Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-106.10 - Youth deer and severely disabled hunts
(1)
Licenses.
a.
Youth deer hunt. A youth
deer license may be issued to any Iowa resident who is not over 15 years old on
the day the youth obtains 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 general deer license
for which the youth's family is eligible.
Each participating youth must be accompanied by an adult who possesses a regular 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). Only one adult may participate for each youth hunter. 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 general deer license but may also obtain any other paid or free general deer and antlerless-deer-only licenses that are available to other hunters. Antlerless-deer-only licenses must be obtained in the same manner with which other hunters obtain them, as described in 106.6(2).
b.
Severely disabled hunt. Any severely disabled Iowa resident
meeting the requirements of Iowa Code section
321L.1(8)
may be issued one general deer license to
hunt deer during the youth season. A person applying for this license must
either possess a disability parking permit or provide a completed form from the
department of natural resources. The form must be signed by a physician
verifying that the person's disability meets the criteria defined in Iowa Code
section
321L.1(8).
The attending physician shall be currently practicing medicine and shall be a
medical doctor, a doctor of osteopathy, a physician assistant, or a nurse
practitioner. Forms are available online at www.iowadnr.gov, by visiting the DNR office at
the Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa, or any district office, or
by calling (515)725-8200. A person between 16 and 65 years of age must also
possess a regular hunting license and have paid the habitat fee to obtain a
license (if normally required to have a hunting license and to pay the habitat
fee to hunt). A severely disabled person obtaining this license may obtain any
other paid and free general deer and antlerless-deer-only licenses that are
available to other hunters. Antlerless-deer-only licenses must be obtained in
the same manner by which other hunters obtain them, as described in
106.6(2).
(2)
Season dates. Deer of either sex may be taken statewide for 16
consecutive days beginning on the third Saturday in September. A person who is
issued a youth deer hunting license and does not take a deer during the youth
deer hunting season may use the deer hunting license and unused tag during any
subsequent deer seasons. The license will be valid for the type of deer and in
the area specified on the original license. The youth must follow all other
rules specified in this chapter for each season, including method of take. If
the tag is filled during any of the seasons, the license will not be valid in
subsequent seasons.
(3)
Shooting hours. Legal shooting hours will be one-half hour
before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day regardless of weapon
used.
(4)
Limits and
license quotas. An unlimited number of licenses may be issued. The
daily and season bag and possession limit is one deer per license. A person may
shoot and tag a deer only by utilizing the license and tag issued in the
person's name.
(5)
Method
of take and other regulations. Deer may be taken with shotguns, bows,
handguns, rifles, or muzzleloaders as permitted in
571-106.7 (481A). Youth hunters
using a handgun must be accompanied and under direct supervision throughout the
hunt by a responsible person with a valid hunting license who is at least 21
years of age, with the consent of a parent or guardian. The responsible person
with a valid hunting license who is at least 21 years of age shall be
responsible for the conveyance of the pistol or revolver while the pistol or
revolver is not actively being used for hunting. "Direct supervision" means the
same as defined in Iowa Code section
483A.27A(4).
All participants must meet the deer hunters' orange apparel requirement in Iowa
Code section 481A.122. All other regulations for obtaining licenses or hunting
deer shall apply.
(6)
Procedures for obtaining licenses. Paid and free youth season
licenses and licenses for severely disabled hunters may be obtained through
ELSI beginning August 15 through the last day of the youth season.
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