Spring Turkey Season Hunting Permit Lottery

The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife conducts an annual lottery to issue permits to allow hunters to hunt turkeys on state wildlife areas during the spring wild turkey hunting season, which runs from April 11 to May 10 in 2026.

Turkeys are no longer registered at in-person check stations. All registration is online through the Digital DNREC system or by calling 1-855-DEL-HUNT.

These permits allow a hunter to harvest a wild turkey in a specific state wildlife area during a specific week-long segment of the season.

Season Segments
Segment A: April 11 – 17
Segment B: April 18 – 24
Segment C: April 25 – May 1
Segment D: May 2 – May 10

Permit applications for the 2026 season were due by Jan. 6, and hunters had to submit separate applications for State Wildlife Areas and National Wildlife Refuge Turkey Hunts and Delaware State Forest Turkey Hunts. Submission requirements are listed on each application.

In early January, all valid applicants were entered into the lottery and assigned a random number for the permit drawing. Permits are issued, based on draw number, from lowest to highest, until there are no remaining permits. Hunters successful in drawing a permit are mailed permit letters indicating the wildlife area and season segment that was awarded, along with a survey to be returned at the conclusion of the season.

Permits awarded are also listed below.

2026 Spring Turkey Hunting Lottery Results

For the 2026 season, 992 valid applications were entered into the lottery. There were 540 permits available. Applicants included 869 Delaware residents, and 123 non-residents representing 22 states. Permits were issued to 481 Delaware hunters (89.1%) and 59 non-resident hunters (10.9%) representing 14 states.

Permits Awarded in 2026, by License or LEN Number

Permits awarded are listed below by season segment and by license or LEN number. Use text search tools such as ctrl-F or command-F to search for your license or LEN number.

Permits Awarded for Season Segment A

Season segment A runs from April 11 through April 17, 2026.

License / LEN	Wildlife Area	Segment
000126	Cedar Swamp	A
000131	Woodland Beach	A
000401	IFL – Laurel	A
000409	Norman G Wilder	A
000610	Cedar Swamp	A
000626	Nanticoke	A
000867	Milford Neck	A
000982	Little Creek	A
000987	Assawoman	A
001204	Milford Neck	A
001218	Ted Harvey	A
001226	Woodland Beach	A
001256	Little Creek	A
001468	Midlands	A
001513	Tappahanna	A
001566	Bombay Hook NWR	A
001657	C&D Canal	A
001690	Norman G Wilder	A
001701	Midlands	A
001707	Prime Hook	A
001802	Eagles Nest	A
001821	Blackiston	A
001844	Norman G Wilder	A
001986	Prime Hook NWR	A
002125	Midlands	A
002131	Eagles Nest	A
002157	Nanticoke	A
002184	IFL – Laurel	A
002296	Eagles Nest	A
002336	C&D Canal	A
002363	Ted Harvey	A
002376	Norman G Wilder	A
002398	Woodland Beach	A
002477	Norman G Wilder	A
002496	Little Creek	A
002531	Prime Hook NWR	A
002534	Prime Hook NWR	A
002573	Norman G Wilder	A
002608	Blackiston	A
002619	IFL – Laurel	A
002797	Augustine	A
002853	Assawoman	A
002903	Tappahanna	A
002928	Midlands	A
002979	Midlands	A
003012	Bombay Hook NWR	A
003606	IFL – Barr Complex	A
003614	Milford Neck	A
003687	Bombay Hook NWR	A
003705	Tappahanna	A
003753	Tappahanna	A
003783	Augustine	A
003920	Norman G Wilder	A
004032	Eagles Nest	A
004095	Milford Neck	A
004312	Midlands	A
004555	Old Furnace	A
004562	Midlands	A
004719	Nanticoke	A
004827	Bombay Hook NWR	A
004924	Eagles Nest	A
004970	Assawoman	A
005003	Prime Hook	A
005225	Prime Hook	A
005305	Little Creek	A
005317	Cedar Swamp	A
005344	Midlands	A
005484	Old Furnace	A

