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  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife


Statewide firearm deer season reopens with shotgun season running Jan. 16-23, followed by muzzleloader season Jan. 25-30

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2016

Delaware’s 2015/16 firearm deer hunting season reopens Saturday, Jan. 16, with shotgun deer season running through Saturday, Jan. 23, followed by the resumption of muzzleloader season from Monday, Jan. 25 through Saturday, Jan. 30.



Division of Fish & Wildlife to hold workshops Jan. 12-14 on wildlife services, related hunting and trapping license fees

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, January 11, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will hold a series of public workshops this week about wildlife conservation management and wildlife area user services and related hunting and trapping license fees.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 28-Jan. 3

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 8, 2016

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Dec. 28-Jan. 3 made 786 contacts with anglers, boaters, hunters and the general public, including 62 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.



Division of Fish & Wildlife announces amended tilefish regulation to take effect Jan. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 8, 2016

An amended Delaware tilefish regulation that reduces recreational and commercial harvest of the blueline and golden tilefish, species that have grown in fishing popularity in recent years, will take effect Jan. 11.



New state record 24.8-pound bluefish bests previous high Delaware catch by almost 3 pounds

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 43-inch, 24.8-pound bluefish caught Monday over the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef.






  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife

Statewide firearm deer season reopens with shotgun season running Jan. 16-23, followed by muzzleloader season Jan. 25-30

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2016

Delaware’s 2015/16 firearm deer hunting season reopens Saturday, Jan. 16, with shotgun deer season running through Saturday, Jan. 23, followed by the resumption of muzzleloader season from Monday, Jan. 25 through Saturday, Jan. 30.



Division of Fish & Wildlife to hold workshops Jan. 12-14 on wildlife services, related hunting and trapping license fees

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, January 11, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will hold a series of public workshops this week about wildlife conservation management and wildlife area user services and related hunting and trapping license fees.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 28-Jan. 3

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 8, 2016

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Dec. 28-Jan. 3 made 786 contacts with anglers, boaters, hunters and the general public, including 62 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.



Division of Fish & Wildlife announces amended tilefish regulation to take effect Jan. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 8, 2016

An amended Delaware tilefish regulation that reduces recreational and commercial harvest of the blueline and golden tilefish, species that have grown in fishing popularity in recent years, will take effect Jan. 11.



New state record 24.8-pound bluefish bests previous high Delaware catch by almost 3 pounds

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 43-inch, 24.8-pound bluefish caught Monday over the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef.