Fish & Wildlife Directory
State of Delaware
Governor
Matt Meyer
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Secretary
Greg Patterson
Division of Fish and Wildlife
Director
Patrick J. Emory
Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish:
Steven M. Kendus, Chair
Linda Parkowski, Vice Chair
Elio Battista, Jr.
J. Neal Dukes
Garrett L. Grier, Jr.
Nathan R. Hudson
Joe C. Johnson
Tim Mumford
Dale R. Scuse
State and Federal law prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion and/or disability. Complaints or inquiries should be directed to: Human Resource Office, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 97 Commerce Way, Dover, DE 19904.
This summary is for the convenience of the hunters and trappers and is not intended to cover all hunting laws and regulations. When federal and state laws conflict, the law which is more restrictive governs.
For the full legal text of the Wildlife Statutes and Regulations, refer to Title 7 of the Delaware Code, and you can review the detailed regulations in the DNREC Administrative Code on Wildlife.Directory
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
Main Office – Richardson and Robbins Building,
89 Kings Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901
Open 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. – Mon. thru Fri. except on Holidays
Wildlife Management Section – 302-739-9912
Wildlife Regional Offices
Region 1 - Augustine WA,
New Castle County - 302-834-8433
Region 2 - Norman G. Wilder WA,
Kent County - 302-284-4795
Region 3 - Assawoman WA,
Sussex County - 302-539-3160
Species Conservation and Research Program – 302-735-3600 x 2
Wildlife Lottery/Check Stations
Augustine - 302-836-7294
Cedar Swamp - 302-653-8080
Woodland Beach - 302-653-4802
Little Creek - 302-739-4610
Assawoman - 302-539-3160
Hunter Education – 302-735-3600 x 1
Ommelanden Range – 302-601-6267
Recreational Licensing Section
License information for fishing, hunting, trapping, Conservation Access Pass, and Charter/Head Boats - 302-739-9918
Boat Registration, Boat Ramp Certificates and Commercial Fisheries Information - 302-739-9916
Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police
Natural Resources Police 24 Hr. Dispatch - 1-800-523-3336
Main Office - 302-739-9913
Office of Boating Safety and Education - 302-739-9915
New Castle County - 302-836-4682
Kent County - 302-739-6139
Sussex County - 302-855-1901
Operation Game Theft – 1-800-292-3030
Federal Wildlife Information–U.S. Department of the Interior
Enforcement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office,
2591 Whitehall Neck Rd.
Smyrna, DE 19977 - 302-595-1585
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, near Smyrna - 302-653-9345
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, near Milton - 302-684-8419