License / LEN	Wildlife Area	Segment
005485	Milford Neck	A
005662	Nanticoke	A
005762	Nanticoke	A
005777	Assawoman	A
005813	Eagles Nest	A
005835	Ted Harvey	A
005931	Milford Neck	A
005954	Cedar Swamp	A
006152	Old Furnace	A
006428	Old Furnace	A
006464	Little Creek	A
006531	IFL – Laurel	A
006876	Augustine	A
007338	Milford Neck	A
007637	Nanticoke	A
007726	Norman G Wilder	A
007995	Nanticoke	A
008250	Blackiston	A
008254	Bombay Hook NWR	A
008473	Woodland Beach	A
009115	Marshy Hope	A
009260	Midlands	A
009826	IFL – Barr Complex	A
009989	Marshy Hope	A
010108	C&D Canal	A
010284	Marshy Hope	A
010679	Midlands	A
010726	Augustine	A
010875	IFL – Laurel	A
010979	Marshy Hope	A
011079	C&D Canal	A
011770	IFL – Barr Complex	A
012322	Nanticoke	A
012335	Old Furnace	A
012653	Old Furnace	A
015229	Midlands	A
015268	Norman G Wilder	A
015311	Marshy Hope	A
015737	Nanticoke	A
015740	Nanticoke	A
015763	Old Furnace	A
015777	Milford Neck	A
015787	Eagles Nest	A
015799	Norman G Wilder	A
700019	Ted Harvey	A
700059	Prime Hook NWR	A
700098	IFL – Barr Complex	A
700137	Blackiston	A
700259	Blackiston	A
700390	Prime Hook NWR	A
700447	IFL – Barr Complex	A
700488	Cedar Swamp	A
700505	C&D Canal	A
700600	Little Creek	A
700625	Milford Neck	A
700669	Nanticoke	A
700673	C&D Canal	A
700703	Woodland Beach	A
700795	Assawoman	A
700806	Ted Harvey	A
701883	Little Creek	A
702160	Eagles Nest	A
703090	Old Furnace	A
703269	Midlands	A
704536	Midlands	A
015815	Midlands	A
015821	IFL – Barr Complex	A

Permits Awarded for Season Segment B

Season segment B runs from April 18 through April 24, 2026.

License / LEN	Wildlife Area	Segment
000330	Midlands	B
000354	Tappahanna	B
000369	Cedar Swamp	B
000400	Tappahanna	B
000456	IFL – Barr Complex	B
000524	Norman G Wilder	B
000545	Tappahanna	B
000696	IFL – Barr Complex	B
000704	Prime Hook NWR	B
000727	Milford Neck	B
000928	Bombay Hook NWR	B
000936	Eagles Nest	B
000941	Little Creek	B
001252	Nanticoke	B
001318	Assawoman	B
001335	Augustine	B
001374	Midlands	B
001388	Midlands	B
001456	Assawoman	B
001458	Prime Hook NWR	B
001470	IFL – Laurel	B
001578	Nanticoke	B
001634	Ted Harvey	B
001649	Midlands	B
001655	Little Creek	B
001672	Prime Hook	B
001807	Marshy Hope	B
002016	C&D Canal	B
002100	IFL – Laurel	B
002126	Little Creek	B
002190	Augustine	B
002290	Bombay Hook NWR	B
002375	Prime Hook	B
002416	Bombay Hook NWR	B
002422	Little Creek	B
002427	Nanticoke	B
002469	Norman G Wilder	B
002537	Augustine	B
002542	Ted Harvey	B
002547	Milford Neck	B
002592	Nanticoke	B
002696	Old Furnace	B
002712	Assawoman	B
002720	Midlands	B
002827	Midlands	B
002888	Old Furnace	B
002969	Norman G Wilder	B
002971	Norman G Wilder	B
002983	Blackiston	B
002995	Norman G Wilder	B
003053	Blackiston	B
003069	C&D Canal	B
003074	Milford Neck	B
003249	Little Creek	B
003395	Eagles Nest	B
003477	Little Creek	B
003517	Midlands	B
003526	IFL – Laurel	B
003720	Ted Harvey	B
003764	Bombay Hook NWR	B
003857	Cedar Swamp	B
004154	Cedar Swamp	B
004224	Milford Neck	B
004229	Prime Hook NWR	B
004624	Norman G Wilder	B
004627	Norman G Wilder	B
004685	Nanticoke	B
004804	Blackiston	B

