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Iowa Deer Z1-GUN

Zone 1 General any-deer + mandatory antlerless combo, gun pool… in Zone 1, rifle only, Dec 5–9, 2026, Dec 12–20, 2026, Dec 21 – Jan 10, 2027, Sep 19 – Oct 4, 2026. 2% public land, mostly State land.

Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw

41% At the cut

the 2026 cut

You sit on the 2026 cut of 0, which has been 0 points every year since 2021.

Years to draw on points: 1 yr

NR Tags
59
Applicants
95
Success
—

First-choice nonresidents.

Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026

points needed applicants per tag
0 0 0 0 0 0 you: 0
2021
2:1
2022
2:1
2023
2:1
2024
2:1
2025
1:1
2026
2:1

The cut has been 0 points every year since 2021. Applicants per tag: 2:1 in 2021, 1.6:1 in 2026.

The cut has been 0 points in each of the last 5 draws (2022–2026), so there is no creep to project.

What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees

Closes Jun 6 · 231 days
Cost to Apply
$644
If You Miss
$60.50
If You Draw
$644

The $131 nonresident annual hunting license (18 and older) is refunded if you miss. The $15 Wildlife habitat fee is refunded if you miss. A preference point (deer or turkey) is $60.50, bought separately. The $498 general any-deer + mandatory antlerless-only combination license is refunded if you miss.

Opens
May 1, 2027
Closes
Jun 6, 2027

Next application window: Open May 1 – Jun 6, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Iowa Department of Natural Resources publishes 2027.

▸ Every Fee, With Sources
Spencer Storm Lake Sioux City Carroll Webster City 1
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Details

Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0 ← you 41% — 25
1–10 100% — 34

At the cut level: successes at the cut ÷ applicants left after everyone above drew. A dash means Iowa Department of Natural Resources did not publish a count for that level: it prints exact counts around the cut and folds the rest into a band. Iowa Department of Natural Resources prints tags issued per point level, not applicants: the 0-point applicant count is derived (total applications minus the winners above it), and the agency's own printed percentage divides by all applications. As a lower choice, Z1-GUN drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.

Draw results: Iowa DNR 2026 Nonresident Deer Draw, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.

Seasons, 2026

How It Hunted, 2024

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
All of Zone 1 — 2,864 —

Adding up Iowa Department of Natural Resources' published lines for Zone 1 gives 2,864 deer taken in 2024 (sum of published member-area rows; hunter counts not published). Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: Iowa DNR 2024-2025 White-tailed Deer Program Report.

▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 6 draws

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Per Tag Points Needed Source
2026 59 95 1.6 0 Iowa DNR 2026 Nonresident Deer Draw, p. 1
2025 59 78 1.3 0 Iowa DNR 2025 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1
2024 59 109 1.8 0 Iowa DNR 2024 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1
2023 59 115 1.9 0 Iowa DNR 2023 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1
2022 59 109 1.8 0 Iowa DNR 2022 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1
2021 59 116 2 0 Iowa DNR 2021 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1

Other Licenses Valid in Zone 1

  • Z1-BOW Zone 1 General any-deer + mandatory antlerless combo, bow season Oct 1 – Dec 4 · 31 tags · cut 1 0%

Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.

▸ Legal Cartridges 8 on file for Iowa deer

8 cartridges on file are legal for deer with a rifle in Iowa. Rules and sources: Iowa hunting laws.

.350 Legend from $1.10/rd .35 Whelen .360 Buckhammer .400 Legend .444 Marlin .450 Bushmaster from $2.02/rd .45-70 Government from $1.97/rd .50 Beowulf
▸ Sources 11
  1. Iowa DNR 2026 Nonresident Deer Draw, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  2. Iowa DNR 2025 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  3. Iowa DNR 2024 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  4. Iowa DNR 2023 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  5. Iowa DNR 2022 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  6. Iowa DNR 2021 Nonresident Deer Draw statistics, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  7. Iowa Legislature 2026 Code §483A.8 draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  8. Iowa DNR 2026 Nonresident Deer Application… fees, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  9. Iowa DNR 2024-2025 White-tailed Deer Program Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  10. US Census Bureau 2024 TIGERweb State_County layer, counties boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  11. Iowa DNR 2026 Boundaries/Public_Lands land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026

About These Numbers

Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Iowa Department of Natural Resources' published results (at the cut level: successes at the cut ÷ applicants left after everyone above drew). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.

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Prior-draw odds from Iowa Department of Natural Resources' results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Iowa deer hunts