Contact: Ken Reynolds, Wildlife Program Manager, phone: (302) 735-3601
or Joanna Wilson, Public Affairs, phone: (302) 739-9902

New Fees Announced for Using Duck Blinds and Deer Stands in State Wildlife Areas Requiring Hunting Permits

Due to the passage into law of House Bill 108, all hunters who wish to use an established duck blind or deer stand provided by the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife in state wildlife areas which require a permit to hunt will pay a $10 per day user fee. License exempt, disabled and youth hunters are not exempt from paying these fees.

Augustine, Cedar Swamp, Woodland Beach, Little Creek, Ted Harvey and Assawoman state wildlife areas require hunting permits. Only those hunters who are selected by the pre-season or daily lottery to hunt will need a permit.

Hunting permits can be purchased for the $10 deer stand/duck blind user fee at stores statewide that sell hunting licenses or at the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s main office at 89 Kings Highway in Dover. Permits will not be sold at check stations nor are they available online.

Permits must be turned in at the appropriate check station when hunters are assigned a deer stand or duck blind. One permit is needed per day to use a deer stand or duck blind, regardless of the number of hunters in the blind. Permits have no expiration date and can be transferred to another person, but unused permits are non-refundable.

For more information, please call the DNREC Wildlife Section at 302-739-9912. More information on hunting in Delaware is also available online at www.fw.delaware.gov/Fisheries/Hunting+license+FAQs.htm.  For a list of stores statewide that sell hunting licenses, please visit www.fw.delaware.gov/Info/LicenseAgents.htm.
 

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