The first of Iowa's popular shotgun deer seasons is Dec. 3-7. when an expected 75,000 orange clad hunters head to the timber. That group will be followed by 50,000 hunters who prefer the Dec. 10-18 second gun season.
Each contingent will also pack along thousands of antler-less tags to extend their time in the field. Fans of cold weather purchase about 40,000 tags for the Dec. 19 through Jan. 10 late muzzleloader season.