Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 1, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 2
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
DNREC announced Delaware’s 2025 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16-only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, followed by the opening of the regular downstate trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 2.
Delaware Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Season Lottery Awards Record Number of Permits for Hunting State Wildlife Areas
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 3, 2025
DNREC’s 2025 lottery for State Wildlife Area Spring Turkey Season hunting permits held last month drew the largest applicant pool since the State’s first wild turkey lottery was held in 1991, with 544 permits – another record high number – available to hunters for the upcoming season.
Governor’s Office Seeks Nominees for Delaware’s Seat on Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 24, 2025
The Office of Governor Matt Meyer is seeking candidates to be nominated for Delaware’s obligatory seat on the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC). To be eligible for consideration as the Gov. Meyer’s nominee to the MAFMC seat by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), individuals must be Delaware residents and have relevant fisheries background, experience and the ability to serve as a council member, including travel to a number of fisheries management meetings annually.
Collection of Avian Influenza-Impacted Wildlife in Delaware Expanded Through DNREC-USDA Wildlife Services Effort
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Delmarva Avian Influenza Joint Information Center announced that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services are collaborating to collect sick and deceased snow geese and other wild birds that may have succumbed to the outbreak of avian influenza currently spreading throughout the state.
Update on Delaware H5 Avian Influenza Case on Kent County Farm
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Sunday, January 5, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) has returned results from the Kent County, Del. poultry farm that was announced presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza on January 3, 2025. The poultry affected had highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) of the Eurasian lineage 2.3.4.4b with early indications that the virus is the D1.1 genotype found in wild birds; however, confirmation of the genotype is determined by sequencing. There is currently no timeline for the receipt of this data by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
