Delaware State Parks hunting permits now on sale

DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Aug. 15 that special hunting permits for Delaware State Parks can now be purchased wherever hunting licenses are sold in the state, except state park offices.

The $10 special permits were previously sold only at state park offices. License-exempt hunters are required to purchase the special permit.

Deer hunting is permitted in Auburn Valley, Brandywine Creek, Cape Henlopen, Delaware Seashore, Holts Landing, Killens Pond, Lums Pond, White Clay Creek and Trap Pond state parks. Waterfowl hunting is permitted in Cape Henlopen and Delaware Seashore state parks. Squirrel and rabbit hunting is permitted in Trap Pond.

All hunting seasons for game animals and waterfowl in Delaware’s state parks adhere to daily bag limits established by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife. Not all methods of take or seasons allowed on private or other public lands are permitted in Delaware State Parks.

For more information about hunting in Delaware State Parks or the special hunting permit, email DNREC_stateparks_hunting@delaware.gov , call 302-739-9220 or stop by the recreational licensing office inside the Richardson and Robbins Building, 89 Kings Hwy., Dover.