License / LEN	Wildlife Area	Segment
004813	Bombay Hook NWR	B
004843	Ted Harvey	B
004985	Nanticoke	B
005027	Eagles Nest	B
005151	Woodland Beach	B
005307	Milford Neck	B
005715	Eagles Nest	B
005993	Marshy Hope	B
006055	Milford Neck	B
006071	IFL – Barr Complex	B
006117	Norman G Wilder	B
006195	Old Furnace	B
006297	Marshy Hope	B
006342	Prime Hook NWR	B
006399	Old Furnace	B
006529	C&D Canal	B
006593	Midlands	B
006653	Milford Neck	B
006844	C&D Canal	B
006888	Eagles Nest	B
006998	Nanticoke	B
007161	Marshy Hope	B
007502	Norman G Wilder	B
007880	Midlands	B
008160	Milford Neck	B
008610	Woodland Beach	B
008676	Eagles Nest	B
008678	IFL – Laurel	B
009694	Augustine	B
009767	Milford Neck	B
009772	Blackiston	B
009840	Woodland Beach	B
010264	Old Furnace	B
010288	Prime Hook NWR	B
010314	Nanticoke	B
010674	C&D Canal	B
011103	Cedar Swamp	B
011634	Nanticoke	B
012854	C&D Canal	B
014115	IFL – Barr Complex	B
014446	Midlands	B
014573	Woodland Beach	B
014661	Cedar Swamp	B
015059	Tappahanna	B
015310	IFL – Barr Complex	B
015739	Midlands	B
015741	Assawoman	B
015780	Nanticoke	B
015784	Old Furnace	B
700067	Ted Harvey	B
700108	Midlands	B
700154	Midlands	B
700242	Midlands	B
700465	Old Furnace	B
700527	Nanticoke	B
700932	IFL – Laurel	B
701211	Eagles Nest	B
701555	IFL – Barr Complex	B
701741	Assawoman	B
701786	Old Furnace	B
702454	Little Creek	B
702526	Eagles Nest	B
703016	Blackiston	B
703132	Norman G Wilder	B
703171	Marshy Hope	B
703353	Woodland Beach	B
005802	Prime Hook	B

Permits Awarded for Season Segment C

Season segment C runs from April 25 through May 1, 2026.

