As we move into the fall season, that means things get busy for Iowa hunters. Archery deer season gets underway on October 1st. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources anticipates some 50,000 hunters will be out during the archery season, which runs through December 4th.

A reminder Youth deer season remains open until October 4th. The youth only season opened on September 19th.

So far this year hunters in Iowa have harvested 1,099 deer, including eight in Washington County.