Iowa Governors Licenses

Katelyn BellSection RMIowa Governors Tag Program

6,000 nonresident, any-sex deer tags per yearAbout $6673 year wait listGovernors Tag Program75 per year to nonresidentsSame price as regular nonresident tagMust prove you can publicize your hunt

Overview Hunting Tags

Support ProgramCash Cow for IowaResident tag cost low (Barringer)Against ProgramCelebrity special treatmentSkip wait listPublicity isnt needed anymoreControversy

Iowa residents and Iowa DNRBrings added publicityLarge demand, limited supply means high priceKeeps price of resident tags under $100 (Barringer)Non-profit organization fundraiser$6,000-$10,900 (Gazette)Iowa Bowhunters Association, Hunters Fighting Hunger

Pros

Nonresident hunters and a few residentsCelebrity TagsBypassing the wait list due to celebrity statusUnnecessary publicity (Beeman)Promotion of poaching and party hunting (Bradley)Cons

Reduce the number of Governors TagsAdd half of those tags to the 6,000 nonresident tagsMake other half available for Veterans

Mediation

Barringer, Bernie. Iowas Governors Tag Controversy. Bernies Bow Hunting Road. 25 Jan 2012. Web. 28 March 2013.

Beeman, Perry. Celebrity licenses for deer hunts irk those on waiting list. USA Today. 22 Jan 2012. Web. 28 March 2013.

Bradley, Darrin. Iowa Deer Hunting. IMB Monster Bucks. 2000. Web. 28 March 2013.

Foxworthy, Jeff. Iowa Buck. N.d. Iowa. Family Tradition Tree Stands. Web. 15 April 2013.

Iowa DNR. Logo. N.d. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Web. 15 April 2013.

Iowa DNR. Iowa Nonresident Deer Application Instructions. 2013. Web. 28 March 2013.

Works Cited

Jackson, Bo. 2007 Iowa Buck. 2007. Iowa. Bowsite. Web. 15 April 2013.

Katahdins Shadow Outfitters. Iowa Deer. N.d. Katahdins Shadow Outfitters. Web. 15 April 2013.

Lambert, Miranda. Hunting Picture. N.d. Iowa. Morning Wolf Den. Web. 15 April 2013.

States governors tags remain popular. The Gazette. 18 Aug 2011. Web. 28 March 2013.

Simmonsare, Kyle. Big Bucks. N.d. Iowa. Bernies Bow Hunting Road. Web. 15 April 2013.

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