White deer in Iowa are rare, Elliot said. All-white deer make up less than 1% of the deer population in Iowa, or as few as one out of every 30,000 deer, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported in 2020.

An Iowa couple didn't think twice before leaving the warmth of their house to save a deer from nearly drowning in an icy pond in frigid temperatures earlier this month. Angel and Shawn Blanchard ...

The DNR said deer play a valuable role in Iowa’s outdoor culture. ”Iowa’s deer are a high-value recreation opportunity we see them as an asset to our state,” Mick Klemesrud with the DNR said.