CHAPTER 107
RABBIT AND SQUIRREL HUNTING
[Prior to 12/31/86, Conservation Commission[290] Ch 102]
571—107.1(481A) Cottontail rabbit season. Open season for hunting cottontail rabbits shall be from the Saturday before Labor Day through February 28 of the succeeding year. Bag limit shall be 10 per day; possession limit 20. Legal hunting hours shall be from sunrise to sunset. Entire state open.
571—107.2(481A) Jackrabbit season. Open season for hunting jackrabbits shall be from the last Saturday in October through December 1 of each year. Bag limit shall be 1 per day; possession limit 2. Legal hunting hours shall be from sunrise to sunset. Entire state open.
571—107.3(481A) Squirrel season. Open season for hunting squirrels (fox and gray) shall be from the Saturday before Labor Day through January 31 of the succeeding year. Bag limit shall be 6 squirrels per day; possession limit 12. Entire state open.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 481A.38, 481A.39, and 481A.48.
These rules are based on the best biological data available as determined by research conducted by the department of natural resources.
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