DNREC Launches New Registration Process for Hunters Harvesting Wild Turkeys During Upcoming Spring Season
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2025
When Delaware’s 2025 spring wild turkey season opens with a special two-day hunt Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6 for youth and non-ambulatory hunters, DNREC will launch a new registration system for hunters who harvest gobblers in the First State and also will feature Sunday turkey hunting for the first time in Delaware.
DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to Reopen April 2
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will welcome visitors to the DuPont Nature Center at the Mispillion Harbor Reserve when the center reopens for the 2025 season Wednesday, April 2, featuring new exhibits.
DNREC to Host Public Meeting on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Plan
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 21, 2025
The DNREC Fisheries Section will host a public meeting to gather input on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Plan on Thursday, March 27.
Youth-Only Day to Open Upstate Trout Season Saturday, April 5 on New Castle County Streams
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
DNREC announced that Delaware’s 2025 upstate stream trout season will open for youth under age 16 at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise the next day, Sunday, April 6. Note: Effective March 22, NO FISHING on any of the upstate trout streams until the respective opening days roll around.
DNREC Mosquito Control Section Set to Spray Woodland Pool Habitats, Working to Cut Down Swarms at the Larval Stage
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 14, 2025
DNREC Mosquito Control Section rolls out its annual spring spraying of woodland pools to control aquatic immature (larval) mosquitoes as early as Tuesday, March 18, with spray operations continuing through mid-April, weather permitting. The spring spray campaign to combat the emergence of adult biting mosquitoes begins in southern Sussex County, then expand into Kent and New Castle counties over the next several weeks.
