In 2018, Iowa residents purchased…
Fishing
201,765 annual licenses
7,529 lifetime fishing licenses
7,487 three-year licenses
983 seven-day licenses
2,353 one-day licenses
40,811 trout fees
8,982 third line licenses
342 paddlefish licenses
44,781 fishing, hunting and habitat combination licenses
Hunting
23,371 annual licenses
72,003 hunting and habitat annual combination licenses
2,962 lifetime hunting licenses
2,147 hunting and habitat three-year licenses
779 apprentice (hunting and habitat) licenses
23,396 migratory game bird licenses
21,315 habitat fees
12,335 furharvest annual licenses age 16 and older
584 furharvest annual licenses age 15 and younger
611 furharvest and habitat annual combination licenses
294 lifetime furharvest licenses
Large Game
Deer
9,111 youth general deer, 482 antlerless deer licenses
241 disabled hunter general deer, 41 antlerless deer licenses
53,740 archery general deer, 22,555 antlerless deer licenses
6,909 early muzzleloader general deer, 1,424 antlerless deer licenses
43,959 first shotgun general deer, 15,982 antlerless deer licenses
47,412 second shotgun general deer, 16,805 antlerless deer licenses
22,380 late muzzleloader general deer, 10,449 antlerless deer licenses
Turkey
5,851 spring bow licenses
16,266 spring gun/bow licenses seasons 1-3
14,839 spring gun/bow licenses season 4
4,784 spring youth gun/bow licenses
2,094 fall gun/bow
1,453 fall bow
Landowner-Tenant
Deer
55 youth general deer licenses, 57 antlerless deer licenses
5,242 archery general deer licenses, 5,435 antlerless deer licenses
1,249 early muzzleloader general deer licenses, 916 antlerless deer licenses
22,959 shotgun first and second season general deer licenses, 19,398 antlerless deer licenses
2,630 late muzzleloader general deer licenses, 4,322 antlerless deer licenses
Turkey
1,997 spring gun/bow season 1-3
2,078 spring gun/bow season 4
765 bow licenses
50 youth licenses
2,363 fall gun/bow
939 fall bow
In 2018, nonresidents purchased…
Fishing
20,410 annual licenses
2,207 seven-day licenses
11,594 three-day licenses
13,124 one-day licenses
5,155 trout fees
46 paddlefish licenses
Hunting
11,989 annual licenses age 18 and older
13,381 hunting and habitat annual combination licenses age 18 and older
14,389 habitat fees
3,155 migratory game bird fees
107 apprentice (hunting and habitat) licenses
67 furharvest annual licenses
105 furharvest and habitat annual combination licenses