DNREC Updates Delaware Hunting Regulations After State Supreme Court Ruling on Hunters Age Requirement

DNREC updates Delaware hunting regulations after state Supreme Court ruling on hunters age requirement

Delaware hunting regulations have been updated to once again require some hunters ages 18 to 20 to be directly supervised when using certain firearms. This comes after a state Supreme Court ruling that overturned a lower court's decision to allow those hunters to hunt unsupervised.

DNREC updates hunting regulations regarding direct supervision for younger hunters

DNREC has updated Delaware hunting regulations concerning direct supervision impacting 18- to 20-year-old hunters after a state Supreme Court ruling struck down an earlier state Superior Court decision that had allowed hunters 18 to 20 years of age to hunt without direct supervision when using a range of hunting firearms.