Delaware wildlife management zones
The wildlife management zones of Delaware (deer zones), from DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife via FirstMap (state GIS)'s public map service. Pick a unit to see its boundary, legal shooting light for the week and the maps that cover it.
General big-game shooting hours in Delaware: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. Turkey, waterfowl, some public lands and opening days can differ.
18 wildlife management zones
- Wildlife Management Zone 1A (All land north of the line created beginning at the Delaware Memorial Bridge and)
- Wildlife Management Zone 1B (All land south of the line created beginning at the Delaware Memorial Bridge and)
- Wildlife Management Zone 2 (Land bordered north by C&D Canal, south by Route 6, east by Route 13, and west b)
- Wildlife Management Zone 3 (Land bordered north by the C&D Canal, south by Route 6, east by the Delaware Riv)
- Wildlife Management Zone 4 (Land bordered north by Route 6, south by Route 8, east by Route 13, and west by )
- Wildlife Management Zone 5 (Land bordered north by Route 6, south by Road 18, east by Delaware Bay, and west)
- Wildlife Management Zone 6 (Land bordered north by Route 8, south by Route 12, east by Routes 13 and 113, an)
- Wildlife Management Zone 7 (Land bordered north by Route 12, south by Route 16, east by Route 13, and west b)
- Wildlife Management Zone 8 (Land bordered north by intersection of Routes 13 and 113, south by Route 16, eas)
- Wildlife Management Zone 9 (Land bordered north by Road 18, south by Route 1, east by Delaware Bay and Atlan)
- Wildlife Management Zone 10 (Land bordered north by Route 16, south by Route 20, east by Route 13, and west b)
- Wildlife Management Zone 11 (Land bordered north by Route 16, south by Route 9, east by Route 113 and west by)
- Wildlife Management Zone 12 (Land bordered north by intersection of Routes 113 and 1, south by Route 9, east )
- Wildlife Management Zone 13 (Land bordered north by Route 20, south by Maryland State Line, east by Route 13,)
- Wildlife Management Zone 14 (Land bordered north by Route 9, south by Route 24, east by Route 113, and south )
- Wildlife Management Zone 15 (Land bordered north by Route 9, south by south shore of Indian River Bay, east b)
- Wildlife Management Zone 16 (Land bordered north by Route 24, south by Maryland State Line, east by Route 113)
- Wildlife Management Zone 17 (Land bordered north by Indian River Bay, south by the Maryland State Line, east )
Unit boundaries: DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife via FirstMap (state GIS) (source and terms). Cartahaven is not affiliated with or endorsed by the agency. Units change with each season's regulations, and the legal boundary description in the regulations is what counts.