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Opportunity for Hunters to Bag a Bird This Season e The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces the opening of the winter turkey season, which runs statewide from January 21-23 for hunters who did not harvest a turkey during the 2020 fall season. Hunting hours are from one half-hour before sunrise to one half-hour after […]
Continue ReadingFree Course is Offered Online-Only for 2021 Season Delaware’s annual spring wild turkey hunting season is starting in April 2021. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds both resident and non-resident hunters age 13 and older that they must pass a turkey hunting course approved by the Delaware Hunter Education Program before […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – With Delaware’s annual spring wild turkey hunting season approaching, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Hunter Education Program reminds both resident and non-resident hunters age 13 and older that they must pass a Division-Approved turkey hunting course before they can legally hunt turkeys in the First State. Also, hunters age 13 and […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces the opening of the winter turkey season, which runs statewide from January 23-25, 2020 for hunters who did not harvest a turkey during the 2019 fall season. Hunting hours are from one half-hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. The bag limit is one turkey of either […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – Delaware’s month-long spring wild turkey hunting season, which ended May 11, 2019 yielded a harvest of 564 birds, slightly lower than last year’s harvest of 571 birds, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today. Toms (males at least two years of age) accounted for 439 of the harvested birds this year, […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the statewide spring turkey season will kick off Saturday, April 13 with Junior Turkey Hunt Day. All hunters can try to bag a bird during the regular statewide spring turkey season, April 18-May 23, 2019. For the first part of the regular hunting season, April 18-May 9, […]
Continue ReadingSpecial turkey hunt for youth hunters and disabled hunters on April 6, 2019 DOVER, DE – Delaware’s month-long spring turkey hunting season opens Saturday, April 13 and runs through Saturday, May 11, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today. Hunting hours are a half-hour before sunrise until 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Only bearded […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – With Delaware’s annual wild turkey hunting season approaching, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Hunter Education Program reminds both resident and non-resident hunters that they must pass a turkey hunting course approved by the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife before they can legally hunt turkeys in the First State. Other hunter […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers hunters who did not bag a turkey in the fall another chance, as the winter turkey season runs statewide Jan. 17-19. The department established the winter season in 2015 to increase opportunities while minimizing conflicts with other hunting seasons. “Wild turkeys are abundant in most of the state,” […]
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Delaware’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police remind the public that Delaware’s 2018 spring wild turkey hunting season begins Saturday, April 14 and runs through Saturday, May 12, 2018. With the excitement of spring turkey season, hunters are encouraged to always place safety and ethical hunting practices first and foremost. Unlike some other types of […]
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