Iowa IHAP land: sites and acres by county
The DNR's Iowa Habitat and Access Program leases private land for walk-in hunting. Its layer shows 155 tracts, 23,847 acres in 55 counties. Harrison County has the most, 3,967 acres.
Data updated October 2026. IHAP land: the DNR's 2026 map layer, read 2026-10.
IHAP tracts are private land the DNR leases and improves for wildlife, open to walk-in hunting. The DNR's notes on nearly every tract read walk-in hunting only, September 1 to May 31, and each tract lists the species it holds (DNR: IHAP).
Which counties have the most IHAP land?
55 counties have at least one site. The most acres: Harrison (3,967 acres), Monona (1,400 acres), Kossuth (1,084 acres), Union (943 acres) and Cherokee (890 acres).
| County | Sites | Acres | Largest site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 15 | 3,967 | IHAP Harrison 9: pheasant, waterfowl (896 acres) |
| Monona County | 8 | 1,400 | IHAP Monona 2: deer, turkey, pheasant, quail (385 acres) |
| Kossuth County | 8 | 1,084 | IHAP Kossuth 14: pheasant, dove (316 acres) |
| Union County | 5 | 943 | IHAP Union 2: deer, turkey, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit, quail, dove (307 acres) |
| Cherokee County | 5 | 890 | IHAP Cherokee 5: pheasant, dove (270 acres) |
| Woodbury County | 6 | 875 | IHAP Woodbury 1: pheasant (296 acres) |
| Clay County | 5 | 838 | IHAP Clay 6: deer, pheasant (267 acres) |
| Winneshiek County | 5 | 836 | IHAP Winneshiek 1: deer, turkey, pheasant, rabbit (278 acres) |
| Fayette County | 5 | 776 | IHAP Fayette 6: deer, turkey, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit (303 acres) |
| Fremont County | 3 | 728 | IHAP Fremont: pheasant, waterfowl (472 acres) |
| Audubon County | 6 | 727 | IHAP Audubon 7: deer, pheasant (233 acres) |
| Winnebago County | 5 | 689 | IHAP Winnebago 10: deer, turkey, pheasant (234 acres) |
| Palo Alto County | 5 | 667 | IHAP Palo Alto 5: deer, pheasant (178 acres) |
| Keokuk County | 5 | 654 | IHAP Keokuk 2: deer, pheasant, rabbit, quail, dove (315 acres) |
| Hancock County | 6 | 599 | IHAP Hancock 1: pheasant, waterfowl (187 acres) |
| Clayton County | 4 | 570 | IHAP Clayton 3: deer, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit (222 acres) |
| Ringgold County | 5 | 555 | IHAP Ringgold 3: pheasant, rabbit, quail, dove (156 acres) |
| Clarke County | 4 | 523 | IHAP Clarke 1: deer, turkey, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit, quail, dove (226 acres) |
| Adams County | 2 | 477 | IHAP Adams 3: pheasant, quail, waterfowl (335 acres) |
| Story County | 3 | 463 | IHAP Story 2: deer, turkey, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit (202 acres) |
| Cass County | 3 | 428 | IHAP Cass 2: deer, pheasant, rabbit, quail (199 acres) |
| Davis County | 1 | 414 | IHAP Davis: deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit (414 acres) |
| Warren County | 2 | 342 | IHAP Warren 2: deer, turkey, pheasant, waterfowl (208 acres) |
| Crawford County | 2 | 310 | IHAP Crawford: deer, turkey, pheasant, quail (156 acres) |
| Lucas County | 2 | 260 | IHAP Lucas 1: deer, turkey, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit, quail, dove (202 acres) |
| Chickasaw County | 1 | 243 | IHAP Chickasaw: deer, turkey, pheasant, waterfowl (243 acres) |
