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Shooting hours: Upland game (except wild turkey, raccoon and frogs) ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset (raccoon and frogs may be hunted at night). 2007/’08 Deer Seasons | Season | Season Dates | Bag Limit1 | | Archery2 | September 1, 2007 – January 31, 2008 | 4 | | October Antlerless | October 15, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 29, 2007 | 4 | | October Muzzleloader | October 5 – 13, 2007 | 4 | | Youth Day | November 3, 2007 | 4 | | November Shotgun | November 9 – 17, 2007 | 4 | | December Antlerless | December 8 – 15, 2007 | 4 | | January Handgun | January 5 – 12, 2008 | 4 | | January Shotgun | January 19 – 26, 2008 | 4 | | January Muzzleloader | January 28 – February 2, 2008 | 4 | 1Hunters may shoot 2 does and/or 2 antlerless deer with their license tags. Hunters may purchase additional antlerless tags (unlimited) for $10 each. Hunters may also purchase: one hunters choice (Delaware residents), an antlered deer tag (non-residents), and/or a quality buck tag (Delaware residents and non-residents) if they want to shoot a buck. 2Hunter orange, 400 square inches, must be worn while archery hunting during all deer muzzleloader and/or shotgun seasons. More Information - Muzzleloaders may be used during shotgun seasons and may be equipped with scopes.
- A crossbow may be substituted for a shotgun from Nov. 11-17, 2007. Crossbows must be from 150 to 200 lbs. and manufactured after 1980.
2007/'08 Small Game, Furbearer, Bullfrog, and Snapping Turtle Seasons | Species | Season Dates | Daily Limit | | Eastern Gray Squirrel | September 15 – October 4, 2007 October 15 – November 8, 2007 November 19, 2007 – February 2, 2008 | 4 6 | | Bobwhite Quail | November 19, 2007 – February 2, 2008 | 6 | | Eastern Cottontail Rabbit | November 19, 2007 – February 15, 2008 | 4 | | Ring-necked Pheasant (male only) | November 19, 2007 – February 2, 2008 | 2 | | Raccoon (chase only) | September 1 – October 31, 20071 March 1 – 31, 2008 | 0 | | Raccoon | November 1 – 8, 2007 November 19, 2007 – February 29, 2008 | No Limit | | Virginia Opossum (chase only) | September 1 – October 31, 20071 March 1 – 31, 2008 | 0 | | Virginia Opossum | November 1 – 8, 2007 November 19, 2007 – February 29, 2008 | No Limit | | Red Fox (chase only) | October 1, 2007 – April 31, 20082 | 0 | | Red Fox (special hunt zone)3 | November 1 – December 31, 20071 | 4 | | Bullfrog | May 1 – September 30, 2007 | 24 | | Snapping Turtle4 | June 15 – May 15, 2007 | No Limit | 1Raccoon, Virginia opossum and red fox (October 1 – December 31, 2007) seasons are closed during the deer shotgun and muzzleloader seasons. 2From January 1 – April 31, 2008, fox hunting by chase during deer hunting season shall be permissible on private lands only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday if the owner of the private land has authorized such hunting. 3Special Hunt Zone – New Castle County south of the C&D Canal and Duck Creek Hundred in Kent County. 4Minimum length is 8 inches on the curvature of the top of the shell. More Information - Eastern Gray Squirrel: From September 15 – October 31, 2007 shotguns may be used statewide or south of the C&D Canal only; .22 caliber rimfire or a muzzleloading rifle up to 36 caliber may be used. From November 1, 2007 – January 18, 2008 only shotguns may be used statewide.
- Rabbit, Pheasant, and Quail: Hunters must wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material displayed on head, chest, and back when hunting during any deer gun season.
- Raccoons: Raccoons may be hunted and trapped on private land only at any time of the year, except on Sundays, in New Castle or Kent Counties from the southerly boundary of Rt. 380 and east and southeast of the center line of Rt. 13 and Rt. 113, south to the St. Jones River with permission of the landowner.
- Bullfrog: May be taken with either a valid hunting and/or fishing license.
