DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Iowa's hunting season for rabbits and squirrels opens Sept. 4.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources expects cottontail rabbit numbers similar to last year, even though roadside surveys show rabbit populations have generally decreased across the state. Southern and eastern Iowa should offer the best rabbit numbers this fall.
Cottontail season remains open until Feb. 28, 2011. The daily bag limit is 10, the possession limit 20. Shooting hours are from sunrise to sunset.
The DNR does not survey the squirrel population, but statewide numbers are expected to be similar to slightly better than last year.
Squirrel season runs through Jan. 31, 2011. The daily bag limit is six - fox squirrels and gray squirrels combined - and the possession limit is 12. There is no restriction on shooting hours.
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