Gov. John Carney then announced the release of the additional 1,000 permits in late March.
Where you can pick up a voucher and how many will be available
Brandywine Creek State Park: Hawk Watch parking lot – 150 vouchers
Lums Pond State Park: Area 1 Day Use area – 125 vouchers
Killens Pond State Park: Waterpark parking lot – 125 vouchers
Cape Henlopen State Park: Main beach parking lot – 250 vouchers
Delaware Seashore State Park: South Inlet Day Use Area parking lot – 250 available
Trap Pond State Park: Day use area parking lot – 100 vouchers
Note: No annual or lifetime pass sales will be handled at these six state parks April 14.
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Managed Deer Hunt at Brandywine Creek State Park Canceled
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that the afternoon managed deer hunt scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Brandywine Creek State Park has been canceled. The park office will open at noon Wednesday.
The Dec. 16 morning managed shotgun hunt will proceed as scheduled with an on-site lottery for pin and stand sites at the Hawk Watch pavilion at 5 a.m. Those interested in entering the lottery must arrive by 4:30 a.m. to register.
Managed hunting is a highly organized effort to reduce the local deer population in urban areas. Currently, managed hunts are coordinated by both the Division of Fish and Wildlife and the Division of Parks and Recreation on county owned and State Park lands, respectively.
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Male Magnificent Frigatebird. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Dennis Forney December 11, 2020
There are days when hawks, eagles and other birds of prey fly fast and furious over the Hawk Watch platform atop an oceanfront bunker in Cape Henlopen State Park. And then there are days when dense fog and rain make spotting southerly migrating hawks just about impossible.
This year’s Hawk Watch season, running annually from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30, brought both conditions. It’s a serious endeavor. Volunteers and one professional birder, coordinated by Delaware Ornithological Society, mount the steep steps to the observation platform seven days a week. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. they scan the skies with bare eyes and binoculars. They carefully record and report each sighting to DOS, and maintain a whiteboard at the platform showing species and numbers.