License / LEN	Wildlife Area	Segment
000076	Midlands	C
000101	Marshy Hope	C
000326	Assawoman	C
000382	Marshy Hope	C
000541	Norman G Wilder	C
000688	Little Creek	C
000713	Milford Neck	C
000868	Milford Neck	C
000980	Norman G Wilder	C
001217	Prime Hook NWR	C
001330	IFL – Laurel	C
001389	IFL – Barr Complex	C
001435	IFL – Laurel	C
001469	Augustine	C
001498	C&D Canal	C
001521	Midlands	C
001580	Prime Hook	C
001623	Eagles Nest	C
001628	Nanticoke	C
001710	Midlands	C
001992	Little Creek	C
002059	Cedar Swamp	C
002306	C&D Canal	C
002435	Bombay Hook NWR	C
002437	Tappahanna	C
002485	Tappahanna	C
002545	Old Furnace	C
002669	Woodland Beach	C
002700	Blackiston	C
002728	Midlands	C
002729	Old Furnace	C
002889	Ted Harvey	C
002911	Blackiston	C
002930	Bombay Hook NWR	C
003055	Milford Neck	C
003103	Eagles Nest	C
003129	Milford Neck	C
003202	Tappahanna	C
003278	Bombay Hook NWR	C
003303	Eagles Nest	C
003377	Norman G Wilder	C
003382	Midlands	C
003694	Norman G Wilder	C
003951	Midlands	C
004014	Eagles Nest	C
004025	Midlands	C
004143	Nanticoke	C
004157	Old Furnace	C
004176	Nanticoke	C
004401	Old Furnace	C
004552	Old Furnace	C
004617	Assawoman	C
004631	Little Creek	C
004636	Milford Neck	C
004726	Blackiston	C
004736	Prime Hook NWR	C
004810	Prime Hook	C
004834	Blackiston	C
005210	Milford Neck	C
005221	Prime Hook NWR	C
005267	Milford Neck	C
005479	Eagles Nest	C
005531	Norman G Wilder	C
005606	Nanticoke	C
005654	Nanticoke	C
005712	Augustine	C
005910	Assawoman	C
005915	Nanticoke	C

License / LEN	Wildlife Area	Segment
005926	C&D Canal	C
006001	Bombay Hook NWR	C
006232	Ted Harvey	C
006499	Little Creek	C
006922	Woodland Beach	C
007007	Woodland Beach	C
007013	Norman G Wilder	C
007057	IFL – Laurel	C
007273	Cedar Swamp	C
007275	Norman G Wilder	C
007423	Nanticoke	C
007485	Little Creek	C
007516	Marshy Hope	C
007809	Assawoman	C
007918	Assawoman	C
007994	IFL – Barr Complex	C
008071	Midlands	C
008133	Midlands	C
008215	Old Furnace	C
008280	Eagles Nest	C
008428	Midlands	C
009116	IFL – Barr Complex	C
009128	Augustine	C
009178	C&D Canal	C
009236	IFL – Barr Complex	C
009306	Marshy Hope	C
009703	Ted Harvey	C
009765	Prime Hook NWR	C
010427	Midlands	C
010494	Milford Neck	C
010880	IFL – Laurel	C
011146	Nanticoke	C
011315	Marshy Hope	C
012528	Eagles Nest	C
013730	Ted Harvey	C
014239	Prime Hook NWR	C
014616	C&D Canal	C
014778	Cedar Swamp	C
015042	Eagles Nest	C
015323	Nanticoke	C
015368	Midlands	C
015370	Cedar Swamp	C
015743	Old Furnace	C
015783	Blackiston	C
015789	Midlands	C
700152	Old Furnace	C
700279	Midlands	C
700373	Augustine	C
700437	IFL – Barr Complex	C
700606	C&D Canal	C
700679	IFL – Barr Complex	C
700707	Norman G Wilder	C
700784	Bombay Hook NWR	C
700873	Little Creek	C
700886	Ted Harvey	C
700941	IFL – Laurel	C
701542	Tappahanna	C
701604	Norman G Wilder	C
701926	Little Creek	C
702431	Nanticoke	C
702467	Cedar Swamp	C
703185	Nanticoke	C
703275	Woodland Beach	C
703550	Norman G Wilder	C
704471	Prime Hook	C
704532	Woodland Beach	C
704557	Milford Neck	C

Permits Awarded for Season Segment D

Season segment D runs from May 2 through May 10, 2026.

