Iowa Deer Hunting, County by County

99 Iowa counties ranked by a provisional FDR Deer Herd Index Provisional. A 0–100 score built from Iowa DNR county deer harvest (bucks/does/button) plus public-land access. Click any county for the free report: multi-year harvest trend, herd metrics and public land.

This index is provisional: Provisional index covering herd quality, harvest density, harvest trend, habitat (public-land access), trophy (the Trophy Index) and a roadway crash rate; the roadway input counts animal-involved crashes because Iowa publishes no deer-only crash code. It is computed from what is real in the public harvest record plus public-land access. The Trophy Index ranks each county 0 to 100 against every county we cover. Ranked per acre of bow-huntable land (10 m estimate).

Other states: Illinois · Missouri · Wisconsin · Ohio · Indiana · Michigan

Iowa spring turkey harvest by county

RankCountyFDR IndexTierTrophyPublic land %
#1Appanoose71.8A - Elite89↑8.0%
#2Louisa71.5A - Elite71↓6.6%
#3Lee65.5B - Strong74↑2.2%
#4Lucas65.2B - Strong92↓4.2%
#5Allamakee64.3B - Strong92↑4.8%
#6Marion62.9B - Strong92↓4.6%
#7Webster62.4B - Strong74↓2.5%
#8Clay61.4B - Strong70↓3.1%
#9Fremont60.6B - Strong76↑5.4%
#10Clayton59.5B - Strong87↓1.2%
#11Des Moines59.4B - Strong87↓1.0%
#12Monona58.8B - Strong84↓3.3%
#13Fayette58.4B - Strong79↓1.8%
#14Winneshiek58.3B - Strong82↓2.0%
#15Emmet58.2B - Strong46→5.1%
#16Worth58B - Strong52↓4.2%
#17Bremer57.7B - Strong58→3.2%
#18Jones57.4B - Strong76↑1.2%
#19Jackson57.1B - Strong81↓1.9%
#20Muscatine56.9B - Strong78→2.0%
#21Madison56.8B - Strong84↓1.6%
#22Winnebago56.8B - Strong68↓4.3%
#23Harrison56.3B - Strong73↓4.1%
#24Butler56.1B - Strong65↓2.7%
#25Guthrie55.8B - Strong83↓1.9%
#26Dubuque55.7B - Strong91→0.9%
#27Decatur55.6B - Strong91→1.5%
#28Hardin55.5B - Strong69↑0.9%
#29Mills55.2B - Strong68↓2.3%
#30Monroe54.7C - Above Average87↓0.9%
#31Wapello54.7C - Above Average85↓1.1%
#32Johnson54.6C - Above Average77↓5.5%
#33Warren54.4C - Above Average94↓1.6%
#34Ringgold54.3C - Above Average74↓2.4%
#35Taylor54.1C - Above Average82↓0.3%
#36Palo Alto53.9C - Above Average49↓2.4%
#37Van Buren53.4C - Above Average92→2.3%
#38Iowa53.2C - Above Average78↓1.0%
#39Plymouth53C - Above Average83↓0.8%
#40Cerro Gordo52.9C - Above Average56→1.7%
#41Boone52.7C - Above Average71↓0.7%
#42Clinton52.5C - Above Average63↓1.2%
#43Jasper52.5C - Above Average73↓1.9%
#44Sac52.4C - Above Average32↓1.8%
#45Woodbury52.2C - Above Average83↓2.3%
#46Clarke51.8C - Above Average89↓1.3%
#47Greene51.7C - Above Average73↓1.6%
#48Davis51.4C - Above Average85↓1.0%
#49Delaware51.4C - Above Average75↓1.2%
#50Linn51.4C - Above Average81↓1.3%
#51Black Hawk51C - Above Average71↓1.7%
#52Wright51C - Above Average52↑1.9%
#53Dickinson50.1C - Above Average29↓8.8%
#54Floyd50.1C - Above Average74↓0.4%
#55Henry50C - Above Average83→0.2%
#56Tama50C - Above Average66↓1.1%
#57Keokuk49.9C - Above Average64↓1.1%
#58Union48.7C - Above Average77↓2.4%
#59Chickasaw48.4C - Above Average69↓0.9%
#60Pocahontas48.1C - Above Average23↓1.3%
#61Franklin48C - Above Average73↑0.6%
#62Scott47.8C - Above Average89↓1.2%
#63Humboldt47.7C - Above Average54→0.3%
#64Lyon47.6C - Above Average32↑0.6%
#65Jefferson47.5C - Above Average84→0.3%
#66Hamilton46.9C - Above Average57↓0.5%
#67Story46.7C - Above Average64→0.8%
#68Buchanan45.9C - Above Average50↑1.0%
#69Sioux44.5C - Above Average44↑0.8%
#70Montgomery44.2C - Above Average70↓0.3%
#71Audubon44.1C - Above Average69↓0.5%
#72Kossuth43.8C - Above Average51↑1.5%
#73Adams43.4C - Above Average80→1.0%
#74Howard43.3C - Above Average71↓0.8%
#75Benton43.2C - Above Average56→0.7%
#76Marshall43.2C - Above Average68↓0.5%
#77Cherokee43C - Above Average55↓0.6%
#78Mahaska43C - Above Average75↑1.3%
#79Osceola42.9C - Above Average28↓0.8%
#80Page42.5C - Above Average74↑0.1%
#81Poweshiek42.5C - Above Average73↑0.4%
#82Calhoun41.7C - Above Average23→0.3%
#83Grundy41.7C - Above Average25↓0.2%
#84Wayne41.6C - Above Average82↓0.6%
#85Dallas40.6C - Above Average84↓0.6%
#86Hancock40.5C - Above Average32↓2.4%
#87Polk40C - Above Average91↓7.8%
#88Buena Vista39.6D - Average55↓0.5%
#89Mitchell39.4D - Average59↓0.7%
#90Crawford37.8D - Average49↓0.3%
#91Cedar37.3D - Average63↓0.2%
#92Cass36D - Average57↓0.2%
#93Ida35.7D - Average54→0.2%
#94Pottawattamie35.4D - Average54↑0.3%
#95Washington34.7D - Average67↑0.2%
#96Shelby33.6D - Average57↓0.3%
#97Carroll33.3D - Average23→0.6%
#98O'Brien30.1D - Average23↑0.8%
#99Adair29.4D - Average52→0.4%

Hunt it on the map

The same research, live on an onX-class hunting map, with statewide parcels, owner & acreage, public hunting land, leaf-off imagery, waypoints, and onX import.

Open Fully Drawn Scout (free)Full Research Engine

Sources: Iowa DNR county deer harvest (bucks/does/button); public-land access from public land-cover and public-hunting-area records. Public-record data only: no private contact information, no landowner lists. This provisional index includes harvest, access and trophy records. Other inputs may be partial.

Fully Drawn Research is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Iowa DNR. Historical data and modeled indexes describe the past; they are not a promise of hunting outcomes. Always verify current seasons, permits, and site rules with the Iowa DNR before you hunt.

© Fully Drawn Research · Fully Drawn Scout