From the Iowa DNR:
Iowa hunters have the opportunity to hunt deer in Allamakee, Appanoose, Decatur, Wayne and Winneshiek counties beginning Jan. 11, 2022, after the threshold was met to hold the January antlerless season.
For the January antlerless season to be held, eligible counties had to have at least 100 unsold resident antlerless deer tags on the third Monday of December.
Hunters may purchase licenses for the January antlerless season wherever licenses are sold beginning Dec. 20, and use shotguns, handguns, muzzleloaders, bows or rifles to harvest deer. All other deer hunting rules remain in effect. The season ends on Jan. 23, 2022.
Resident antlerless licenses available as of December 20
- Allamakee, 1,269
- Appanoose, 869
- Decatur, 698
- Wayne, 1,335
- Winneshiek, 796
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How come I don’t see this on the Iowa DNR website?
Bob, this is listed on the IA DNR site. It can be found several places, but a quick search yielded a top result in the press releases from DNR: https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/DNR-News-Releases/ArticleID/3841/January-antlerless-deer-season-to-be-held-in-five-Iowa-counties
Hope this helps.
What calibers are all allowed in this season can a 5.56 be used or not?
Aaron, No… 5.56mm is .224″ and too small in diameter according to IA DNR Regs. .24 caliber and up. Per the DNR 2021/22 hunting regs on page 41 and 42 of the “January Antlerless-Only Season” it states this: Shotguns, handguns, muzzleloaders, bows and center-fire rifles .24 caliber and larger may be used.
Find the entire hunting reg PDF here: https://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/huntingregs.pdf