Rhonda F. Armes

Iowa Deer Seasons 2025. Hunters can help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease by refraining from feeding/baiting deer and transporting deer carcasses across counties. Despite warm weather persisting in much of the state, roughly 6,000 deer have been registered so far through the youth and disabled hunter seasons, and the opening of the.

Last year, hunters reported around 60,000 deer during these two seasons, which is more than half of the total. These changes could impact deer hunters, waterfowl hunters and fur harvesters.