Division of Fish & Wildlife Portal

Division of Fish & Wildlife seeks volunteer birdwatchers for annual Delaware wild turkey productivity count

Delaware's first deer
management plan
issued by Division
of Fish & Wildlife

DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife has just issued "The Delaware Deer Management Plan: A Guide to How and Why Deer Are Managed in the First State," a comprehensive first for Delaware’s lone big-game animal and largest wildlife species. The plan was two years in the making. More...

NEWS from Fish & Wildlife:

2010 Delaware Fishing Guide - Online version (Print guide available at licensing vendors.)

UPDATED: The weekly Delaware Fishing Report
Delaware artificial reef guide
"Tournament News" Delaware fishing newsletter

NEW! 2010-'11 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Seasons with proposed regulatory changes

Wildlife Advisory Council minutes

NEW! 2010-'11 Deer Damage Assistance Program applications for farmers now available
UPDATED: Wildlife research in Delaware

"Landowner Letter" - spring issue of the newsletter of the Delaware Private Lands Assistance program

Bat Count 2010 kicks off to monitor state's bats for White-nose Syndrome. Also: Bat colony locations wanted!
Wildlife Advisory Council monthly report

ADVISORY: The regulation requiring a FIN (Fisherman Information Network) number for all Delaware anglers, 16 years and older, went into effect Jan. 1, 2009. If you are a Delaware angler or non-resident who intends to fish Delaware waters, a new FIN number must be obtained annually in addition to a Delaware fishing license. Go here for more information on getting your Delaware FIN number.

More angling:

Fish consumption advisory chart

Delaware Public Ponds Booklet

Delaware's Small Ponds
Small Pond brochure (youth-oriented fishing)

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

State duck and trout stamp winners for 2011

Pennsylvania artist George LaVanish's painting featuring a pair of hooded merganer ducks will grace the 2011 Delaware Duck Stamp, by virtue of his winning the state stamp art competition. Meanwhile, the 2011 Trout Stamp will feature a painting of a rainbow trout by Jeffrey Klinefelter of Etna Green, Ind. who won the state contest.
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Hunter / 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.

The Delaware Birding Trail spans 27 birdwatching hotspots throughout the state. Find out here how to get a free birding trail map.