Last year, hunters in Iowa killed fewer than 100,000 deer for the first time since the mid-1990s. Jim Coffey, forest wildlife research technician for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says it’s possible hunters will harvest a similar number of deer this season.
Only bow hunting of deer is allowed right now in Iowa and the bow hunting season is about halfway complete.
The number of deer killed by hunters in Iowa has declined for eight consecutive years. But, Coffey says hunters are still getting plenty of chances to fire their weapons.
Iowa’s first shotgun deer hunting season begins on December 6, with the second shotgun season starting December 13.
