(Lewis) The two shotgun deer seasons start on Saturday, December 2, and run through December 6. The second season is from December 9 through the 17th.
Bryan Hayes with the DNR Office in Lewis reminds hunters they can donate deer hides to elk lodges across Iowa.
Hayes says local hunters can drop off their deer hides at the Atlantic Elks Lodge, behind the Griswold Fire Station, and in front of the Wiota Fire Station. Hayes says the Veterans Leather Program has numerous uses for veterans, including professionally crafted leather gloves for veterans in wheelchairs and therapy programs.
Last year, hunters donated more than 4,500 deer hides, nearly 600 more than the 2022 season.
