 15
				years old or younger. Each youth hunter must be accompanied by an adult 18
				years old or older. The youth hunter does not need to have a hunting license or
				stamps. The adult must have a valid hunting license and habitat stamp if
				normally required to have them to hunt. Only the youth hunter may shoot
				pheasants. The daily bag limit is 1 cock bird and possession limit is 2 cock
				birds after the first day. All other hunting regulations in effect for the
				regular pheasant season apply to the youth hunt.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 96 - Pheasant, Quail and Gray (HUNGARIAN) Partridge Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-96.2 - Gray (Hungarian) Partridge Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open season for hunting gray partridge shall be the second
				  Saturday in October through January 31 of succeeding year. Bag limit 8 birds
				  daily; possession limit 16 birds. Shooting hours shall be from 8 a.m. to 4:30
				  p.m. Entire state open.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 96 - Pheasant, Quail and Gray (HUNGARIAN) Partridge Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-96.3 - Quail Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open season for hunting quail shall be the last Saturday in
				  October through January 31 of succeeding year. Bag limit 8 birds daily;
				  possession limit 16 birds. Shooting hours shall be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
				  Entire state open.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 97 - Common Snipe, Virginia Rail and Sora, Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, and Dove Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-97.1 - Common Snipe Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open season for hunting common snipe shall be from the first
				  Saturday in September through November 30. Shooting hours shall be from
				  one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day. Daily bag limit 8 birds;
				  possession limit 24 birds. Entire state open.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 97 - Common Snipe, Virginia Rail and Sora, Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, and Dove Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-97.2 - Virginia Rail and Sora Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open season for hunting Virginia rail and sora shall be from
				  the first Saturday in September and continue for 70 consecutive days. Shooting
				  hours shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day. Daily bag
				  limit 12 and possession limit 36 in aggregate of both species. Entire state
				  open.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 97 - Common Snipe, Virginia Rail and Sora, Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, and Dove Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-97.3 - Woodcock Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open season for hunting woodcock shall be from the first
				  Saturday in October and continue for 45 consecutive days. Shooting hours shall
				  be from sunrise to sunset each day. Daily bag limit 3; possession limit 9.
				  Entire state open.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 97 - Common Snipe, Virginia Rail and Sora, Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, and Dove Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-97.4 - Ruffed Grouse Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open season for hunting ruffed grouse shall be from the first
				  Saturday in October through January 31 of the succeeding year. Shooting hours
				  shall be from sunrise to sunset each day. Daily bag limit 3; possession limit
				  6.
(1)
Portion of the state
				open to hunting.
The area open to hunting shall be that portion of the
				state lying north and east of a line described as follows: beginning at Sabula,
				Iowa; thence west along State Highway 64 to U.S. Highway 151; thence west along
				U.S. Highway 151 to State Highway 13; thence north along State Highway 13 to
				U.S. Highway 20; thence west along U.S. Highway 20 to U.S. Highway 63; thence
				north along U.S. Highway 63 to the state line.
(2) Reserved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 97 - Common Snipe, Virginia Rail and Sora, Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, and Dove Hunting Seasons › Rule 571-97.6 - Dove Season

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open season for hunting mourning doves and Eurasian
				  collared-doves shall begin on September 1 and continue for 90 consecutive days.
				  Shooting hours shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day.
				  Daily bag limit is 15; possession limit is 45. The entire state is
				  open.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.1 - General

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Wild turkey may be taken during the spring season subject to
				  the following:
(1)
License.
When hunting wild turkey, all hunters must have in
				possession a wild turkey spring hunting license valid for the current year, the
				unused transportation tag issued with that license, a hunting license, and
				evidence of having paid the habitat fee (if normally required to have a hunting
				license and to pay the habitat fee to hunt). No one, while hunting wild turkey,
				shall carry or have in possession any license or transportation tag issued to
				another hunter. No one who is issued a wild turkey license and transportation
				tag shall allow another person to use or possess that license or transportation
				tag while turkey hunting or tagging a turkey. A hunter having a license valid
				for one of the spring turkey seasons may accompany, call for, or otherwise
				assist any other hunter who has a valid turkey hunting license for any of the
				spring seasons. The hunter who is assisting may not shoot a turkey or carry a
				firearm or bow unless the hunter has a valid license with an unused tag for the
				current season.
a.
Two types of
				licenses will be issued.
(1)Combination shotgun-or-archery license.
				Combination shotgun-or-archery licenses shall be issued by season and shall be
				valid statewide in the designated season only.
(2)Archery-only license. Archery-only
				licenses shall be valid statewide and shall be valid during all seasons open
				for spring turkey hunting, except the youth season.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.2 - Means and Method of Take

