Hunting in Delaware
Official agency resources
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Buy a license ↗
https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/license/
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/hunting/regulations/
- GMU map ↗
https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/lands/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/hunting/harvest/
- Hunter education ↗
https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/hunter-ed/
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Delaware, go straight to the issuing agency.
Delaware Division of Fish and WildlifeGame species in Delaware
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Delaware are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Delaware.
Huntable public lands in Delaware
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area