DNREC announces 2024/25 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide

DOVER — With new Delaware hunting licenses going on sale this week, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control  announced the 2024/25 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide is now available from license agents throughout the state, at the DNREC office, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, and online at: https://www.eregulations.com/delaware/hunting .

New this year is Sunday hunting is for all gamebird species in the state, to include ducks, geese, doves, turkeys, pen-raised released quail, pheasants, and others. Sunday hunting for gamebirds will be open on privately-owned lands, at landowners’ discretion, and on all State Wildlife Areas.

Another change for Delaware hunters – and a byproduct of introducing Sunday hunting for gamebirds – is a modification of the state’s traditional waterfowl seasons.

What this means is that Delaware hunters essentially now have a seven-day week for duck and goose hunting, which compresses the state’s waterfowl seasons into a tighter window of opportunities.

Hunting licenses and Delaware waterfowl stamps can be purchased online  at: https://epermitting.dnrec.delaware.gov/dnrec-home , at the licensing desk in DNREC’s Richardson & Robbins Building and through license agents thoughout the state.