The Iowa DNR continues to see increased numbers for two deer killing diseases and are now trying to find best practices to contain spread ahead the 2025 hunting season.

JEFFERSON -- A central Iowa sheriff's deputy has been cited for unlawful possession of whitetail deer antlers. On Nov. 3, an Iowa DNR conservation officer received a call from a man who came upon ...

Iowa DNR engages hunters and landowners across the state, in addition to various data sets, to inform its deer management programs and create county-specific plans.

Chronic wasting disease was first detected in Iowa in 2013 and is fatal to infected deer, though it has not been shown to infect humans.. The DNR has tested more than 100,000 deer for the disease ...

The state saw its second-worst outbreak of hemorrhagic disease in 2023. Now, anyone who finds a dead deer is encouraged to report it through an online portal.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - With June almost here, you might see a lot of deer on the move throughout Iowa. Iowa DNR calls this time of the year “Fawning Season.” According to the Iowa ...

The deputy mistakingly issued the landowner a salvage tag without realizing the deer’s body was actually evidence, Fourdyce says. In the state of Iowa, sheriff’s deputies can only issue salvage tags ...

DES MOINES (AP) Iowa hunters will be encouraged to take more antlerless deer in the upcoming season, with a three-day gun hunt in late November and with center-fire rifles ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is holding a virtual public meeting Thursday to give an update on statewide efforts to track and manage chronic wasting disease in deer. State Wildlife ...

HINTON, Iowa (KCAU) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources presented new deer hunting regulations for western Iowa through a series of presentations. The goal is to provide hunters the ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking hunters and landowners to report deer that died from a hemorrhagic disease outbreak via a new online reporting tool. DNR officials ...