Delaware Sets Deer Harvest Record
Delaware hunters registered a record 17,265 harvested deer during the 2020/21 hunting season with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, surpassing the previous record harvest of 16,969 deer set last year during the 2019/20 hunting season. This year marks the eighth consecutive year that more than 14,000 deer were harvested.
With the record-breaking total harvest, numerous other records were surpassed this year, including:
· November Shotgun Season harvest: 7,072 deer (previous record: 7,016 deer during the 1999/2000 season)
· Adult doe harvest: 8,439 deer (previous record: 8,122 deer during the 2019/20 season)
· Nine of the 18 Wildlife Management Zones had record harvests: Zones 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17
· Public lands harvest: 14.8% of total harvest (previous record: 14.4% in 2018/19 season)
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Additional waterfowl hunting opportunities are available in February with the opening of the Snow Goose Conservation Order Monday, Feb. 1 and a second special youth waterfowl hunting day Saturday, Feb. 6. Information for hunters is available from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control at de.gov/hunting.
Snow Goose Conservation Order
The Snow Goose Conservation Order is open Monday, Feb. 1, through Friday, Feb. 5, closing for the youth waterfowl hunting day on Saturday, Feb. 6, and reopening on Monday, Feb. 8 through Friday, April 9, excluding Sundays. Note the printed 2020/2021 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide incorrectly indicates the Snow Goose Conservation Order is open Saturday, Feb 6. The Conservation Order is closed Saturday, Feb. 6, with the regular snow goose hunting season reopening for one day when regular snow goose season bag limits and hunting regulations apply.
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January 1, 2021
Firearm deer hunting seasons opening in January and continuing archery deer seasons provide the last chance for hunters to harvest deer during the 2020-21 hunting season. Deer hunting is allowed on all Sundays, using only those hunting methods legal for the respective deer-hunting season, with more information available from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control at de.gov/sundayhunt. Hunters are encouraged to harvest does to help manage the size and quality of the deer population.
Successful deer hunters who wish to donate venison to those in need are encouraged to participate in Delaware’s Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. Field-dressed deer may be donated at participating butchers or self-serve, walk-in coolers maintained by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife. More information and participating butcher and cooler locations can be found at de.gov/sah. All donated deer will be processed free of charge to the hunter,