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IOWA
2009-2010 HUNTING & TRAPPING
SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS |
| SPECIES |
SEASON
DATES |
SHOOTING HOURS |
BAG LIMITS
(DAILY / POSSESSION) |
Youth Rooster Pheasant
(age 15 or younger)*+ |
Oct. 24-25 |
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
1 |
2 |
| Rooster Pheasant |
Oct. 31 - Jan. 10, 2010 |
3 |
12 |
| Bobwhite Quail |
Oct. 31 - Jan. 31, 2010 |
8 |
16 |
| Gray Partridge |
Oct. 10 - Jan. 31, 2010 |
8 |
16 |
| Ruffed Grouse |
Oct. 3 - Jan. 31, 2010 |
Sunrise to Sunset |
3 |
6 |
| Rabbit (Cottaintail) |
Sept. 5 - Feb. 28, 2010 |
Sunrise to Sunset |
10 |
20 |
| Rabbit (Jack) |
Oct. 31 - Nov. 30 |
Sunrise to Sunset |
1 |
2 |
| Squirrel (Fox and Gray) |
Sept. 5 - Jan. 31, 2010 |
No Restrictions |
6 |
12 |
| Ground Hog |
June 15 - Oct 31 |
No Restrictions |
No Limit |
| Crow |
Oct. 15 - Nov. 30 and
Jan. 14 - March 31, 2010 |
No Restrictions |
No Limit |
| Pigeon |
Oct. 1 - March 31, 2010 |
No Restrictions |
No Limit |
| Coyote |
Continuous Open Season |
No Restrictions |
No Limit |
Raccoon, Opossum,
Badger, Striped Skunk
and Fox (Red and Gray) |
Nov. 7 - Jan, 31, 2010 |
8 a.m. on First Day |
No Limit |
| Bobcats |
Nov. 7 - Jan, 31, 2010 |
8 a.m. on First Day |
1 |
1 |
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Deer Hunting Seasons and Quotas |
| SEASONS |
SEASON
DATES |
LICENSE ON-SALE
DATE
NOTE: One deer per license |
| Youth and Disabled Hunters
Season |
Sept. 19 - Oct. 4 |
Aug. 15 - Oct. 4 |
| Archery Season: Early Split |
Oct. 1 - Dec. 4 |
Aug. 15 - Dec. 4 |
| Archery Season: Late Split |
Dec. 21 - Jan. 10, 2010 |
Aug. 15 - Jan. 10,
2010 |
| Early Muzzleloader |
Oct. 17 - 25 |
Aug. 15 - Oct. 25 |
| Late Muzzleloader |
Dec. 21 - Jan. 10, 2010 |
Aug. 15 - Jan. 10,
2010 |
| Shotgun: Season 1 |
Dec. 5 - 9 |
Aug. 15 - Dec. 9 |
| Shotgun: Season 2 |
Dec. 12 - 20 |
Aug. 15 - Dec. 20 |
| November Antlerless Season |
Nov. 27-29 |
Nov. 14 - 29 |
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Resident January Antlerless Season |
Jan. 11 - Jan. 31, 2010 |
Dec. 15 - Jan. 31,
2010 |
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Nonresident January Antlerless
Season |
Jan. 11 - Jan. 31, 2010 |
Jan. 11 - Jan. 31,
2010 |
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Nonresident Holiday Season |
Dec. 24 - Jan. 2, 2010 |
Dec. 15 - Jan. 2,
2010 |
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Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons and Quotas |
| LICENSE TYPES |
SEASON
DATES |
SHOOTING HOURS |
| Combination
Gun/Bow |
Oct. 12 - Dec. 4 |
Gun: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset
Bow: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset |
| Archery
Licenses |
Oct. 1 - Dec. 4 and
Dec. 21 - Jan. 10, 2010 |
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Archery Licenses will be sold until the end
of the season. Combination Gun/Bow will be sold until quota is filled
1 (one) wild turkey of either sex for each valid license and transportation
tag issued to the hunter |
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