Delaware Deer News

Six men charged with hunting violations involving illegally taken deer - Jan. 27, 2011
DOVER (Jan. 27, 2011) ? DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents this week arrested six men in three separate incidents for hunting violations related to deer.

Feedback sought on Delaware's new deer management plan - Feb. 01, 2010
DOVER - DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife has just completed a draft version of Delaware's Deer Management Plan, the first plan ever produced for formally addressing the future of a deer herd that has grown into a state success story of wildlife restoration.

DNREC urges motorists to watch out for deer crossing roadways, especially at dusk - Oct. 29, 2009
The end of daylight savings time means more 9-to-5 workers will be driving home at dusk, and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Fish and Wildlife would like to remind drivers to remain alert for deer crossing roadways.

Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger program is expanded thanks to new Sussex deer cooler - Oct. 21, 2009
GUMBORO - State officials joined representatives from local charities today to highlight the Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger program and to thank the Quality Deer Management Association and Sussex County Council for funding the purchase of a walk-in cooler for donated deer at the Gumboro Community Center.

Wet weather puts a damper on deer hunters and DNREC biologists - Oct. 19, 2009
A half hour after sunset this past Saturday marked the closure of the 2009-2010 October muzzleloader deer season. The seemingly never-ending nor'easter put a damper of the deer harvest this season. During the eight-day October muzzleloader season, hunters managed to harvest 1,423 deer; this was down 235 deer compared to the 2008-2009 muzzleloader season.

Pre-season lottery applications for reserved deer or goose hunts are due by mail Sept. 15 - Aug. 28, 2009
The Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife wants to remind hunters that lottery applications for a reserved deer or goose hunt on several State wildlife areas, parks and forests must be received in the Division?s Dover office no later than Sept. 15, 2009.

New this year: hunters required to register deer by phone or Internet systems - Aug. 24, 2009
Beginning with the 2009-2010 hunting season, the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife is requiring all harvested deer to be registered via the Division?s toll free phone line, 1-866-511-DEER (3337) or online at www.dehip.com.

For Sixth Straight Year, No Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Delaware Deer - Jun. 19, 2009
Nearly 500 brain and lymph node tissue samples from white-tailed deer in all three counties of Delaware showed no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife announced today. This latest sampling brings the total number of Delaware deer tested since 2003 to nearly 3,000. The samples were submitted to the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine's New Bolton Center for testing. Final test results just received showed all the samples to be negative for the disease.