Quoting Mary Ann Hynes <[log in to unmask]>:

> http://www.iowadnr.gov/nrc/09mar/24.pdf
>
> The amendments add Madison, Marion and Warren counties to the open area
> for taking bobcats and increase the quota from 200 to 250.



  The individual
> seasonal bag limit for otters and bobcats is also removed.

Can you please explain this more fully?

--Bill Witt




The amendment
> changes the ending date for the unrestricted taking of muskrats from April 15
> to April 1 and requires that traps be placed entirely within the   
> muskrat lodge
> to reduce the incidental catch of other wildlife. The amendment   
> clarifies that
> persons displaying either bobcats or otters as taxidermy mounts must keep
> the CITES tag in their possession.
>
> Any interested person may make written suggestions or comments on the
> proposed amendment on or before April 29, 2009. Written comments may be
> directed to the Wildlife Bureau's website at www.iowadnr.com or may be sent
> to the Wildlife Bureau Chief, Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State
> Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034; fax (515)281-6794. Persons
> who wish to convey their views orally should contact the Wildlife Bureau at
> (515)281-5034 or at the Wildlife Bureau offices on the fourth floor of the
> Wallace State Office Building.
>
> Also, there will be public hearings held at 18 locations via the Iowa
> Communications Network on April 29, 2009. Interested persons should contact
> the Department at (515)281-5034 for a list of hearing locations or go to the
> Department's website at www.iowadnr.com. At the hearings, persons may
> present their views either orally or in writing. Persons attending   
> the hearing
> will be asked to give their names and addresses for the record and to confine
> their remarks to the subject of the amendments.
>
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