Court Ruling Eliminates ‘Direct Supervision’ Provision in State Law Affecting Delaware Hunters Ages 18 to 21
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2025
An Aug. 29 Superior Court ruling has eliminated a provision in Delaware Code from a 2022 law that stated hunters between 18 and 21 years old would require direct supervision from a person age 21 or older when the state’s hunting seasons open Monday, Sept. 1.
Delaware to Open Several Hunting Seasons in September, Including Archery Deer, Resident Canada Goose, and Teal
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Several Delaware hunting seasons are set to open statewide on Monday, Sept. 1, marking the start of the 2025/’26 hunting season. The early season hunts are a longstanding tradition for First State hunters, who play a vital role in helping DNREC with conservation management of the state’s wildlife populations.
Gov. Meyer Lifts Delaware Drought Watch After 10 Months
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, August 18, 2025
Acting on guidance from the State’s Water Supply Coordinating Council (WSCC) and the Governor’s Drought Response Committee, Governor Matt Meyer today lifted Delaware’s drought watch almost 10 months after it went into effect due to prolonged drought conditions brought on by low precipitation levels throughout the state in 2024.
State’s First 2025 Detection of West Nile Virus Found in DNREC’s Sentinel Chickens
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 15, 2025
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware for the first time for 2025 in sentinel chickens that help DNREC monitor the state for mosquito-borne illnesses. The DNREC Mosquito Control Section detected WNV at three different sentinel chicken flock locations in New Castle County sampled Aug. 11 and confirmed virus-positive two days later by the Division of Public Health laboratory
DNREC, USFWS and Tri-State Bird Rescue Collaborate to Rehab Adult Piping Plover
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
“Nomad,” an adult piping plover that had spent much of his migratory life on Delaware beaches, went further inland for rehabilitation recently at Tri-State Bird Rescue in Newark after sustaining an injury at Fowlers Beach on Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Through the efforts of DNREC, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Tri-State, Nomad made his way back to a healthy beach-nesting lifestyle upon his release in July at The Point on Cape Henlopen.
