Relating to hunting deer by persons with bow season licenses

Topics:Environment & natural resources

Same legislation: SF 208

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2023
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2023
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 6, 2023
Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 208
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

AI summary If a hunter uses a bow license but does not catch a deer, they can use that same license during the late muzzleloader season or the following January antlerless deer season. People hunting during that January season are also allowed to use a crossbow.¹

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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. A person hunting pursuant to the bill is authorized to hunt using a crossbow during the January antlerless deer hunting season.

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Senate subcommittee

Named January 31, 2023. On February 1, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].

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2 written public comments to its subcommittee: March 28, 2023 (1), February 1, 2023 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§483A.8

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Lobbying

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Tried before

HF 2365Cleared committee89th GA

90th General Assembly

SF 175Renumbered SF 208Passed a chamberfrom SF 175

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Tried before

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HF 2365 Relating to hunting deer by persons with bow season licenses
89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · nearly identical
Cleared committee

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