Public Hunting by County

Delaware Hunting

	ZONE^A	DEER	WATERFOWL	TURKEY^B	SMALL GAME
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State Wildlife Areas
Augustine Wildlife Area	3	X (L)	X (L, T)	X	X
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area	3	X	X (PL)	X	X
C&D Canal Conservation Area	1,2,3	X	X	X	X
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area	3	X*(L)	X (L)	X	X (L)
State Parks
Brandwine Creek State Park	1	X**
Fort Delaware State Park	1	X	X
Lums Pond State Park	1	X
White Clay Creek State Park	1	X
State Forests
Blackbird State Forest	2	X*		X	X
KENT
State Wildlife Areas
Blackiston Wildlife Area	4	X	X	X	X
Little Creek Wildlife Area	5	X (PL)	X (PL, T)	X	X (PL)
McGinnis Pond Wildlife Area	8	X
Milford Neck Wildlife Area	9	X	X (T)	X	X
Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area	6	X	X	X	X
Ted Harvey Conservation Area	5,8	X (PL)	X (PL, T)	X	X (PL)
Urban/Fortney Wildlife Area	4	X		X
Woodland Beach Wildlife Area	5	X* (PL)	X (L, T)	X	X (PL)
State Parks
Killens Pond State Park	8	X**
State Forests
Taber State Forest	7	X		X	X
National Wildlife Refuges
Bombay Hook NWR	5	X	X		X
SUSSEX
State Wildlife Areas
Assawoman Wildlife Area	15,17	X (PL)	X (L)	X	X
Barr Complex	11	X	X	X	X
Industrial Forest Lands – Laurel	13,16	X	X	X	X
Marshy Hope Wildlife Area	10	X	X	X	X
Midlands Wildlife Area	14	X	X	X	X
Milford Neck Wildlife Area	9	X	X	X	X
Nanticoke Wildlife Area	13	X	X	X	X
Old Furnace Wildlife Area	11	X		X	X
Prime Hook Wildlife Area	9	X	X (L)	X	X
State Parks
Cape Henlopen State Park	9	X	X
Delaware Seashore State Park	15	X	X
Holts Landing State Park	15	X
Trap Pond State Park	16	X			X
State Forests
Redden State Forest	8,11,12,15	X*		X	X
National Wildlife Refuges
Prime Hook NWR	9,12	X	X (L)		X
A – Zone refers to the Wildlife Management Zone(s) in which the public land is located. Refer to Wildlife Management Zones (PDF) for zone boundaries. B – All public land turkey hunting by preseason lottery only. X – Species allowed to be hunted here. See area map for specific seasons and rules. L – Hunting only available through daily lottery. See area map for lottery requirements. PL – Hunting on portions of area only available through daily lottery. T – Open for September Teal Season Some tracts are managed as Quality Buck Areas. See area map for more details. *Deer hunting available under special regulations. See area map for more details.