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Spring turkey hunting takes dedication — and a game plan

April 3, 2009

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), photographe...
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With recent estimates placing the size of the Delaware wild turkey flock around 4,000 birds, more first-time turkey hunters are taking to the Delaware woods each spring in pursuit of gobblers.

Although few have seen them, Delaware absolutely has eastern wild turkeys. Thanks to efforts by the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and neighboring states, wild turkeys were re-introduced to Delaware in 1984. Once thought to be gone from Delaware forever, wild turkeys now inhabit forested areas and agricultural fields in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties. Read more

Turkey hunting: The lowdown on leftover permits

February 25, 2009

The Department of Natural Resources, to avoid the bottlenecks of the last several years, is changing the way in which leftover spring turkey permits will be sold.

The DNR has completed the lottery drawing to award permits to successful applicants for the 2009 season, which begins April 15. Read more