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Deer, dove, and resident Canada goose hunting seasons
now open, with special teal season to start Friday, Sept. 9
Early-season hunting opportunities found on state wildlife areas
DOVER – Delaware’s 2016/17 hunting seasons opened Sept. 1 with archery and crossbow deer seasons, and the mourning dove and resident Canada goose seasons on private lands and state wildlife areas. Hunters can start adding teal to their bag on Friday, Sept. 9, when the Special September Teal Season opens in certain areas indicated in the 2016-2017 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide. The daily teal bag limit is six birds, and includes both green-winged and blue-winged teal, with a possession limit of 18 birds.
General Migratory Bird Hunting Information for the 2016/17 season
September season dates and legal hunting hours except for certain wildlife areas are:
- Doves*: Sept. 1-Oct. 1 (½ hour before sunrise to sunset)
- Resident Canada Geese: Sept. 1-24 (½ hour before sunrise to sunset)
- Teal: Sept. 9-27 (½ hour before sunrise to sunset)
For later dove seasons and other migratory game bird seasons, hunters should consult the 2016-2017 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide.
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife offers many early-season hunting opportunities on wildlife areas throughout the state. In some locations, hunting hours may be affected by other activities taking place on the wildlife areas.
* REMINDER: Non-toxic shot must be used for all dove hunting on state wildlife areas during the month of September.
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Maryland man cited for OUI after boating accident near Fenwick IslandFENWICK ISLAND (July 18, 2016) – A Maryland man was charged early Sunday morning by DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police with operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol (OUI) following a boating accident that left him clinging to his capsized 28-foot cabin cruiser for about two hours in the water off Cape Windsor, west of Fenwick Island. Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter July 4 thru 10DOVER (July 15, 2016) – 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, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between July 4-10 made 1,610 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public. Officers issued 57 citations. Public invited to an open house July 20 on draft Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action PlanLEWES (July 15, 2016) –DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (RPB) invite ocean stakeholders and the interested public to attend an open house to consider a draft Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan. The open house is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at The Virden Retreat Center, University of Delaware, 700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958. DNRECs DuPont Nature Center announces upcoming family friendly summer programsSLAUGHTER BEACH (July 14, 2016) – The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility, will hold two Family Fish-n-Fun Days, as well as two other family-friendly special programs later this month in and near Slaughter Beach. The center is located at 2992 Lighthouse Road, east of Milford, DE 19963. Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter June 27 thru July 3DOVER (July 8, 2016) – 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, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between June 27-July 3 made 2,920 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public. Officers issued 96 citations. Reclaim Our River Program to hold third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta Aug 6 on Nanticoke RiverBLADES (July 6, 2016) – The third annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta – presented by the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, in conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River Program, the Town of Blades and the Nanticoke River Sail & Power Squadron – will cast off on Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 N. Market Street, Blades, DE 19973. |
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