Read These Excerpts from
Hunting The First State: A Guide to Delaware Hunting
“From Brandywine Creek State Park and the backyards of Greenville in New Castle County through Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Kent County and Redden State Forest and Assawoman Wildlife Area in Sussex County, Delaware sportsmen have traversed marshy bottoms, endured swarming mosquitoes, braved poison ivy vines as thick as broom handles, and laughed in the face of pelting ice storms to pursue Delaware’s biggest hunting prize — the elusive white-tailed deer.”
“I had my doubts about hunting near buck scrapes until I witnessed firsthand a buck go berserk when I made a mock scrape next to his. I erroneously thought that bucks would make scrapes every so often, then possibly come back to refresh them once or twice. I had no idea that some bucks actually guard their scrapes!”
“One of the most common questions I hear is “Where can I find turkeys in Delaware?” Seasoned Delaware turkey hunters and bird watchers alike have pretty good ideas of the locations where turkeys frequent, but many novice hunters don’t even know where to begin searching. After all, if you are not actively looking for wild turkeys, they can be pretty tough to spot.”
“In recent years I have found a new wingshooting favorite in Delaware—woodcock. Woodcock, or timberdoodles as they are sometimes called, are a frequently overlooked gamebird that are pursued by relatively few Delaware hunters.”
“With coyotes (and coyote hunting seasons) in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland, it was only a matter of time before they migrated to Delaware’s fields and marshes. I have heard about coyote sightings in Delaware since the early 1990s, and I know an injured coyote was captured near the Delaware Memorial Bridge around 2004. However, I now have absolute proof that coyotes inhabit Delaware.”
“One of the greatest things about crow hunting is that you can create your own hotspots! If you are not lucky enough to find a major crow roost on land where you have permission to hunt, you can use the crow’s territorial and defensive nature to lure him in.”
“During their migrations, ducks bound for their southerly wintering grounds stop to rest and feed in almost all of Delaware’s public hunting locations, but they can be found in great numbers in the fields, ponds, and estuaries of Prime Hook and Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuges. ”