Minnesota deer hunters aren't alone in their concern over declining deer numbers. The situation in Iowa mirrors what is happening here.Hunters in Iowa killed 121,407 deer last season -- a 4.5 percent drop from last year, and the sixth consecutive decline. Iowa's deer population has been reduced by 30 percent from its peak in 2006, and is still declining, Iowa DNR officials say. They plan to reduce the deer harvest.Here's more from Iowa DNR news release:"Deer numbers in many areas are near or below the department's objective," said Dale Garner, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Bureau. "We are hearing complaints from hunters that they are not seeing the number of deer that they had in the past and some are voicing their concerns that the herd reduction may have gone too far."The DNR will review the harvest and population surveys this spring and make proposals to reduce the deer kill and stabilize deer where deer numbers are at or below the goal. Current data indicates that it will be necessary to adjust the antlerless quota and season structure to stabilize declining deer numbers.In areas where deer numbers have not reached the department's goal, hunters will still have the option to kill extra does. Many of these areas are near cities and towns where hunting is restricted due to safety or in southern Iowa where hunting pressure is lower.There were 392,930 deer licenses issued during 2011-12, down slightly from the previous year's total of 394,298. Does were the majority (52 percent) of the reported harvest for the seventh consecutive year.