The Iowa furbearer season opens on Saturday and the DNR furbearer biologist Vince Evelsizer says the trapping prospects look good. “Overall the furbearer populations around the state are in great ...

The Iowa trapping season is underway, and a DNR expert says the prospects are good. Furbearer biologist, Vince Evelsizer, says there shouldn’t be any trouble finding furs. “Most of our species of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Raccoons are one of 13 species Iowans can hunt or trap during furbearer season, which begins Saturday Nov. 1, 2025. (Camera trap ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A House bill would list black bears as a fur bearing animal in Iowa. (Photo by U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Service) As Iowa’s ...

LIKELY TO HAVE SHORTER STAYS. A NEW BOUNTY PROGRAM IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY OFFERS MONEY FOR PEOPLE WHO CATCH BEAVERS. THE COUNTY SAYS IT WANTS HELP STOPPING THE DAMAGE THE ANIMALS CAUSE. EACH CATCH IS ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comments on a proposed increase to hunting, fishing and trapping license fees.

Craig Sweet, president of Iowa Trappers Association, is set to begin his 53rd season fur trapping this fall, just as soon as he gets the rest of his crops out of the field. According to Iowa ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - As Iowa’s black bear population becomes more permanent, lawmakers seek to end the “open season” on the bears by designating them a fur-bearing animal in the ...