Delaware Hunting Seasons

The information below outlines Delaware’s hunting seasons, which provide hunters with the opportunity to hunt certain animals in specific locations during certain times of the year. Specific game species include deer, turkey, ducks, coots, mergansers, teal, sea ducks, geese, swans, mourning doves, king and clapper rails, sora and virginia rails, woodcock, common snipe, moorhens and gallinules, crows, gray squirrels, cottontail rabbits, groundhogs, ring-necked pheasants, bobwhite quail, bullfrogs, snapping turtles and diamondback terrapins. These seasons are in place to ensure that hunting activities are conducted responsibly and do not interfere with the protection of game species in Delaware. The regulations also help to prevent over-harvesting of wildlife populations.