IA DNR: Turkey Hunters Reminded to Report Their Harvest

DES MOINES - Spring turkey hunting season is right around the corner and many hunters are primed to head into the woods to pursue this most elusive quarry.

Hunters who harvest a turkey are reminded they are required to report their success to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) by midnight of the day following the harvest, before processing it for consumption, before taking it to a locker or taxidermist, or before transporting it out-of-state, whichever comes first.

Hunters may report either by calling the phone number listed on the tag, by going to a license sales agent, or on the DNR's website, www.iowadnr.gov then click on the red Harvest Reporting System button on the page.

Hunters will be asked for the Iowa county where the bird was harvested, if it was taken on public or private land, and the length of its longest spur. Once that information is provided, hunters will receive a confirmation number that must be written in the box provided on the harvest report tag then attach the tag to the animal. The tag must be attached to the animal for the report to be considered complete.

If no animal is harvested, no report is necessary.