Got this from the PDF on the Iowa website.... it can take a Philidelphia lawyer to decipher waterfowl regs sometimes (He isn't from Philly.... but Gordon Gecko is a lawyer if you ever need a clarification.... I'm sure he'd be happy to help you out, he's a great guy.)
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[align=left]ORIGINAL: From Iowa DNR Regs[/align][align=left][/align][align=left]Ducks: Daily limit is 6, including no more than 4 mallards (of
which no more than 2 may be female), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads,
1 black duck, 1 pintail and 1 scaup, except during November 1-20,
when the daily bag limit for scaup is 2. The canvasbacks season is
closed this year.
[/align][/quote][/align][align=left][/align][align=left]That means that the daily limit is 6 ducks TOTAL. You can shoot not more than X number of each species listed.[/align][align=left][/align][align=left]Example, you can shoot 4 mallards, 1 black duck and 1 pintail. That equals 6. Or you can shoot 3 mallards, 2 wood ducks and a teal. That equals six as well.[/align][align=left][/align][align=left]As listed above, if the regs do not mention a particular species of duck, in this case lets say teal, widgeon or gadwall, that means you may take 6 of those birds in any given day, so long as you total duck harvest does not exceed 6. So, you could shoot 6 teal and be done. Or 2 teal, 3 wood ducks and 1 mallard. Just as long as you don't go over six, or over whatever number of each species is listed you are good to go. [/align]