Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-108.1 - Badger, opossum, striped skunk, red fox, gray fox, mink, muskrat and weasel
Open season for the taking of mink, muskrat and weasel shall be from 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in November through February 28 of the succeeding year. Entire state open. No daily bag or possession limit.
(1)
Disturbing muskrat
houses. Any department of natural resources officer, natural resource
biologist, or county conservation board director may permit trappers to dig
into or disturb muskrat houses on specific state or county game management
areas as provided in Iowa Code section
481A.90, after finding that
muskrats are causing excessive damage by destroying the vegetation essential to
the welfare of a marsh and after so posting the area.
(2)
Game management areas.
Open season for taking muskrats on certain state game management areas, certain
federal national wildlife refuges, and certain county conservation board areas,
only where approved by the wildlife bureau and posted accordingly, shall be
from 8 a.m. the day after the regular muskrat trapping season ends until April
1. The use of foothold traps during this season is prohibited unless each trap
is placed completely inside a muskrat house. No daily bag or possession
limit.
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Open season for the taking of mink, muskrat and weasel shall be from 8 a.m. on the first Saturday in November through February 28 of succeeding year. Entire state open. No bag or possession limit.
(1) Molesting or disturbing muskrat houses. Any department of natural resources officer, natural resource biologist, or county conservation board director may permit trappers to molest or disturb muskrat houses on specific state or county game management areas as provided in Iowa Code section 481A.90, after finding that muskrats are causing excessive damage by destroying the vegetation essential to the welfare of a marsh and after so posting the area.
(2) Game management areas. Open season for taking muskrats on certain state game management areas, certain federal national wildlife refuges, and certain county conservation board areas, only where approved by the wildlife bureau and posted accordingly, shall be from 8 a.m. the day after the regular muskrat trapping season ends until April 1. The use of leg-hold traps during this season is prohibited unless each trap is placed completely inside a muskrat house. No bag or possession limit.