2007/'08 Migratory Bird Seasons | Species | Season Date(s) | Daily Limit | | Mourning Dove | September 1 – 29, 20071 October 16 – 27, 2007 December 15, 2007 – January 12, 2008 | 12 (24 in possession) | | American Woodcock | November 19 – December 8, 2007 December 20 – December 29, 2007 | 3 (6 in possession) | | Common Snipe | November 19 – December 8, 2007 December 20 – December 29, 2007 | 8 (16 in possession) | | King & Clapper Rail | September 1 – November 9, 2007 | 10 (singly or in aggregate of the two species; 20 in possession) | | Sora & Virginia Rail | September 1 – November 9, 2007 | 25 (singly or in aggregate of the two species; 25 in possession) | | Moorhens & Gallinules | September 1 – November 9, 2007 | 15 (30 in possession) | | Crow | June 28, 2007 – March 29, 2008 | No Limit | 1New this season: Dove hunting hours are ½ hour before sunrise till sunset for ALL of the segments. 2007/'08 Waterfowl Seasons Shooting hours are ½ hour before sunrise to sunset, except for the September Teal Season (½ before sunset to 10AM) and September Resident Canada Goose Season (½ hour before sunset to ½ hour after sunset). Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit, except for Snow Geese, for which there is No Possession Limit | Species | Season Date(s) | Daily Limit | | Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers | | | | September Teal Season | September 20 – 29, 2007 | 4 (8 in possession) | | Special Youth Hunt (age 12-15) | October 20, 2007 | Standard Limits for Ducks1; includes two Canada Geese | | Ducks | October 26 – November 6, 2007 November 19 – December 1, 2007 December 14, 2007 – January 26, 2008 | 6 (possession limit is twice the bag limit)1 | | Coots & Mergansers | October 26 – November 6, 2007 November 19 – December 1, 2007 | 15 Coots; 5 Mergansers (2 Hooded Mergansers) | | | | | | Seaducks | September 25, 2007 – January 26, 2008 | 7 (14 in possession in addition to regular duck limits); 4 Scoter daily limit (8 in possession) | | | | | | Geese and Brant | | | | Canada Geese (Resident) | September 1 – September 15, 2007 | 15 | | Canada Geese (Migratory) | November 19 – December 1, 2007 December 14, 2007 – January 21, 2008 | 2 | | Brant | December 5, 2007 – January 31, 2008 | 2 | | Snow Geese (Statewide) | October 15 – November 8, 2007 November 19, 2007 – January 26, 2008 January 28, 2008 – March 10, 2008 (Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. Only) | 15 | | Snow Geese (Bombay Hook; refuge open Mon., Wed., and Fri.) | October 8, 2007 – January 21, 2008 February 8, 2008 – March 5, 2008 | 15 | 1 Six duck daily bag limit, including no more than 2 scaup, 1 black duck, 4 mallards (no more than 2 hen mallards), 1 pintail, 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 mottled duck, 1 fulvous whistling-duck, 2 canvasback, and 4 scoters. More Information - Hunters must obtain a Harvest Information Program (HIP) number each year (valid July 1 - June 30) prior to hunting migratory birds, including mourning doves. Your HIP number is free of charge and is available through this link ( http://www.dehip.com ) or by calling 1-877-DELAHIP
Approved Nontoxic Shot for Hunting Waterfowl – Current as of June 2006 A nationwide ban on the use of lead shot for waterfowl hunting has been in place since 1991. Nontoxic shot regulations apply only to waterfowl (defined as the family Anatidae: ducks, geese [including brant], and swans) and coots. Not-toxic shot is defined as any shot type that does not cause sickness and death when ingested by migratory birds. The shot types that are approved as nontoxic for waterfowl hunting in the U.S. are the following. | Approved shot type | Composition by Weight | | bismuth‑tin | 97% bismuth, 3% tin | | steel | Iron and carbon | | tungsten‑bronze | 51.1% tungsten, 44.4% copper, 3.9% tin, 0.6% iron | | tungsten‑iron (2 types) | 40% tungsten, 60% iron and 22% tungsten, 78% iron | | tungsten‑matrix | 95.9% tungsten, 4.1% polymer | | tungsten‑nickel‑iron | 50% tungsten, 35% nickel, 15% iron | | tungsten‑polymer | 95.5% tungsten, 4.5% Nylon 6 or 11 | | tungsten‑tin‑bismuth | 49‑71% tungsten, 29‑51% tin; 0.5‑6.5% bismuth | | tungsten‑tin‑iron‑nickel | 65% tungsten, 21.8% tin, 10.4% iron, 2.8% nickel | Federal Code Reference - 50 CFR 20.21(j) NOTE: The season for hunting on private shooting preserves is October 15 - March 31, 2008.
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