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Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 2

• 10/31/2024 1:50:00 PM
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Iowa’s furbearer season opens Saturday and the outlook for trappers is positive – most species populations are steady, and there are some early indications wild fur pelt prices could be trending up this winter.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshops

• 7/9/2024 12:06:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to people with little to no trapping experience.

Iowa’s furharvest season began Nov. 4

• 11/7/2023 11:54:00 AM
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Iowa trappers can expect to find good numbers of furbearers statewide during the 2023-24 season, that began on Nov. 4.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshop

• 10/24/2023 1:22:00 PM
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ST. CHARLES, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to anyone who has little to no trapping experience.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshops

• 7/5/2023 12:12:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to anyone who has little to no trapping experience.

Hunting seasons begin closing soon

• 12/29/2020 11:35:00 AM
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Hunting seasons will begin closing soon, starting with pheasant, archery turkey and deer seasons, and late muzzleloader deer season on Jan. 10. The staggered goose seasons begin closing in the north zone first on Jan. 9, followed by the south zone on Jan. 16, and the Missouri River zone on Jan. 23.

Iowa’s trapping season starts Nov. 7

• 10/27/2020 2:27:00 PM
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Iowa trappers can expect to find good numbers of furbearers available statewide when the season begins on November 7.  

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for virtual trapping workshop

• 10/6/2020 1:38:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a free virtual workshop to teach skills needed to trap furbearers in Iowa.

Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 2

• 10/22/2019 3:43:00 PM
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Furharvesters take note: the outlook is pretty decent for most of the commonly targeted species ahead of Iowa’s furbearer hunting and trapping season.

Annual spring wildlife survey underway

• 4/3/2018 1:11:00 PM
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Ordinarily, a slow-moving vehicle at night in the Iowa countryside spotlighting deer, raccoons or coyotes would send Iowans to their phone, speed-dialing their local conservation officer, but in this case, it may be the officer doing the shining.

Seasons Begin Closing January 10

• 1/2/2018 12:49:00 PM
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Iowa’s 2017 hunting season begin closing in January.

Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 4

• 10/31/2017 11:38:00 AM
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Iowa’s furbearer season opens Nov. 4, and the outlook for 2017 is good as populations are stable to increasing statewide.

DNR seeking comments on furbearer, waterfowl and falconry regulations prior to drafting rules

• 10/30/2017 8:59:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comments on 2018 furbearer, waterfowl and falconry regulations, from Nov. 1-8.

Annual spring wildlife survey underway

• 4/4/2017 12:41:00 PM
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Ordinarily, a slow moving vehicle at night in the Iowa countryside spotlighting deer, raccoons or coyotes would send Iowans to their phone, speed-dialing their local conservation officer, but in this case, it may be the officer doing the shining.

Hunting seasons starting to close

• 1/3/2017 12:18:00 PM
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Iowa’s pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, and archery fall turkey seasons close on Jan. 10.  Furbearer seasons, squirrel, quail, partridge and grouse remain open until Jan. 31.

Iowa furbearer season begins November 5

• 10/25/2016 12:28:00 PM
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Iowa fur harvesters will find good numbers of raccoons, muskrats, beaver, coyotes, bobcats, river otters and mink when the furbearer trapping and hunting season opens on Nov. 5.

2016 Small Game & Upland Hunting Seasons

• 5/3/2016 1:19:00 PM
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2016 small game and upland hunting seasons have been posted.

Iowa's Popular Furbearer Season Opens Nov 7

• 11/3/2015 7:53:00 AM
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Iowa is at the top of another national list, ranking in the top five in the country for the number of furharvesters.