The guide comes leading up to this year's hunting season, which begins in September. (Photo by mj0007/Getty Images iStockphoto)

Delaware releases ’25/’26 hunting and trapping guide as license sales begin

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

Delaware hunters and trappers can now access the state’s official 2025/26 Hunting and Trapping Guide, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced Tuesday. The free guide is available online through the DNREC website and in print at the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife licensing office in Dover, as well as at recreational license agents across the …

a deer in a grassy field shotgun season hunting

Deer? Check. Lions? No. Delaware hunting seasons open

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

You may not be able to hunt lions and tigers and bears in Delaware, but you can hunt opossum, tundra swans, mourning doves and cottontail rabbits. They are among the many hunting seasons to open, or already have opened, this month. The season includes the general firearm deer season, also known as the shotgun season, which runs from Friday, Nov. …