DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Blotter Oct. 26-Nov. 2
Reminder for the week: Upcoming deer season dates

DOVER (Nov. 4, 2011) – 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 Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents issued 16 citations and a number of warnings for violations of recreational boating, hunting and fishing regulations between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2.

·         Eric R. Fry, age 36, of Bear was taken into custody by Fish and Wildlife agents after turning himself in on Oct. 29 to Delaware State Police Troop 2 in Newark. Fry was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 in New Castle on charges of resisting arrest, conspiracy and fishing without a license. He was also arraigned on a court capias for four counts of driving while suspended/revoked and one count of D.U.I. and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington in default of $1,000 secured bond pending a court date.

·         Joseph M. Glover, age 28, of Newark, was taken into custody on Oct. 26 on a court capias by agents during a traffic stop in Middletown. Glover was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 in New Castle on charges of reckless driving, driving without a license, driving without insurance and operating a motor vehicle with a fictitious registration, and was released on $100 cash bond pending a court date.

The number of citations issued between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 by violation type included the following:

Wildlife Conservation: Possession of unlawfully taken game, hunting without a license (2), hunting with prohibited gun, failure to tag deer, no state waterfowl stamp, failure to display hunter orange.

Boating Safety: Operating an unregistered vessel, no ramp certificate, not carrying enough life jackets for all passengers (3).

Public Safety: Reckless driving, driving with license revoked/suspended, operating uninsured motor vehicle, fictitious registration.

Are you AWARE?
For this week’s Are You Aware reminder, the Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section would like to remind hunters that there are plenty of dates left in the season to harvest deer.

Archery and crossbow season continue from now through Jan. 31, 2012 statewide. Hunters may use archery and crossbow equipment during muzzleloader, shotgun and handgun seasons provided that they wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material on the head, chest and neck.

Upcoming shotgun season dates are Nov. 11-19 and Jan. 14-21. Muzzleloaders may be used during shotgun season and may be equipped with scopes. Muzzleloader season runs Jan. 23-28. Other upcoming season dates are special antlerless season, Dec. 10-17, and handgun season, Jan. 7-14. The December antlerless season allows taking only antlerless deer by “any method,” to include archery, muzzleloader and shotgun.

For more information, check the 2011-2012 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide, available at hunting license dealers statewide or online at www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw.

Citizens are encouraged to report fish and wildlife and boating violations to the Delaware Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section at 302-739-4580.

Vol. 41, No. 426