Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Great Question

Recently, I was asked about the firearms that Iowa allows in the hunt for the white-tailed deer. Myself, I have only used a 20 guage shotgun for the deer, pheasant, and turkey hunts. Following is a synopsis of what I found posted on the Iowa DNR website: http://www.iowadnr.com/law/files/07huntingregs.pdf Pages- 5, 21-29, 36 Page 5- gives us a chart of the different 2007 seasons and 2007 Anterless Quotas for Resident Hunters. Page 36- tells about the Nonresident Deer Hunting Zones and allowed Nonresident Anterless-only license Quotas if you are able to get one. So, what I have found is that the only exception allowed to use a crossbow or handgun is if you have some disability making it impossible to use a shotgun, muzzleloader, or compound bow. It is possible to use a center-fire rifle,.24 guage or larger in certain circumstances. The special January Anterless-only season in the following lower tier counties gives you a chance to use higher powered equipment. The following counties are eligible for this special waiver: Mills, Fremont, Montgomery,Page, Adams, Taylor, Union, Ringgold,Clarke, Decatur, Lucas,Wayne,Monroe, Appanoose, Wapello, Davis, Jefferson, Van Buren, Henry, Lee, and DesMoines.The map on Page 36 gives you location information if you should have an interest to explore the possibilities ... ; )
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2007 at 11:00 PM

    Here in Michigan we have similar stipulations in order to use a crossbow.

    Anyone can use them during the firearm season, but you must have a disability in order to use them during the archery season.

    We also have Rifle areas and shotgun areas. In my area of the state I cannot use a rifle. Not for deer hunting anyway.

    Just thought I would share.

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  2. CDGardensSeptember 13, 2007 at 7:29 AM

    Arthur- Thank you for sharing. I appreciate knowing about what works in other parts of the country and surrounding states.

    I'm not able to rifle hunt deer either in my area.

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  3. Othmar VohringerSeptember 14, 2007 at 9:44 PM

    As more and more states make the crossbow legal for all hunters I guess it will just be a matter of time until all states make crossbows legal. It’s about high time too. Whatever has been said against the crossbow is nothing but a heap of opinion making from interest groups that fear the crossbow as competition. Crossbows are a very effective hunting weapon, comparable to the compound bow.

    -Othmar Vohringer-

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  4. CDGardensSeptember 17, 2007 at 2:33 PM

    Othmar - Crossbows are ancient methods of protection or hunting as you probably know already .

    It would be great if we could get them back into more frequent use for hunting. Had a neighbor lady in the past that was proficient in the art of deer hunting with the crossbow.

    Thanks for your in input.

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