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Landowners, Deer Hunters Meet on DNR Website
CHARITON - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is playing high-tech matchmaker pairing hunters willing to harvest antlerless deer with landowners who want deer numbers on their property reduced.
Hunters willing to harvest does are encouraged to fill out an electronic form on the DNR's wildlife page. The electronic form can be found by clicking on the wildlife damage link in the left menu bar from any of the wildlife pages. The form will debut Aug. 26.
The form takes a few minutes to complete and has questions like where in Iowa do you like to hunt, which season(s) and the type of firearm preferred. Landowners review the information and choose a hunter and make the call. It's short and sweet.
"Believe it or not, in some Iowa counties, landowners actually complain about the lack of deer hunting pressure," said Bill Bunger, wildlife depredation biologist for the DNR. Bunger travels most of the state each year investigating deer damage complaints.
"Landowners frequently tell me they either can't recruit enough hunters or have a hard time finding hunters willing to harvest additional does," Bunger said. "Hopefully, this new list will get hunters and landowners together."
The information is automatically entered in a database. Landowners can review the list as often as they want to look for new entries.
"This is a good opportunity for people looking to expand their deer hunting by either hunting an additional season or in a new part of the state," Bunger said. "We definitely have the need, now it's up to the hunters." <font color="red"> </font>
Landowners, Deer Hunters Meet on DNR Website
CHARITON - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is playing high-tech matchmaker pairing hunters willing to harvest antlerless deer with landowners who want deer numbers on their property reduced.
Hunters willing to harvest does are encouraged to fill out an electronic form on the DNR's wildlife page. The electronic form can be found by clicking on the wildlife damage link in the left menu bar from any of the wildlife pages. The form will debut Aug. 26.
The form takes a few minutes to complete and has questions like where in Iowa do you like to hunt, which season(s) and the type of firearm preferred. Landowners review the information and choose a hunter and make the call. It's short and sweet.
"Believe it or not, in some Iowa counties, landowners actually complain about the lack of deer hunting pressure," said Bill Bunger, wildlife depredation biologist for the DNR. Bunger travels most of the state each year investigating deer damage complaints.
"Landowners frequently tell me they either can't recruit enough hunters or have a hard time finding hunters willing to harvest additional does," Bunger said. "Hopefully, this new list will get hunters and landowners together."
The information is automatically entered in a database. Landowners can review the list as often as they want to look for new entries.
"This is a good opportunity for people looking to expand their deer hunting by either hunting an additional season or in a new part of the state," Bunger said. "We definitely have the need, now it's up to the hunters." <font color="red"> </font>
