The Iowa DNR is excited to announce several new fishing and hunting license options! These licenses will increase convenience, help lessen worry about expiring, save money and give you new opportunities to fish and hunt.

Plan your Iowa fishing trip, view fishing reports and hotspots, and get a fishing license online. Iowa DNR provides resources to help Iowa fishers succeed.

Welcome to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website. Learn more about hunting, fishing, conservation, and environmental protection in Iowa.

View Iowa's most up-to-date hunting and trapping rules and regulations, including license requirements, fees, seasons, bag limits and more. Contact us for more. Skip to main content

If you're a nonresident hunter hunting in Iowa, learn about the required applications and permits for the current and upcoming seasons. Read more here. Skip to main content

View a calendar listing the upcoming and ongoing dates for each hunting and trapping season in Iowa. Visit our main hunting page for general information. Skip to main content

Information on how to apply for hunting and fishing licenses for Iowa's veterans, disabled citizens, and seniors over age 65. Skip to main content Official State of Iowa Website

Iowa’s popular gamefish, walleye, sauger and yellow perch, are some of the 20 members of the perch family in Iowa. The remaining members are various species of darters. Members of the perch family have rather slender, elongated bodies and a large bone on the gill cover that ends in a …

The DNR manages fish and wildlife programs, ensures the health of Iowa’s forests and prairies, and provides recreational opportunities in Iowa’s state parks. Just as importantly, the DNR carries out state and federal laws that protect air, land and water through technical assistance, permitting and compliance programs.

The return of the white-tailed deer as a major game species in Iowa is a tribute to good landowner attitude and progressive management.