Dove Hunters MUST Register

[blake]

For you dove hunters, you must register with the Harvest information Program to be legal to hunt doves in Iowa.

Check out the below link 2011 Migratory Game Bird Regulations on page 9.

http://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/migratoryregs.pdf

 

[IowaDave]

not a fan of having Big Brother keeping tabs on more of what I'm doing, but that literally took about 20 seconds. Thanks for posting that, I wasn't aware.

 

[Cooter]

Whats next .......a dove stamp?????

Cooter

Sent from my phone on IW

 

[josh macfarland]

That Is ridiculous to have to do that!

 

[muddy]

I hope they make hunters call in every dove on the harvest hotline! LoL

 

[FinBonZ]

If a dove stamp was created it would probably be like trout and duck stamps, you would pay for it but never actually get one!

 

[Windwalker]

Thanks for giving the DNR the idea of a dove stamp ! Here we go !

 

[miff007]

They do require a stamp..

Too late they are considered waterfowl and require migratory bird fee (stamp).

http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/MigratoryGameBirds/MourningDoves.aspx

 

[Cooter]

That didn't take long More bs!


Im sure all the money will go to habitat .......

 

[NWBuck]

I copied and pasted from that link...thought it might be helpful to some. If you didn't already pay the migratory bird fee, you don't have to in order to hunt doves, but you do have to register with HIP. Read below...

Register for HIP to Hunt Doves
To hunt doves and other migratory birds in Iowa, federal regulations require that hunters be registered with the Harvest Information Program (HIP). Hunters who hunt waterfowl or other migratory birds such as woodcock register for HIP when they pay the state migratory bird fee (stamp). Although dove hunters are not required to pay the state or federal migratory bird fee they must still register for HIP to legally hunt doves. Landowners who are only going to hunt on their own land or hunters such as those 16 and under who do not need a license do not need to register for HIP.

This year, hunters who purchased their hunting licenses after August 14th should have been asked whether they were going to hunt doves. If they responded “yes” then: “Dove: Y” was printed on their license. If a hunter changes their mind or bought their license prior to August 15th they need to register with HIP to hunt doves even if they paid the state migratory bird fee.

NWBuck