Small Game and Upland Hunting Seasons Bag Limits
Species
Rooster Pheasant (Youth)
Rooster Pheasant
Bobwhite Quail
Gray Partridge
Rued Grouse
Season Dates
Oct. 19-20
Oct. 26 - Jan. 10, 2025
Oct. 26 - Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 12 - Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 5 - Jan. 31, 2025
Shooting Hours
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunrise to Sunset
Daily
1
3
8
8
3
Possession
2
12
16
16
6
Mourning Dove Sept. 1 - Nov. 29
1/2 hour before
sunrise to sunset
15
45
Rabbit (Cottontail) Aug. 31 - Feb. 28, 2025
Rabbit (Jack) Closed
Squirrel (Fox and Gray) Aug. 31 - Jan. 31, 2025
Crow Oct. 15 - Nov. 30 and
Jan. 14 - March 31, 2025
Sunrise to Sunset
No Restrictions
No Restrictions
10
6
No Limit
20
12
No Limit
Pigeon Continuous Open Season No Restrictions No Limit No Limit
Furbearer Hunting Seasons
Species
Raccoon
1
, Coyote &
Groundhog
Season Dates
Shooting Hours
Daily
Possession
Continuous Open Season No Restrictions No Limit No Limit
Opossum, Fox (Red &
Gray), Badger
Nov. 2 - Feb. 28, 2025 8 a.m. First Day No Limit No Limit
No Limit
Bobcat* Nov. 2 - Feb. 28, 2025 8 a.m. First Day *See p. 33 *See p. 33
1
On private land only.
*Refer to the Iowa Hunting, Trapping &
Migratory Game Bird Regulations for species
quotas and regulations at www.iowadnr.gov.
2024-25 Iowa Hunting
Seasons & Limits
Species Season Dates
Muskrat, Fox (Red and Gray),
Coyote, Badger, Mink, Weasel
Opossum, Striped Skunk Nov. 2 - Feb. 28, 2025
,
Beaver Nov. 2 - April 15, 2025
Otter* Nov. 2 - Feb. 28, 2025
Bobcat* Nov. 2 - Feb. 28, 2025
Raccoon
1
Continuous Open
Civet Cat (Spotted Skunk) &
Gray Wolf Closed
Trapping Hours
8 a.m. First Day
8 a.m. First Day
8 a.m. First Day
8 a.m. First Day
No Restrictions
Daily/Season
No Limit
No Limit
3 / 3
See p. 33
No Limit
1
Outside the furharvester season, only cage traps or dog-proof traps are legal methods of take. During
the furharvester season, trappers may use other lawful traps normally allowed during the trapping
season.
2024-25 Iowa Deer
Hunting Seasons
2024-25 Iowa
Trapping Seasons
License Types Season Dates
Gun/Bow Oct. 14 - Dec. 6
Archery Only Oct. 1 - Dec. 6 AND
Dec. 23 - Jan. 10, 2025
2024 Fall Turkey Hunting
Shooting Hours
Gun: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset
Bow: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour
after sunset
*Furharvesters must contact a conservation ocer within
24 hours of taking an otter or bobcat to receive a CITES
tag. See Iowa Hunting, Trapping & Migratory Game
Bird Regulations for more information on bobcat harvest
restrictions.
Hunters are required to report deer and turkey harvest either at iowadnr.gov or by calling the number printed on the harvest reporting tag.
Shooting hours for all deer seasons are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
Season Season Dates
Youth Sept. 21 - Oct. 6
Disabled Hunter Sept. 21 - Oct. 6
Archery Oct. 1 - Dec. 6 AND
Dec. 23 - Jan. 10, 2025
Muzzleloader
Early: Oct. 12-20
Late: Dec. 23 - Jan. 10, 2025
Season Season Dates
Shotgun
First: Dec. 7-11
Second: Dec. 14-22
Nonresident Holiday Dec. 24 - Jan. 2, 2025
1
Pop. Mgmt Jan. Antlerless Jan. 11-19, 2025
1
Excess Tag Jan. Antlerless Jan. 11-19, 2025
1
See 2023-24 Hunting Regulations for more details
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