91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2112: Relating to the retrieval of wounded deer by use of a registered unmanned aerial vehicle, and providing penalties
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill allows a person with a valid hunting license and deer hunting license who wounds a deer while hunting or a person with a valid hunting license accompanying the person who has wounded a deer while hunting to use a registered unmanned aerial vehicle to track and retrieve the wounded deer. The person who wounded the deer may dispatch the deer using a legal method of take authorized by the person’s valid deer hunting license. The bill allows a person to use a registered unmanned aerial vehicle to track a wounded deer on private property at any time with the consent of the property owner.
Sponsors
Rep. Megan Jones (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 3, 2026
- Rep. Norlin G. Mommsen (R) · norlin.mommsen@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
In plain words
- January 16, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Natural Resources committee
- February 3, 2026House subcommittee named: Mommsen, Gjerde and Wulf
- February 9, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
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/91/HF2112