There are a few days left for one hunting season in Iowa that started in January.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Aron Arthur says the Conservation Order Spring Snow Goose Season is from January 26th through May 1st. He reminds anyone who wants to hunt those types of birds to make sure that you have a valid hunting license, habitat stamp and a migratory bird stamp. Arthur points out that hunters have to be aware of the kind of goose they are firing at.

“You can only shoot Snow Geese, which is the white face and blue face, and Ross Geese. Those are the only ones you can shoot. This time of year, there’s lots of geese between the Canada Geese and then the speckled-belly geese are also migrating. So you got to make sure to identify your target.” 

Arthur notes that Dunbar Slough is one of the popular places to hunt Snow Geese, and people are allowed to shoot them one half hour before sunrise and one half hour after sunset. He also has this caution for anyone hunting for Snow Geese this time of year.

“But be prepared, if you’re going to go out and shoot a bunch of Snow Geese, make sure you take care of them properly and harvest the meat off of them, and properly dispose of them. Because one of the biggest problems we have, it seems like every year when people get into a bunch of Snow Geese, we have problems with people just shooting them and then going and throwing them into a ditch somewhere without taking any meat. Which, it’s not right, and it’s want and waste of the animal. It doesn’t look good for the hunting public’    

Click here for more information about all of the hunting seasons in Iowa.