Deer harvest nears 60,000; second shotgun season runs Saturday through Dec. 16

The Iowa deer harvest is running about the same as last year near the end of the first season, with nearly 60,000 deer reported to the harvest reporting system.

The first shotgun season ends today. Second shotgun season runs Saturday through Dec. 16.

More seasonal weather is in the forecast beginning this weekend, to welcome the estimated 65,000 hunters who will be out for the second shotgun season. 

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