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Iowa’s most popular deer hunting seasons start this weekend, when more than 100,000 hunters take to the timber for the long-awaited gun seasons.

A deer next to the Bill Riley Trail in Des Moines on Dec. 28, 2024. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) ...

For an expected 100,000-plus deer hunters, the long wait is almost over, Iowa’s gun deer seasons are right around the corner.

More than 34,000 licenses have been sold ahead of the first round of shotgun deer hunting season this weekend, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is projecting steady harvest numbers.

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Thousands are expected to participate in Iowa's shotgun deer hunting season this weekend, with safety being a top priority.

JOHNSON CO., Iowa (KCRG) - Thousands of hunters are expected to participate in Iowa’s shotgun deer season opener this weekend ...

Hunters are expected to harvest 55,000 to 60,000 deer during these two seasons, which is 50-60 percent of Iowa’s total deer ...