Posts Tagged ‘Fish & Wildlife’
DE Sportsmen Against Hunger Looking for Donations of Deer Meat
Hunters are encouraged to share their harvest by donating venison to the Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger program. The donated venison will be distributed by DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife to more than 30 charitable organizations throughout the state. Over the past 20-plus years, the program has provided about 2-million meals for needy Delawareans. Monetary…
Read MoreDNREC Fish & Wildlife Open House on Saturday (7/13)
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will hold an open house from 10am to 3pm, Saturday, July 13, to mark the official reopening of the recently-renovated rifle/pistol range at the Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center at 1205 River Road in New Castle. This family-friendly event will be held rain or shine. With the goal of engaging…
Read MoreSEAFORD MAN CITED FOR LANDING PROHIBITED SHARK
A Seaford man has been charged with landing a prohibited shark species. DNREC officials say 65 year old Jay Katz landed a sandbar shark while he was fishing at 3Rs at the Delaware Seashore State Park on June 11th. Katz was released – but his surf fishing permit has been suspended pending an appearance in…
Read MoreDNREC Arrests Smyrna Man on Firearms and Deer Poaching Charges
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police say they have arrested a Smyrna man on multiple felony firearms charges and deer poaching following an investigation into illegal deer hunting. Melvin J. Durand 65-year-old Melvin J. Durand was charged with 19 counts of possession, purchase, ownership or control of a firearm or ammunition by a person…
Read MoreSeveral Hunting Seasons Beginning in Delaware
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that additional Delaware hunting seasons are opening this month, including expanded Sunday deer hunting opportunities. Sunday deer hunting is allowed on all Sundays through the end of the deer season on Feb. 3, 2019, using only those hunting methods legal for the respective established deer hunting seasons. Please refer to the Department’s Sunday Hunting webpage for Sunday deer…
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