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Permitted weapons.
Wild turkey may be taken in accordance with
				the type of license issued as follows:
a.
Combination shotgun-or-archery license.
Wild turkey may be
				taken by shotgun or muzzleloading shotgun not smaller than caliber .410 and
				shooting only shot sizes number 4 through 10 lead or nontoxic shot; and by bow
				and arrow as defined in paragraph 98.2(1)
"b."
A person shall
				not have shotshells containing shot of any size other than number 4 through 10
				lead or nontoxic shot on the person while hunting wild turkey.
b.
Archery-only license.
Except for crossbows for persons with certain afflictions of the upper body, as
				provided in 571-15.22 (481A), only longbow,
				compound, or recurve bows shooting broadhead arrows are permitted. Blunthead
				arrows with a minimum diameter of 9/16 inch may also be used. Arrows must be at
				least 18 inches long. No explosive or chemical devices may be attached to the
				arrow, broadhead, or blunthead.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.3 - Procedures to Obtain Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All spring wild turkey hunting licenses will be sold using
				  the electronic licensing system for Iowa (ELSI). Licenses may be purchased
				  through ELSI license agents, by calling the ELSI telephone ordering system, or
				  through the ELSI Internet license sales Web site.
(1) Spring wild turkey hunting licenses will
				be sold beginning December 15 through the last day of the season for which the
				license is valid.
(2) License
				quotas. There will be no quotas for combination shotgun-or-archery licenses or
				for archery-only licenses for resident hunters.
(3) Landowner/tenant licenses. An eligible
				landowner or tenant may obtain a free combination shotgun-or-archery license or
				a free archery-only license. Nonresident landowners are not eligible for free
				turkey hunting licenses.
a.
Free
				combination shotgun-or-archery licenses.
A free combination
				shotgun-or-archery license will be issued by season and will be valid only on
				the farm unit of the landowner or tenant.
b.
Free archery-only licenses.
A free archery-only license will be valid for all seasons but only on
				the farm unit of the landowner or tenant.
c.
Number of licenses.
One
				paid combination shotgun-or-archery license or one paid archery-only license
				may be obtained in addition to the free shotgun-or-archery license or the free
				archery-only license. If a free archery-only license and a paid combination
				shotgun-or-archery license are obtained, the shotgun-or-archery license must be
				for season 4. If a free shotgun-or-archery license and a paid
				shotgun-or-archery license are obtained, one of the licenses must be for season
				4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.4 - Transportation Tag

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Immediately upon the killing of a wild turkey, the
				  transportation tag issued with the license and bearing the license number of
				  the licensee, year of issuance, and date of kill properly shown shall be
				  visibly attached to one leg of the turkey. The hunter who shot the turkey must
				  use the transportation tag issued to that hunter to tag the turkey. No one may
				  tag a turkey with a transportation tag issued to another hunter. The tag must
				  be attached in such a manner that it cannot be removed without mutilating or
				  destroying the tag. The tag must be attached before the carcass can be moved in
				  any manner from the place of kill. The transportation tag shall remain affixed
				  to the leg of the turkey until the turkey is processed for consumption. The leg
				  that bears the tag must be attached to the carcass of any wild turkey being
				  transported within the state during any wild turkey spring hunting season. The
				  tag shall be proof of possession of the carcass by the above-mentioned
				  licensee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.5 - Eligibility for Free Landowner/tenant Turkey Licenses

