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Trap, sporting clays, and skeet championship preview

• 5/21/2024 3:39:00 PM
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Iowa’s youth shooting sports athletes are preparing for several upcoming state championship events.

Iowa’s youth enjoy special pheasant season Oct. 21-22

• 10/17/2023 11:48:00 AM
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Iowa’s young hunters will get to experience the first cackle and flush of the year during the youth only pheasant season, Oct. 21-22.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for youth waterfowl workshop

• 7/25/2023 11:55:00 AM
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Polk City, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to youth who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience on Aug. 26, at the Olofson Shooting Range, near Polk City.

Iowa’s youth only waterfowl season starts Saturday in the north zone

• 9/17/2020 6:40:00 AM
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The first of Iowa’s two-day youth waterfowl seasons begin Saturday in the north zone, allowing the kids to experience the fun of the hunt, without the pressure of keeping up with the adults, or fighting lousy weather.

Iowa’s youth deer season begins Sept. 19

• 9/15/2020 1:29:00 PM
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The Iowa deer hunting tradition will be passed on to about 10,000 young hunters who are participating in the youth deer season, which opens on Sept. 19. This season is designed as a mentor-styled hunt, matching young hunters with a licensed adult to teach proper deer hunting techniques, wildlife behavior, and safe hunting practices without the added pressure of other hunters in the field. 

Iowa’s youth turkey season begins April 5

• 3/26/2019 1:20:00 PM
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Iowa’s youth only turkey hunting season begins April 5 for residents age 15 and younger at the time when they purchased their youth turkey license.

Iowa’s youth enjoy special pheasant season Oct. 21-22

• 10/17/2017 12:35:00 PM
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Iowa’s young hunters will get to experience the first cackle and flush of the year during the youth-only pheasant season Oct. 21-22.

Iowa’s youth deer season begins Sept. 16

• 9/12/2017 3:55:00 PM
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The Iowa deer hunting tradition will be passed on to about 10,000 youths who will participate in the youth deer hunting season, which opens on Sept. 16. This season provides an opportunity to teach deer hunting, wildlife behavior, and safe hunting practices to resident youths while they are under the watchful eye of a licensed adult. 

New law allows approved pistol cartridges for use in rifles to hunt deer

• 4/18/2017 12:14:00 PM
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Iowa hunters will have a new option this fall while hunting deer during the youth season, disabled hunter season and both shotgun seasons – rifles that are capable of shooting straight walled cartridges.

Canada goose season closed during youth duck season

• 9/16/2016 9:45:00 AM
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The first of Iowa’s two-day youth waterfowl seasons begin Saturday in the north zone and hunters planning to take a young person on this special hunt are reminded that only the youth may participate in the hunt and only ducks, mergansers and coots are legal species.

Iowa's Youth Deer Season Begins September 17

• 9/6/2016 1:27:00 PM
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The Iowa deer hunting tradition will be passed on to about 10,000 youths who are participating in the youth deer hunting season, which opens on Sept. 17. This season provides an opportunity to teach deer hunting, wildlife behavior, and safe hunting practices to resident youths while they are under the watchful eye of a licensed adult. 

Youth Pheasant Hunters See More Birds

• 10/27/2015 8:37:00 AM
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Iowa’s youth only pheasant ended Sunday with varying degrees of success but with a consistent theme from hunters who participated – they were seeing more birds.