(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 long gun, bow, or crossbow 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 106.10(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 Department of
Natural Resources 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 106.10(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
571-106.11 (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.
Notes
Iowa Code r.
571-106.14
ARC 7915C,
IAB 5/1/24, effective 6/5/24
Rescinded IAB 7/16/08,
effective 8/20/08.
Adopted by
IAB
May 1, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 22, effective
6/5/2024
