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"Take a Kid Fishing!"             

The Division will be offering several FREE "Take a Kid Fishing" events and volunteer trainings in the upcoming months.  Preregistration required for all events.  Click here for more information. 

2011-'12 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide - digital version via eregulations.com

 
AVAILABLE ONLINE:  2011-12 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide. Hardcopy has also reached licensing outlets.Click on cover image at right for the digital version of the guide.

UPDATED: Deer damage assistance information and permit applications for farmers.

ONLINE HUNTER REGISTRATION
NEW! Delaware Hunter and Trapper registration website. A "clearinghouse" site that facilitates everything from online deer registration to providing hunters with the various identification numbers they may need throughout Delaware's hunting seasons.

  • Click here to purchase a hunting or fishing license or renew your boat registration online.

  • ADVISORY: The Ommelanden rifle and pistol ranges in New Castle County will be closed for repair and improvements from December 19 to January 17, 2012. The ranges will reopen for public shooting January 19.

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 NEWS from Fish & Wildlife:Early successional plant community
  • NEW! Check out the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program's new webpage, Plants and Plant Communities, for links to The Flora of Delaware Online and The Delaware Vegetation Community Map.

  • ALERT: DNREC's Fisheries section seeks information on catches of invasive northern snakehead fish.  Click here for more information.

  • UPDATED: Cedar Creek Boat Ramp construction begins this fall.  Click here for more information.

  • UPDATED: Big rockfish are rolling in and anglers continue reeling them in – the 28-40 pounders now converging on Delaware waters, according to this week's Fishing Report.
    • 2011-'12 Delaware Fishing Guide 
    • ADVISORY: Delaware anglers are advised to register with New Jersey's Saltwater Recreational Registry Program. Click here for more information.

More angling:

New for 2011: Effective April 15, the required FIN (Fisherman Information Network) number for Delaware anglers is generated automatically on all individual fishing licenses sold through the state's electronic licensing systems. Exempt anglers, non-resident boat license holders without an individual license and anglers fishing on licensed boats who do not have an individual license still have to www.delaware-fin.com or call 800-432-9228 toll-free to obtain a FIN number.

REMINDER: Delawareans and non-residents alike now must be licensed to fish fresh and salt water. Crabbing and clamming also require licenses.

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Delaware Safe and Ethical Hunter LogoHunter / Trapper Education Access, where you can:

  •  • Find a hunter education course;
     • Sign up for hunter education courses;
     • Enter or update your personal contact information, and
     • Print your Hunter Education Certification Card.

ADVISORY: Delaware law now requires live firing of a shotgun as part of basic hunter education. If you are about to sign up for a basic hunter ed. course, please download, complete and mail in the new liability release. Please note the release requires the signature of students 18 years old or older, or of parents / guardians of hunter ed. students under the age of 18.

 

Wildlife
Information for hunters – licenses, seasons, guides, maps and more. Conservation and education – Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, the Delaware Shorebird Monitoring Project, Duck Stamp Program/Contest and more.

Fisheries
Info for anglers – licenses, access areas, guides, maps and more. Conservation and education – Artificial Reef program, Aquatic Resources Education Center, Trout Stamp Program, Fish Consumption advisories and more.

Enforcement
Hunting, fishing, boating and habitat management – fishing and boating access areas, licenses, boat registration and safety classes, Operation Game Theft, Canine Program, Vessel Safety Check Stations and more.

Mosquito Control
Mosquito spraying announcements, mosquitoes and homeowners, West Nile and other mosquito-borne diseases, Northern Delaware Wetlands Rehabilitation Program and more.

Education
Conservation & instructional info for all ages – Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, Landowner Incentive Program, Aquatic Resources Education Center, Hunting/Fishing Boating education, Becoming An Outdoors-Woman Program, Eco Explorers, Adopt-a-Wetland,  Delaware Wildlife Action Plan and more.

Volunteer!
Ecological Restoration Team, Beach Grass Planting, Certified Citizen Naturalist Volunteer Program, Delaware Shorebird Project, Delaware Amphibian Monitoring Program, Citizen Osprey Monitoring and more.

More…
An alphabetical list of all topics within the Division of Fish & Wildlife.

Calendar
DNREC Public Meetings on the Statewide Calendar

 
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