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Hunting Seasons Begin in Delaware
The 2019/2020 hunting season opens Sunday with the archery and crossbow deer seasons. Mourning Dover and resident Canada goose seasons open Monday. Later in September is the start of a special September teal season and then gray squirrel season will open. A Delaware hunting license or License Exempt Number is required to hunt – waterfowl…
Read MorePublic Hearing Thursday on Atlantic Striped Bass Regulations in Dover
A public hearing on a proposed addendum to the Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fisheries Management Plan will be held on Thursday, August 29th at 6pm in the DNREC Auditorium in Dover. The public hearing is being held by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission which is proposing to reduce fishing-related mortality by 18% in response…
Read MoreDownstate Skeeter Spraying Tuesday Night & Spray Zones
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, August 20, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In Houston and Slaughter Beach, in and near Georgetown and Selbyville, and near Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Millsboro, Lewes, Milton, Milford, Frederica,…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Downstate Tuesday
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae. This application could take place during the daylight hours on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 via helicopter (registration number N123NM). Application of Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae in the following areas: Near Milton. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following spray…
Read MoreCity of Lewes & DNREC Cracking Down on Illegal Storage in Dunes
New Delaware Record for False Albacore
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 22-pound, 9.6-ounce false albacore that was caught July 13 in the Atlantic Ocean by Jason Conrad of Fleetwood, Pa. The fish was 35 inches long and had a girth of 22.5 inches. Conrad was aboard the…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Monday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, August 05, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Milford and Seaford and near Camden, Magnolia, Felton, Greenwood, Laurel, and Delmar. For notification purposes, spraying will be…
Read MoreEEE Detected in Sentinel Chickens in Each County
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a potentially serious illness, has been detected in sentinel chickens monitored for mosquito-transmitted diseases in Delaware. The Delaware Division of Public Health Laboratory reported to DNREC’s Mosquito Section that four chickens recently tested positive for EEE from three of the 20 sentinel chicken stations monitored by Mosquito Control. The three stations…
Read MoreState Clean and Drinking Water Loan Fund Workshop Scheduled
Downstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Millsboro and near Ocean View, Frankford, Delmar, Seaford, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milton, Milford, Houston, Magnolia, and Camden. For…
Read MoreOfficials Investigate Fish Kill in Frankford
Scientists and officers from DNREC Environmental Crimes Unit investigated a fish kill discovered in Dirickson Creek off Old Mill Bridge Road in Frankford this past Friday. According to Michael Globetti, DNREC spokesman, about 70 common carp ranging in size from 16 to 24 inches, were found dead. He said this fish is considered an invasive…
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 MoreFrankford Man Pleads Guilty to Poaching Deer
A Frankford man will lose his hunting license for two years after pleading guilty to multiple deer poaching violations and a felony criminal charge near Millville. DNREC officials say 38 year old Paul Daisey entered his guilty plea during a pre-trial hearing in Sussex County Superior Court. Besides losing his hunting license for two years…
Read MoreDNREC Promotes Alcohol-Free Boating Over Holiday Weekend
DNREC’s Natural Resources Police say they’ll take active participation in “Operation Dry Water” over the Independence Day holiday weekend, aimed at enforcing the law and preventing alcohol and drug-related boating accidents and fatalities. Over the July 5-7 weekend, Fish & Wildlife NRP officers will increase their presence in Delaware’s waterways to educate boaters on the…
Read MoreDNREC Clarifies that Delaware Swimming Advisories NOT Related to Vibrio Bacteria
Recreational Water Advisory LIFTED: North Indian River Inlet Beach
UPDATED – 7/3/19 3PM – The Recreational Water Advisory issued by DNREC for North Indian River Inlet Beach has been LIFTED. The water sample from North Indian River Inlet Beach was below the recreational water quality limit and the swimming advisory for North Indian River Inlet Beach has been lifted. For more information go to…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 02, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Houston, and Millsboro and near Camden, Felton, Magnolia, Frederica, Milford, Greenwood, Lincoln, Georgetown, Selbyville, Frankford, Ocean View,…
Read MoreDE TURKEY SEASON HARVEST JUST UNDER 2018
A month-long spring turkey season in Delaware yielded a harvest of 564 birds – just 7 lower than last year’s harvest. DNREC officials say Toms accounted for 439 of this year’s harvest – about 78%.  The most birds were harvested in the first 2 weeks of the season. If you’re already looking forward to the…
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 MoreThursday Code Orange Air Quality Action Day in Delaware
Thursday, June 27th, a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Delaware! Because May and early June were unusually rainy, this is the latest into the ozone season that the State of Delaware has ever gone without an ozone Action Day. Weather conditions are finally conducive for high ozone, however. As of Wednesday afternoon, ozone…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Downstate Tuesday Evening
And the Winner of the Delaware Hunting Photo Contest Is…
And the winner of the 2018/2019 Delaware Hunting Photo Contest is Harry Hoch, Jr of Greenwood with “Hunting Memories.” The picture features his father, Dr. Harry Hoch and friend Bill Cole after a successful hunt near Harrington. The winning photo will appear on the cover of the 2019/2020 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide. All the…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying for Saturday Evening near Laurel
Mosquito Spraying Downstate Tuesday Evening
A message from DNREC-MOSQUITO CONTROL Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, June 18, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Milford, Ellendale, and Selbyville and near Ocean View, Frankford, Millsboro, Georgetown, Lewes,…
Read More2 New Sport Fishing Specialty License Tags Now Available in DE
Two new specialty sport fishing motor vehicle license plates are now available from the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles. The tags were designed by Caitlin Berchtold, who studied fisheries management at DSU in Dover. The plates’ cost is $95 – $80 of which will go towards enhancing recreational fishing in Delaware. Both plates are permitted…
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