| Mahaska County | 2 | 239 | IHAP Mahaska 1: pheasant, waterfowl, rabbit, quail, dove (151 acres) |
| Decatur County | 2 | 229 | IHAP Decatur 3: deer, turkey, pheasant, rabbit, quail, dove (161 acres) |
| Hamilton County | 1 | 196 | IHAP Hamilton: deer, pheasant (196 acres) |
| Sac County | 3 | 194 | IHAP Sac 3: deer, turkey, pheasant (78 acres) |
| Jackson County | 1 | 183 | IHAP Jackson 2: deer, turkey, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit, dove (183 acres) |
| Allamakee County | 1 | 182 | IHAP Allamakee 2: deer, turkey, pheasant, rabbit (182 acres) |
| Pottawattamie County | 1 | 158 | IHAP Pottawattamie 3: deer, pheasant, quail (158 acres) |
| Taylor County | 1 | 157 | IHAP Taylor 2: deer, pheasant, rabbit, quail, dove (157 acres) |
| Lyon County | 1 | 152 | IHAP Lyon: deer, pheasant (152 acres) |
| Emmet County | 1 | 150 | IHAP Emmet: deer, turkey, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit, dove (150 acres) |
| Sioux County | 1 | 148 | IHAP Sioux 1: pheasant (148 acres) |
| Iowa County | 2 | 145 | IHAP Iowa 2: deer, turkey, pheasant (77 acres) |
| Osceola County | 1 | 144 | IHAP Osceola: pheasant (144 acres) |
| Clinton County | 1 | 135 | IHAP Clinton: deer, squirrel, pheasant, waterfowl, rabbit, quail, dove (135 acres) |
| Marshall County | 1 | 130 | IHAP Marshall: deer, turkey, pheasant (130 acres) |
| Page County | 1 | 120 | IHAP Page: deer, turkey, squirrel, pheasant, rabbit, quail (120 acres) |
| Calhoun County | 1 | 114 | IHAP Calhoun: pheasant, dove (114 acres) |
| Butler County | 1 | 106 | IHAP Butler 6: pheasant, waterfowl, dove (106 acres) |
| Buchanan County | 1 | 100 | IHAP Buchanan 2: pheasant (100 acres) |
| Boone County | 1 | 97 | IHAP Boone: pheasant, dove (97 acres) |
| Appanoose County | 1 | 81 | IHAP Appanoose 1: deer, pheasant, rabbit, quail (81 acres) |
| Buena Vista County | 1 | 75 | IHAP Buena Vista 1: pheasant, waterfowl, dove (75 acres) |
| Humboldt County | 1 | 74 | IHAP Humboldt 2: pheasant (74 acres) |
| Madison County | 1 | 58 | IHAP Madison 1: deer, pheasant, quail (58 acres) |
| Jones County | 1 | 51 | IHAP Jones 1: deer, turkey, pheasant, rabbit (51 acres) |
| Greene County | 1 | 46 | IHAP Greene 1: pheasant (46 acres) |
| Howard County | 1 | 46 | IHAP Howard 1: turkey, pheasant (46 acres) |
| Dickinson County | 1 | 43 | IHAP Dickinson 2: pheasant, waterfowl (43 acres) |
| Dubuque County | 1 | 39 | IHAP Dubuque 1: deer, turkey, pheasant, rabbit (39 acres) |
Sites and acres measured by FilledTag inside each county line from Iowa DNR Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP) tracts. A site that crosses a county line is counted in each county it touches.
Questions hunters ask
How much IHAP land does Iowa have?
The DNR's layer shows 155 tracts and 23,847 acres, in 55 counties.
Which county has the most IHAP land?
Harrison County, with 3,967 acres on 15 tracts, then Monona (1,400 acres), Kossuth (1,084 acres) and Union (943 acres).
When can you hunt IHAP land?
The DNR's note on nearly every tract: walk-in hunting only, September 1 to May 31.
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Sources: Iowa DNR Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP) tracts; the DNR's IHAP land program. FilledTag is not part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.