The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is moving closer to making some changes in hunting and trapping regulations. The DNR’s Chris Ensminger discussed findings from public input meetings during the recent Natural Resources Commission meeting.
Ensminger says the deer comments focused on some key areas.
He also talked about in more detail about the furbearer comments.
Ensminger says the upland comments focused on the population of pheasants and game birds. He says there were also comments about allowing out-of-state hunters.
Ensminger says the DNR staff will start to look at some rule changes based on the comments. He says they do have some three public meetings scheduled for May 19th through the 21st to get some input on possible changes.
Ensminger says they will be releasing information on antlerless deer licenses in June. He says proposed rule changes would come in July and go into effect in 2026.
