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The Natural Resource Commission of the DNR approved changes to the 2002 - 2003 deer hunting season Thursday, May 9th. The changes include extending the special late season for antlerless deer to cover two weekends, add several counties to the list of counties open during the late season and changes the quota for antlerless deer in several counties.
Other changes to the special late season for antlerless deer includes extending the time period for hunters to purchase a license through the end of the season, includes a more precise definition of what constitutes a legal bow and arrow and adds muzzleloading pistol to the list of legal weapons for the early muzzleloading season.
Counties added to the special late antlerless deer season include Appanoose, Clarke, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Lucas, Mills, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne. Adair, Davis, Decatur, Van Buren, Ringgold, Taylor, Adams, Union, Fremont, Page and Montgomery counties will again have a special late antlerless deer season.
The following is a list of counties that have a new quota of antlerless only licenses for 2002-2003 and the and quota for 2001-2002. Adair - 400 licenses, up from 300; Boone - 100 licenses, down from 200; Bremer - 50 licenses, down from 100; Butler - 200 licenses, down from 250; Cerro Gordo - 50 licenses, down from 100; Crawford - 100 licenses, down from 150; Dallas - 200 licenses, up from 150, Davis - 1,000 licenses, up from 800; Des Moines - 450 licenses, up from 250; Dickinson - 50 licenses, down from 100; Emmet - 50 licenses, down from 100; Floyd - 150 licenses, down from 200; Franklin - 50 licenses, down from 150; Guthrie - 350 licenses, up from 300; Hancock - 50 licenses, down from 100; Hardin - 100 licenses, down from 150; Henry - 400 licenses, up from 300; Keokuk - 300 licenses, up from 250; Lee - 500 licenses, up from 400; Louisa - 350 licenses, up from 200; Lyon - 50 licenses, down from 100; Mahaska - 200 licenses, up from 150; Marion - 250 licenses, up from 200; Muscatine - 350 licenses, up from 250; Plymouth - 50 licenses, down from 100; Polk - 200 licenses, up from 100; Pottawattamie - 250 licenses, up from 200; Sioux - 50 licenses, down from 100; Van Buren - 1,000 licenses, up from 800; Wapello - 500 licenses, up from 400; Washington - 500 licenses, up from 400; Webster - 100 licenses, down from 200; Winnebago - 50 licenses, down from 100; Woodbury - 150 licenses, down from 200; Worth - 100 licenses, down from 150; Wright - 50 licenses, down from 150.
Commissioners also approved rules covering wildlife importation and transportation. The new rules regulate the movement of live deer or deer carcasses, prohibit the importation of deer for four months unless the deer originate from a herd certified to be Chronic Wasting Disease free or fawns born during 2002 if they meet other health certifications, and purchase of deer for newly established breeding facilities or shooting preserves. The changes were necessary to provide for the safety and welfare of the public and the safety, health and welfare of animal populations, either captive or wild, found in Iowa.
Other changes to the special late season for antlerless deer includes extending the time period for hunters to purchase a license through the end of the season, includes a more precise definition of what constitutes a legal bow and arrow and adds muzzleloading pistol to the list of legal weapons for the early muzzleloading season.
Counties added to the special late antlerless deer season include Appanoose, Clarke, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Lucas, Mills, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne. Adair, Davis, Decatur, Van Buren, Ringgold, Taylor, Adams, Union, Fremont, Page and Montgomery counties will again have a special late antlerless deer season.
The following is a list of counties that have a new quota of antlerless only licenses for 2002-2003 and the and quota for 2001-2002. Adair - 400 licenses, up from 300; Boone - 100 licenses, down from 200; Bremer - 50 licenses, down from 100; Butler - 200 licenses, down from 250; Cerro Gordo - 50 licenses, down from 100; Crawford - 100 licenses, down from 150; Dallas - 200 licenses, up from 150, Davis - 1,000 licenses, up from 800; Des Moines - 450 licenses, up from 250; Dickinson - 50 licenses, down from 100; Emmet - 50 licenses, down from 100; Floyd - 150 licenses, down from 200; Franklin - 50 licenses, down from 150; Guthrie - 350 licenses, up from 300; Hancock - 50 licenses, down from 100; Hardin - 100 licenses, down from 150; Henry - 400 licenses, up from 300; Keokuk - 300 licenses, up from 250; Lee - 500 licenses, up from 400; Louisa - 350 licenses, up from 200; Lyon - 50 licenses, down from 100; Mahaska - 200 licenses, up from 150; Marion - 250 licenses, up from 200; Muscatine - 350 licenses, up from 250; Plymouth - 50 licenses, down from 100; Polk - 200 licenses, up from 100; Pottawattamie - 250 licenses, up from 200; Sioux - 50 licenses, down from 100; Van Buren - 1,000 licenses, up from 800; Wapello - 500 licenses, up from 400; Washington - 500 licenses, up from 400; Webster - 100 licenses, down from 200; Winnebago - 50 licenses, down from 100; Woodbury - 150 licenses, down from 200; Worth - 100 licenses, down from 150; Wright - 50 licenses, down from 150.
Commissioners also approved rules covering wildlife importation and transportation. The new rules regulate the movement of live deer or deer carcasses, prohibit the importation of deer for four months unless the deer originate from a herd certified to be Chronic Wasting Disease free or fawns born during 2002 if they meet other health certifications, and purchase of deer for newly established breeding facilities or shooting preserves. The changes were necessary to provide for the safety and welfare of the public and the safety, health and welfare of animal populations, either captive or wild, found in Iowa.