Attention Delaware Hunters: Use caution when hunting migratory birds on crop-damaged fields
From a press release issued by DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement - Many crops, especially corn, were damaged or flattened by rain and wind from Hurricane Irene and other late summer severe weather events and cannot be harvested. Under federal law, if these crops that have not been harvested have been mowed, disked or otherwise manipulated, these fields are considered baited areas and cannot be legally hunted for waterfowl and other migratory birds that would be attracted to the crops for food.