SF 175: Relating to hunting deer by persons with bow season licenses

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.8, subsection 9. 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.

Senate subcommittee · named January 31, 2023

• Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: Ravin Crossbows, LLC

Against: Iowa Bowhunters Association; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division; Lakeside Inc.

In plain words

1. January 31, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Natural Resources and Environment committee
2. January 31, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Green, Evans and Trone Garriott
3. February 1, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 208