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  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife


Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 6-12

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017

Reminder for the week: Waterfowl hunters advised to remove lead shot from gear DOVER – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Nov. 6-12 made 1,625 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters […]



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces butcher shops, coolers for Sportsmen Against Hunger venison donations for 2017/18 season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017

To help successful hunters support DNREC’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program and provide venison for needy Delawareans, the Division of Fish & Wildlife has announced a list of private butcher shops accepting donated deer during the state’s 2017/18 deer hunting season.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 30 – Nov. 5

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

Natural Resources Police officers made 1,988 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public between Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, including 52 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.



Garrisons Lake Fishing Bridge to close for repairs Nov. 9 and 10

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, November 6, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the fishing footbridge at Garrisons Lake near Smyrna will close Nov. 9 and 10, rain dates Nov. 16 and 17, for repairs to the guardrail.



DNREC’s Hunter Education Program reminds hunters to have Delaware Hunter Safety Card when purchasing hunting license

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, November 6, 2017

With Delaware’s November shotgun deer hunting season opening Friday, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Hunter Education Program reminds hunters born on or after Jan. 1, 1967 that they need to have a Hunter Safety Card as proof of having taken a Basic Hunter Education Safety Course in order to purchase a Delaware hunting license, and also must carry the card while hunting.






  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 6-12

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017

Reminder for the week: Waterfowl hunters advised to remove lead shot from gear DOVER – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Nov. 6-12 made 1,625 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters […]



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces butcher shops, coolers for Sportsmen Against Hunger venison donations for 2017/18 season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017

To help successful hunters support DNREC’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program and provide venison for needy Delawareans, the Division of Fish & Wildlife has announced a list of private butcher shops accepting donated deer during the state’s 2017/18 deer hunting season.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 30 – Nov. 5

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

Natural Resources Police officers made 1,988 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public between Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, including 52 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.



Garrisons Lake Fishing Bridge to close for repairs Nov. 9 and 10

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, November 6, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the fishing footbridge at Garrisons Lake near Smyrna will close Nov. 9 and 10, rain dates Nov. 16 and 17, for repairs to the guardrail.



DNREC’s Hunter Education Program reminds hunters to have Delaware Hunter Safety Card when purchasing hunting license

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, November 6, 2017

With Delaware’s November shotgun deer hunting season opening Friday, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Hunter Education Program reminds hunters born on or after Jan. 1, 1967 that they need to have a Hunter Safety Card as proof of having taken a Basic Hunter Education Safety Course in order to purchase a Delaware hunting license, and also must carry the card while hunting.