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(1)
Who qualifies for a free turkey
				hunting license.
a. Owners and
				tenants of a farm unit and the spouse or domestic partner as defined by the
				Iowa department of administrative services and juvenile child of an owner or
				tenant who reside with the owner or tenant are eligible for free turkey
				licenses. The owner or tenant does not have to reside on the farm unit but must
				be actively engaged in farming it. Nonresident landowners do not
				qualify.
b. "Juvenile child" means
				a person less than 18 years of age or a person who is 18 or 19 years of age and
				is in full-time attendance at an accredited school pursuing a course of study
				leading to a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma. A person
				18 years of age or older who has received a high school diploma or high school
				equivalency diploma does not qualify.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.6 - Youth Spring Wild Turkey Hunt

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(1)
Licenses.
A special
				youth spring wild turkey hunting license valid statewide may be issued to any
				Iowa resident who is 15 years old or younger on the date the youth purchases
				the license. The youth license may be paid or free to persons eligible for free
				licenses. If the youth obtains a free landowner/tenant license, it will count
				as the one free license for which the youth's family is eligible. Each
				participating youth must be accompanied by an adult who possesses a valid wild
				turkey spring hunting license for one of the seasons and a hunting license, and
				has paid the habitat fee (if the adult is normally required to have a hunting
				license and to pay the habitat fee to hunt). The accompanying adult must not
				possess a firearm or bow and must be in the direct company of the youth at all
				times. A person may obtain only one youth turkey hunting license but may also
				obtain one archery-only license or one combination shotgun-or-archery license
				for season 4.
(2)
Youth
				season dates.
The youth turkey hunting license shall be valid during
				the three days immediately before the first turkey season. A person who is
				issued a youth spring wild turkey hunting license and does not take a wild
				turkey during the youth spring wild turkey hunting season may use the wild
				turkey hunting license and unused tag during any remaining spring wild turkey
				hunting season in the year in which the youth license was issued.
(3)
Limits and license
				quotas.
An unlimited number of licenses may be issued. The daily and
				season bag and possession limit is one bearded (or male) wild turkey.
(4)
Method of take and other
				regulations.
Wild turkeys may be taken with shotguns, muzzleloaded
				shotguns or bows as described in
				571-98.2
				(483A). All other spring wild turkey hunting regulations for residents shall
				apply.
(5)
Procedures for
				obtaining licenses.
Paid and free youth season licenses may be
				obtained through EL SI beginning December 15 through the last day of the youth
				season.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.7 - Harvest Reporting

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Each hunter who bags a turkey must report that kill according
				  to procedures described in
				  571-95.1
				  (481A).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.9 - General

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Wild turkey may be taken during the spring season subject to
				  the following:
(1)
License.
When hunting wild turkey, all hunters must have in
				possession a valid nonresident wild turkey spring hunting license, the unused
				transportation tag issued with that license, a valid nonresident hunting
				license, and proof of having paid the current year's habitat fee. No one, while
				hunting turkey, shall carry or have in possession any license or transportation
				tag issued to another hunter. No one who is issued a wild turkey license and
				transportation tag shall allow another person to possess that license or
				transportation tag while turkey hunting or tagging a turkey. Licenses will be
				issued by zone and season and will be valid in the designated zone and season
				only. No one shall obtain more than one nonresident wild turkey spring hunting
				license. A hunter having a license valid for one of the spring turkey seasons
				may accompany, call for, or otherwise assist any other hunter who has a valid
				turkey hunting license in that season and zone. The hunter who is providing
				assistance may not shoot a turkey or carry a firearm or bow unless that hunter
				has a valid license and an unused tag for the current season and zone. Two
				types of licenses will be issued:
a.
Combination shotgun-or-archery license.
Shotguns,
				muzzleloading shotguns and archery equipment as defined in subrule 98.12(1) may
				be used.
b.
Muzzleloading
				shotgun-only license.
Only muzzleloading shotguns as defined in
				subrule 98.12(1) may be used.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.10 - Zones Open to Hunting

