Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 23-29
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 Jan. 23-29 made 1173 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 40 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 27 citations.
DNREC reminds hunters to take advantage of Snow Goose Conservation Order starting Feb. 6
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is again implementing a federal Snow Goose Conservation Order, an Atlantic Flyway-wide effort to use hunting as a management tool to reduce and stabilize the population of greater snow geese. The 2017 Conservation Order to harvest snow geese will open Monday, Feb. 6 and run through Friday, Feb. 10, then will reopen Monday, Feb. 13 and run through Friday, April 7.
Youth waterfowl hunting day designated Feb. 11
Snow Goose Conservation Order closed for youth hunt DOVER – To promote and provide additional hunting opportunities for youth hunters, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has designated Saturday, Feb. 11 as the second of two special youth waterfowl hunting days for ages 10 through 15 to be held on both public and private lands […]
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds hunters to remove temporary deer stands from state wildlife areas
With the 2016/17 deer hunting seasons closing Tuesday, Jan. 31, hunters who have placed portable deer stands on state wildlife areas are reminded that all stands must be removed no later than 48 hours after the season ends.
Submit your best hunting photos for Division of Fish & Wildlife’s hunting photo contest before Jan. 31 deadline
Just one week remains to submit your best hunting photographs for the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife’s annual Delaware Hunting Photo Contest, which ends on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
