Need help quick!!

[Bowhunter500]

Hey guys... im 15 and would like to go deer hunting with my dad! i was wonderin... i have a shotgun and was gunna use that but my dad has a .44 mag... can i use that since u can use muzzleloader, bow or shotgun... we are gunna head out soon... and hunt on sunday... pleez help! just wonderin!! thanx guys!
71~Sirovy~71

 

[Bowhunter500]

Hey guys... i see u have looked at my post here.. pleez anyone help!! it would be great!! pleez and thanx

 

[NebraskaWhitetail]

What do the Iowa regs say?

 

[MRH]

I looked at the DNR website and all it mentions is the bow,muzzleloader or shotgun in the youth section. I guess you would need to ask a game warden to find out for sure.

 

[IA ML'r]

No you can not use it.

from the regs book:

Youth licenses are Any-deer licenses valid
statewide for taking one deer of either sex. Youth
hunters may hunt with a bow, shotgun or
muzzleloader as defined on p. 27.

This is from the handgun section and applies to ALL seasons where handguns are on the legal weapons list:

Hunters age 16 and under may not use any handguns. Hunters ages 17 through 20 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse who is at least 21 years old to use a handgun.