89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2365: Relating to hunting deer by persons with bow season licenses
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
Pursuant to current rules, the natural resource commission (NRC) may establish an antlerless deer only deer hunting season from January through the second Sunday after that date if there are at least 100 unsold antlerless deer only deer hunting licenses in the county on the third Monday in December preceding the season. This bill allows a person who was unsuccessful in taking a deer during a bow season established by NRC by rule while using a bow season deer hunting license to use the license and unfilled tag during the late muzzleloader season or the January antlerless deer hunting season that follows the bow season for which the license and tag were valid. A person hunting pursuant to the bill is authorized to hunt using a crossbow during the January antlerless deer hunting season.
Sponsors
Natural Resources committee
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against
For: Ravin Crossbows, LLC
Against: Iowa Bowhunters Association; Iowa Conservation Alliance
In plain words
- February 10, 2022Filed in the House
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2365