With shotgun seasons over, deer hunting shifts to late season mode 12/20/2023 6:41:00 AM View Count 8325 With the two shotgun seasons now in the books, Iowa’s deer hunting shifts to a more solitary endeavor with the opening of the late muzzleloader season and the reopening of the archery season.
Rule change allows bow hunters with permit to carry to have a handgun during archery season 10/17/2017 12:36:00 PM View Count 83861 A rule change approved by the administrative rules committee during 2017 Iowa legislative session allows hunters who have a valid permit to carry to carry a handgun while hunting deer under an archery tag. The change was included as part of a gun rules package approved by the committee.