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Sept. 13, 2021Boone, Iowa |  By: Kaylin Byland

Cottontail rabbit season opens in Iowa

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BOONE, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is announcing that cottontail rabbit season is open.

Upland Game Research Biologist for the Iowa DNR Todd Bogenschutz told KXCV/KRNW that although numbers are down from last year, Iowa still has an abundant rabbit population with the best numbers in the south and east central parts of the state.

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Last year, there was about 16,000 hunters harvesting more than 76,000 rabbits. Cottontail rabbit season lasts through February 28 with hours from sunrise to sunset. Jackrabbit season is closed.