License / LEN	Wildlife Area	Segment
000117	Midlands	D
000701	IFL – Laurel	D
000904	Milford Neck	D
001239	Old Furnace	D
001241	Midlands	D
001273	Bombay Hook NWR	D
001276	Midlands	D
001449	Norman G Wilder	D
001488	Bombay Hook NWR	D
001535	Nanticoke	D
001562	IFL – Barr Complex	D
001606	C&D Canal	D
001881	Old Furnace	D
001916	IFL – Laurel	D
001921	IFL – Laurel	D
002177	Bombay Hook NWR	D
002275	Cedar Swamp	D
002374	Midlands	D
002405	Norman G Wilder	D
002478	Little Creek	D
002480	Prime Hook NWR	D
002690	Marshy Hope	D
002734	Marshy Hope	D
002852	Bombay Hook NWR	D
002872	Ted Harvey	D
002883	Prime Hook NWR	D
002937	Norman G Wilder	D
002944	Blackiston	D
002955	Ted Harvey	D
002982	Blackiston	D
002984	Eagles Nest	D
003002	Woodland Beach	D
003026	Eagles Nest	D
003134	Milford Neck	D
003163	Blackiston	D
003317	Norman G Wilder	D
003516	IFL – Barr Complex	D
003536	Nanticoke	D
003554	Milford Neck	D
003582	Midlands	D
003661	Midlands	D
003696	Milford Neck	D
003713	Woodland Beach	D
003726	Ted Harvey	D
003728	Woodland Beach	D
003925	Old Furnace	D
004052	Ted Harvey	D
004223	Milford Neck	D
004249	Prime Hook	D
004352	Old Furnace	D
004366	Prime Hook NWR	D
004486	Old Furnace	D
004537	Midlands	D
004625	Norman G Wilder	D
004646	Norman G Wilder	D
004821	Assawoman	D
004850	Midlands	D
005162	Cedar Swamp	D
005269	C&D Canal	D
005300	IFL – Barr Complex	D
005580	C&D Canal	D
005738	Little Creek	D
005741	Prime Hook NWR	D
005846	Prime Hook	D
005862	Cedar Swamp	D
005907	Tappahanna	D
005911	Eagles Nest	D
006151	Midlands	D

License / LEN	Wildlife Area	Segment
006252	Marshy Hope	D
006346	C&D Canal	D
006429	IFL – Laurel	D
006501	Little Creek	D
006551	Bombay Hook NWR	D
006552	Milford Neck	D
006729	Nanticoke	D
006746	Norman G Wilder	D
006866	Cedar Swamp	D
007247	Midlands	D
007276	Norman G Wilder	D
007545	Milford Neck	D
007584	Little Creek	D
007608	Assawoman	D
007804	Midlands	D
007830	Little Creek	D
007853	Marshy Hope	D
007871	Eagles Nest	D
009119	Nanticoke	D
009141	Blackiston	D
009420	Nanticoke	D
009634	Nanticoke	D
009750	Marshy Hope	D
009762	Woodland Beach	D
010026	Old Furnace	D
010069	Nanticoke	D
010071	IFL – Barr Complex	D
010358	IFL – Barr Complex	D
010520	Nanticoke	D
010566	Midlands	D
010753	Old Furnace	D
011056	Nanticoke	D
011085	C&D Canal	D
011232	Eagles Nest	D
011384	Eagles Nest	D
011505	Assawoman	D
012321	Nanticoke	D
012661	Tappahanna	D
013725	IFL – Laurel	D
014445	Tappahanna	D
014450	Assawoman	D
014535	Blackiston	D
014817	Midlands	D
015021	Little Creek	D
015359	Milford Neck	D
015391	Norman G Wilder	D
015757	Prime Hook	D
700110	Prime Hook NWR	D
700221	Nanticoke	D
700318	Midlands	D
700321	Eagles Nest	D
700412	Ted Harvey	D
700624	Little Creek	D
700674	Augustine	D
700930	Tappahanna	D
700970	Augustine	D
701096	Woodland Beach	D
701115	C&D Canal	D
701280	Milford Neck	D
702679	Augustine	D
703059	Augustine	D
703322	Old Furnace	D
703352	Eagles Nest	D
703680	Assawoman	D
704241	Norman G Wilder	D
704488	IFL – Barr Complex	D
801346	Cedar Swamp	D