Iowa’s furharvest season began Nov. 4 11/7/2023 11:54:00 AM View Count 4818 Iowa trappers can expect to find good numbers of furbearers statewide during the 2023-24 season, that began on Nov. 4.
Iowa’s furharvest season starts Nov. 5 10/25/2022 11:40:00 AM View Count 3264 Iowa trappers can expect to find good numbers of furbearers available statewide when the season begins on Nov. 5.
Muskrat trapping season extended to April 1 on Lizard Lake 1/31/2020 12:20:00 PM View Count 3315 GILMORE CITY, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Lizard Lake, in Pocahontas County, from Feb. 1 to April 1 to offer additional trapping opportunities of a temporarily abundant resource. Iowa’s trapping season for all furbearers except beaver closes statewide on Jan. 31.
Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 2 10/22/2019 3:43:00 PM View Count 6662 Furharvesters take note: the outlook is pretty decent for most of the commonly targeted species ahead of Iowa’s furbearer hunting and trapping season.
Muskrat trapping season extended to April 1 on Burrows Pond and the Black Hawk Marsh Complex 2/2/2018 10:45:00 AM View Count 4431 LAKE VIEW - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Burrows Pond and the Black Hawk Marsh Complex in Sac County from Feb. 1 to April 1 to offer additional trapping opportunities of a temporarily abundant resource.
Muskrat trapping season extended to April 1 on Trumbull Lake 2/2/2018 10:41:00 AM View Count 3993 RUTHVEN - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Trumbull Lake, Ventura Marsh, Burrows Pond and the Inlet Bay of Black Hawk Lake from Feb. 1 to April 1 to reduce the muskrat population and preserve the beneficial vegetation in the marsh. This extension is only for muskrats on the identified areas.
Muskrat trapping season extended to April 1 on Ventura Marsh 2/2/2018 10:03:00 AM View Count 6494 CLEAR LAKE - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Ventura Marsh, Trumbull Lake, Burrows Pond and the Inlet Bay of Black Hawk Lake from Feb. 1 to April 1 to reduce the muskrat population and preserve the beneficial vegetation in the marsh. This extension is only for muskrats on the identified areas.
Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 4 10/31/2017 11:38:00 AM View Count 9206 Iowa’s furbearer season opens Nov. 4, and the outlook for 2017 is good as populations are stable to increasing statewide.
Muskrat trapping season extended to April 1 on Ventura Marsh 1/24/2017 3:45:00 PM View Count 4304 VENTURA - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Ventura Marsh from Feb. 1 to April 1 to reduce the muskrat population and preserve the beneficial vegetation in the marsh. This extension is only for muskrats and only for Ventura Marsh.
Iowa furbearer season begins November 5 10/25/2016 12:28:00 PM View Count 12449 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.