Iowa’s busiest and largest hunting seasons will be kicking off shortly, as the first of the state’s two shotgun seasons for deer will open in about two weeks. Nate Carr, an Iowa D-N-R conservation officer, says deer hunting is extremely popular.

The first deer shotgun season runs December 7th through the 11th, while the second season runs December 14th through the 22nd. Deer hunters harvested about 60-thousand deer in Iowa last year, and Carr anticipates this year’s harvest will round out roughly the same.

There have already been several smaller deer hunting seasons held in the state, and this year’s hot, dry weather may have been something of a hindrance.

Find much more information on the hunting seasons ahead at iowa-d-n-r-dot-gov.

Pat Powers, Radio Iowa