Licenses & Fees
You need the resident or nonresident licenses and stamps listed below to hunt or trap in Iowa. All licenses, fees and stamps must be carried on your person while hunting or trapping.
R = Resident
NR = Nonresident
X= License or fee required
Blank = Not required
Type of Hunter | Type of License Required | |||||||||||||
Hunting | Furharvester3,5 | Deer | Turkey | Habitat Fee6 | Fed. Migratory | Iowa Migratory11 | ||||||||
| R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | |
Under 16 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Age 16 - 64 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
65 and Older | 2X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Disabled Veteran | 2X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | X | X | X | X | X |
Apprentice | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Landowner or Tenant | 3 | 3,9 | 3 | 3 | a | a | a | a | 9 | 4 X | 4 X | 4 X | 4 X | |
Small Game | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | 7 | |||||||
Waterfowl11 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Dove11 | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
Turkey | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Furbearer | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
Deer | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Military Stationed in Iowa | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Military Personnel on Leave | 8 | X | X | X | 8 | X | 8 | X | 8 | X | X | X | X | X |
1 - License not required for youth under 16 if accompanied by a licensed adult (18 years or older).
2 - Lifetime hunting license available to residents who qualify. Deer and Turkey licenses, Iowa Migratory Game Bird Fee and Federal Waterfowl Stamp must be purchased annually.
3 - License not required for qualifying resident and nonresident landowners or tenants or their juvenile children when hunting or trapping on their own land.
4 - Unless under 16 years old.
5 - Required for hunting and trapping all furbearers, except coyote and groundhog, which may also be taken on a hunting license.
6 - Except those under 16 or 65 and older.
7 - Needed to hunt ducks, geese, gallinule, rails, snipe and woodcock.
8 - See below
9 - Hunting license and habitat fee required for all nonresidents hunting deer and turkey.
10 - Residents issued a disabled veteran lifetime hunting license are exempt from the habitat fee.
11 - HIP registration required.
| RESIDENT HUNTING & TRAPPING LICENSES | Cost |
|---|---|
Hunting Age 16 & Older | $22.00 |
Habitat Fee (Age 16-64) | $15.00 |
Hunting & Habitat Fee Combo | $35.00 |
Hunting 3-Year with Habitat Fee | $101.00 |
Migratory Game Bird Fee | $11.50 |
Federal Duck Stamp | $29.00 |
Apprentice (includes Hunting & Habitat) | $35.00 |
Furharvester Age 16 & Older | $26.00 |
Furharvester Under 16 | $7.50 |
Hunting, Fishing, Habitat Fee Combo | $55.00 |
Furharvester & Habitat Fee Combo | $39.00 |
*** The Resident Apprentice License was introduced in 2016.
| RESIDENT DEER HUNTING LICENSES | Cost |
|---|---|
| Resident Any-Sex Tags | $33.00 |
| Resident 1st Antlerless Tag | $28.50 |
| Resident Additional Antlerless | $15.00 |
| Resident Landowner / Tenant Any-Sex | $2.00 |
| Resident Landowner / Tenant Doe Tag | $2.00 |
| Resident Landowner / Tenant Additional Doe Tags =2 | $15.00ea |
| RESIDENT TURKEY HUNTING LICENSES | Cost |
|---|---|
| Resident Turkey Tags | $28.50 |
| Resident Landowner / Tenant Turkey | $1.00 |
| NONRESIDENT HUNTING & TRAPPING | Cost |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Hunting / Habitat 18+ ** | $144.00 |
| Nonresident Hunting / Habitat <18 ** | $45.00 |
| Nonresident Apprentice License *** | $144.00 |
| Nonresident 5-day Hunting 18+ (not applicable to deer or turkey seasons) | $77.00 |
| Nonresident 5-day Hunting/Habitat 18+ (not applicable to deer or turkey seasons) | $90.00 |
| Nonresident Migratory Bird Fee | $11.50 |
| Nonresident Fur Harvester / Habitat | $247.00 |
| Nonresident Fur Dealer 1 Day Only | $294.50 |
| Nonresident Fur Dealer | $588.50 |
| Nonresident Buck Tag ( Pending Lottery Results) | $348.50 |
| Nonresident Mandatory Antlerless | $149.50 |
| Nonresident Antlerless by County | $266.50 |
| Nonresident Holiday Tag | $91.00 |
| Nonresident Preference Point | $60.50 |
| Nonresident Landowner Tag | $266.50 |
| Nonresident Turkey Tags ( Pending Lottery Results) | $119.00 |
*** The Nonresident Apprentice License was introduced in 2016 and may not be used for deer or turkey hunting.
| RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PERMITS | Cost |
|---|---|
| Resident Snow User Permit | $17.75 |
| Nonresident OHV User Permit | $17.50 |
| Nonresident Snow User Permit | $17.50 |
| OTHER LICENSES and PRODUCTS | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 Year Iowa Outdoors Magazine | $15.00 |
| 2 Year Iowa Outdoors Magazine | $24.00 |
| 3 Year Iowa Outdoors Magazine | $30.00 |
| Ginseng Harvest | $37.00 |
| Nonresident Ginseng Harvest | $67.00 |
| Nonresident Falconry | $28.00 |
| Resident Taxidermy | $20.00 |
| Deer Book | $12.00 |
| Retail Bait Dealer | $38.00 |
| Replacement / Duplicates | $4.50 |
