Division of Fish & Wildlife

The Wildlife Section manages nearly 50,000 acres of land in Delaware - land that provides habitat for a multitude of wild plants, animals, insects and rare species of all kinds. This web page directs you to specific information: from hunting licenses, seasons and other game-related information, to key wildlife and habitat conservation and education initiatives, like the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program and the Delaware Shorebird Monitoring Project, among many others.

Information for hunters

• ONLINE: 2012-'13 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide. Hardcopy guide available at licensing outlets.
• Seasons/Guides
• 2013 Turkey Check Stations
• Licenses, Permits & Registrations
• Hunting Maps
• Wildlife Management Area Plans
• Hunter / trapper education and classes 
• Operation Game Theft   

Habitat and wildlife management:

• Delaware's first Deer Management Plan released
• Delaware Wildlife Action Plan
• Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
• Plants and Plant Communities
• Wildlife Research in Delaware - 2009-2011 reports
• Delaware Shorebird Project
• Private Lands Assistance Program
• Deer damage assistance programs for Delaware farmers and homeowners

More information for hunters

• Delaware's White-tailed Deer
• Chronic Wasting Disease awareness
• Del Bay Retriever Club 2011 Field Trial and Hunt Test schedule  
• Duck Stamp Program/Contest
• 2013 Duck Stamp winning entries
• Get F&W Email Updates
• National Wildlife Refuges
• Bombay Hook
• Prime Hook
• Report Fishing Violations
  1-800-523-3336
• Report Rabies Exposure
  302-744-4545
• Sportsmen Against Hunger
• Sunrise/Sunset
• Tide Tables
• Waterfowl Surveys
• Waterfowl and Migratory Gamebird Summary 2012-2013
• www.flyways.us (U.S. and North American waterfowl management web site)

FAQs

Delmarva Fox Squirrel

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program
This program is authorized with state fish and wildlife agencies for restoration of wild birds and mammals and to acquire, develop, and manage their habitats; for the education of hunters; and development and management of shooting ranges.

More habitat and wildlife management information

• Abandoned Wildlife
• Avian influenza awareness
• A.I. factsheet from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• H5N1 Survey for Delaware duck hunters
• Becoming an Outdoors Woman program 
• Coyotes in Delaware
• Dead Animals on the Road
  • New Castle County:
         302-323-1111
  • Kent County:
         302-739-1111
  • Sussex County:
          302-855-1111
• Environmental Navigator
• Education Programs
• Endangered Species List
• Green Infrastructure Initiative
• National Wildlife Refuges
• Bombay Hook NWR
• Prime Hook NWR
•  Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
• Open Space Program
• Phragmites Control Program 
• To Report Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Strandings 
• Volunteer!
• Wildlife Habitat Enhancement