The open season during which it shall be lawful to catch, kill or pursue or attempt to catch, kill or pursue muskrat, or to hunt red fox by chase only shall, respectively, be as follows, including, in each instance, the days defining the open season:
(1) Muskrat. In New Castle County, December 1 to March 10, next following, but in embanked meadows or marshes in New Castle County, the open season shall be from December 1 to March 20, next following; in Kent and Sussex Counties, December 15 to March 15, next following.
(2) Red fox. October 1 to April 30, next following, red fox hunting whenever so permitted and whether occurring on public or private lands as provided herein, shall be permitted by chase only from 1/2 hour before sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset. Red fox hunting shall be permitted only on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday during such time when it is lawful to take deer with a firearm or archery. However, red fox shall not be hunted by chase at all during deer hunting season that takes place in October, November or December. Notwithstanding the foregoing, red fox may be killed in accordance with § 788 of this title. The Division of Fish and Wildlife shall determine those public lands that are available for fox hunting by chase during any deer hunting season. From January through April, fox hunting by chase during deer hunting season shall be permissible on private lands only on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday if the owner of the private land has authorized such hunting to occur thereon.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 7. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 705. Visiting traps within 24-hour periods; killing of trapped animals.
§ 707. Hunting or shooting from motor vehicle, boats or farm machinery prohibited; penalty.
§ 708. Loaded firearms prohibited in or on motor vehicles, motorboats or farm machinery.
§ 709. Hours for hunting; federal laws and regulations; prohibitions and exceptions.
§ 710. Use of silencer on gun; penalty.
§ 711. Hunting with automatic-loading gun prohibited; penalty.
§ 712. Prohibition against Sunday hunting.
§ 713. Fire regulations; penalty.
§ 715. Possession of protected wildlife; prohibitions.
§ 716. Hunting, fishing or trapping without a license; penalties.
§ 717. Frightening or harassing migratory birds; penalties.
§ 718. Requiring wearing of hunter orange in the hunting of deer; violation and penalty.
§ 719. Discharge of firearms on or near public roads and public rights-of-way; penalty.
§ 720. Conditional permits for disabled persons.
§ 721. Killer, body-gripping traps.
§ 722. Prohibition against use of lights; penalties.
§ 723. Hunting or trapping in safety zones; penalty.
§ 724. Wilful obstruction or impeding of lawful hunting, fishing or trapping activities.