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Licenses shall be valid only in designated areas as
				  follows:
1.Zone 4. Zone 4 is that
				portion of Iowa bounded on the north by Interstate Highway 80 and on the west
				by U.S. Highway 59.
2.Zone 5. Zone
				5 is that portion of Iowa bounded on the north by U.S. Highway 20 and on the
				east by U.S. Highway 59.
3.Zone 6.
				Zone 6 is that portion of Iowa lying east of U.S. Highway 63 and north of
				Interstate Highway 80.
4.Zone 7.
				Zone 7 is that portion of Iowa bounded on the north by U.S. Highway 20, on the
				west by U.S. Highway 59, on the south by Interstate Highway 80, and on the east
				by U.S. Highway 63.
5.Zone 8. Zone
				8 is that portion of Iowa north of U.S. Highway 20 and west of U.S. Highway
				63.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.11 - License Quotas

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A limited number of wild turkey hunting licenses will be
				  issued in each zone in each season as follows:
(1)
Combination shotgun-or-archery
				licenses.
a.
Zone 4.
				262.
b.
Zone 5.
				55.
c.
Zone 6.
				165.
d.
Zone 7.
				35.
e.
Zone 8.
				20.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.12 - Means and Method of Take

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(1)
Permitted weapons.
Wild turkey may be taken only with shotguns
				and muzzleloading shotguns not smaller than caliber .410 and shooting only shot
				sizes number 4 through 10 lead or nontoxic shot. No person may have shotshells
				containing shot of any size other than number 4 through 10 lead or nontoxic
				shot on the person while hunting wild turkey. Except for crossbows for persons
				with certain afflictions of the upper body, as provided in
				571-15.22 (481A), only longbow,
				compound, or recurve bows shooting broadhead arrows are permitted. Blunthead
				arrows with a minimum diameter of 9/16 inch may also be used. Arrows must be at
				least 18 inches long. No explosive or chemical devices may be attached to the
				arrow, broadhead, or blunthead.
(2)
Prohibited devices.
The use of live decoys, dogs, horses,
				motorized vehicles, aircraft, bait, crossbows, except as otherwise provided,
				and the use or aid of recorded or electronically amplified bird calls or
				sounds, or recorded or electronically amplified imitations of bird calls or
				sounds are prohibited, except that paraplegics and single or double amputees of
				the legs may hunt from any stationary motor-driven land conveyance.
				"Paraplegic" means an individual afflicted with paralysis of the lower half of
				the body with the involvement of both legs, usually due to disease of or injury
				to the spinal cord. "Bait" means grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts or any other
				natural food materials; commercial products containing natural food materials;
				or by-products of such materials transported to or placed in an area for the
				intent of attracting wildlife.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.13 - Application Procedure

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Applications for nonresident wild turkey spring hunting
				  licenses must be made through the electronic licensing system for Iowa (ELSI)
				  telephone ordering system or the ELSI Internet license sales Web site.
				  Applications will be accepted from December 15 through the last Sunday in
				  January. No one may submit more than one application during the application
				  period. If applications have been sold in excess of the license quota for any
				  license type, zone, or season, a drawing will be held to determine which
				  applicants receive licenses. Licenses or refunds of license fees will be mailed
				  to applicants after the drawing is completed. License agent writing fees,
				  department administrative fees, Internet sales charges and telephone order
				  charges will not be refunded. If any license quota has not been filled, the
				  excess licenses will be sold first-come, first-served through the telephone
				  ordering system or the Internet license sales Web site beginning at 6 a.m. the
				  second Saturday after the close of the application period until the quota has
				  been filled or the last day of the season for which the license is valid,
				  whichever occurs first. No one may obtain more than one nonresident wild turkey
				  spring hunting license. Hunters may apply individually or as a group of up to
				  15 applicants. All members of a group will be accepted or rejected as a group
				  in the drawing. If a group is rejected, members of that group may purchase
				  licenses individually if excess licenses are available.
Each individual applicant who is unsuccessful in the drawing
				  will be assigned one preference point for each year in which the individual
				  applies and is unsuccessful. If a person who was unsuccessful in the drawing
				  purchases a leftover license within four weeks, the person will receive a
				  refund for the cost of the preference point. Preference points will not accrue
				  in a year in which an applicant fails to apply, but the applicant will retain
				  any preference points previously earned. Once an applicant receives a license,
				  all preference points will be erased. Preference points will apply to any zone
				  or season for which a hunter applies. The first license drawing each year will
				  be made from the pool of applicants with the most preference points. If
				  licenses are still available after the first drawing, subsequent drawings will
				  be made from pools of applicants with successively fewer preference points and
				  continue until the license quota is reached or all applicants have received
				  licenses. Applicants who apply as a group will be included in a pool of
				  applicants with the same number of preference points as that of the member of
				  the group with the fewest preference points assigned.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.14 - Transportation Tag

