October 2011 Hunting Updates
I tried a little duck hunting spot in southern New Castle County and had shots at a pair of wood ducks. I bagged the beautiful drake pictured below.
I tried a little duck hunting spot in southern New Castle County and had shots at a pair of wood ducks. I bagged the beautiful drake pictured below.
With deer seasons upon us, DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters that there is a new toll-free phone number and web site address to access the deer registration system. This phone and internet system is also required to obtain a Harvest Information Program (HIP) Number, a License Exempt Number (LEN) and a Snow Goose Conservation Order Permit Number.
Beating the early season heat, I left the woods at 9:30 a.m. and returned around 4:30 p.m. for an afternoon hunt. Thinking for sure the fawn would be gone after seven hours, I returned to my morning spot. As I backed myself into the poke bushes, the nearly invisible fawn stood up from its hiding spot and stared at me again. I quickly grabbed my iPhone and filmed the fawn as it walked directly to me. When the fawn was within 6 feet of me, it shook its head, stomped a few times, and returned to its hiding spot.
Here's another video of the fawn that walked up to me while bowhunting in Delaware on Saturday 9/10.
I was in the Delaware deer woods by 5:15 AM today, and I was glad I opted for an early hunt. While I didn't harvest a deer, I had multiple opportunities.
I just pulled my memory card from one of my suburban game cameras near Middletown, Delaware. Out of 22 photos, only two of them showed deer near my stand during legal hunting hours.
When pursuing Delaware doves, maximize your harvest chances by observing the doves' feeding habits in the areas you plan to hunt. Doves usually feed early in the day, so they will leave their roosts in the morning in search of feeding areas. Set up in a tree line on the edge of a field where the doves will feed, and wait them out. Be sure to set up in a location where you will be presented with good shots as the doves fly to or from the field. Keep in mind their flight angles, and try to set up where the birds will be swooping down or taking flight so that they are within effective range.
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