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Delaware Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Season Lottery Awards Record Number of Permits for Hunting State Wildlife Areas

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.



Delaware Bans Trail Cameras for Recreational Use on State Wildlife Areas, State Forests, and State Parks

DNREC and DDA have determined that trail cameras for recreational use are no longer to be permitted on state wildlife areas, state parks, or state forests.



Hunters Reminded to Remove Temporary Deer Stands from State Wildlife Areas

Hunters are reminded to remove their portable deer stands from state wildlife areas by Monday, Feb. 15 now that Delaware’s 2020/2021 deer hunting seasons have closed. Any deer stands found on state wildlife areas after that date will become the property of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.



DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces updated 2019/2020 state wildlife area maps

Wildlife area users are reminded that state wildlife area maps with updated regulations and access information for each wildlife area are available.



Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Aug. 28 in Dover

DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. The council will discuss wildlife management activities on the Midlands Wildlife Area located in Sussex County, as well as upcoming statewide September hunting seasons and hunting opportunities on select state wildlife areas. For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/56965.






 Pages Tagged With: "state wildlife areas"

Delaware Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Season Lottery Awards Record Number of Permits for Hunting State Wildlife Areas

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.



Delaware Bans Trail Cameras for Recreational Use on State Wildlife Areas, State Forests, and State Parks

DNREC and DDA have determined that trail cameras for recreational use are no longer to be permitted on state wildlife areas, state parks, or state forests.



Hunters Reminded to Remove Temporary Deer Stands from State Wildlife Areas

Hunters are reminded to remove their portable deer stands from state wildlife areas by Monday, Feb. 15 now that Delaware’s 2020/2021 deer hunting seasons have closed. Any deer stands found on state wildlife areas after that date will become the property of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.



DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces updated 2019/2020 state wildlife area maps

Wildlife area users are reminded that state wildlife area maps with updated regulations and access information for each wildlife area are available.



Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Aug. 28 in Dover

DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. The council will discuss wildlife management activities on the Midlands Wildlife Area located in Sussex County, as well as upcoming statewide September hunting seasons and hunting opportunities on select state wildlife areas. For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/56965.