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Immediately upon the killing of a wild turkey, the
				  transportation tag issued with the license and bearing the license number of
				  the licensee, year of issuance, and date of kill properly shown shall be
				  visibly attached to one leg of the turkey. The hunter who shot the turkey must
				  use the transportation tag issued to that hunter to tag the turkey. No one may
				  tag a turkey with a transportation tag issued to another hunter. The tag must
				  be attached in such a manner that it cannot be removed without mutilating or
				  destroying the tag. The tag must be attached before the carcass can be moved in
				  any manner from the place of kill. The transportation tag shall remain affixed
				  to the leg of the turkey until the turkey is processed for consumption. The leg
				  that bears the tag must be attached to the carcass of any wild turkey being
				  transported within the state during any wild turkey spring hunting season. The
				  tag shall be proof of possession of the carcass by the above-mentioned
				  licensee.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 98 - Wild Turkey Spring Hunting › Rule 571-98.15 - Harvest Reporting

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Each hunter who bags a turkey must report that kill according
				  to procedures described in
				  571-95.1
				  (481A).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.1 - General

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When hunting wild turkey, all hunters must have in possession
				  a fall wild turkey hunting license valid for the current year, the unused
				  transportation tag issued with that license, a hunting license, and evidence of
				  having paid the habitat fee (if normally required to have a hunting license and
				  to pay the habitat fee to hunt). No person shall carry or have in possession a
				  fall wild turkey hunting license or transportation tag issued to another person
				  while hunting wild turkey. No one who is issued a wild turkey hunting license
				  and transportation tag shall allow another person to use or possess that
				  license or transportation tag while turkey hunting or tagging a turkey.
				  Licenses for the fall turkey season will only be issued to Iowa residents
				  except as specified in subrule 99.2(4).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.2 - Licenses

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(1)
Paid
				combination shotgun-or-archery licenses.
Paid combination
				shotgun-or-archery licenses shall be valid for taking turkeys of either sex in
				the zone designated on the license.
(2)
Paid archery-only
				licenses.
Paid archery-only licenses shall be valid statewide for
				taking turkeys of either sex.
(3)
Number of licenses.
No one may apply for or obtain more than
				two wild turkey fall hunting licenses, whether free or paid. A hunter may
				obtain no more than two combination shotgun-or-archery licenses, or two
				archery-only licenses, or one of each. One license of either type may be free
				to eligible landowners or tenants.
(4)
Special licenses.
The
				commission shall issue licenses in conformance with Iowa Code section
				483A.24(12)
				 to nonresidents 21 years of age or younger
				who have a severe physical disability or who have been diagnosed with a
				terminal illness. A person applying for this license must provide a completed
				form obtained from the department of natural resources. The application shall
				be certified by the applicant's attending physician with an original signature
				and declare that the applicant has a severe physical disability or a terminal
				illness using the criteria listed in 571-Chapter 15. A medical statement from
				the applicant's attending physician that specifies criteria met shall be on
				8½" Ã— 11" letterhead stationery. The attending physician shall be
				a currently practicing doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, physician
				assistant or nurse practitioner.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title VIII - Seasons, Limits, Methods of Take › Chapter 99 - Wild Turkey Fall Hunting › Rule 571-99.3 - Seasons

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Wild turkey may be taken only during specified periods as
				  follows:
(1)
Combination
				shotgun-or-archery season.
The dates for the combination
				shotgun-or-archery season shall be from the Monday following the second
				Saturday in October through the Friday before the first Saturday in December of
				the same year.
(2)
Archery-only season.
The dates for the fall archery-only wild
				turkey hunting season shall be the same as the dates for the bow season for
				deer as defined in 571-Chapter 106.