Delaware

There is plenty of Whitetail Deer in Delaware, and they can be seen everywhere. The best time to see them is early in the morning or late in the evening when feeding. With high agricultural productivity from corn and soybeans, Delaware bucks frequently grow impressive heavy antlers.

The sika deer is a medium-sized deer with a black or dark brown coat and grows 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder. They weigh 50 to 100 pounds with faint white parallel dots on their backs and a white rump. Males have a shaggy, black neck mane and compact multi-tined antlers, thriving in marshy wetlands and tidal phragmites.

Gray squirrels are common animals in Delaware, small in size with bushy tails. Inhabiting oak, beech, and loblolly pine stands, they feed on acorns and nuts across the state.

Adult coyotes generally weigh 20 to 45 pounds. They have straight, pointed ears and a bushy tail, having naturally expanded across agricultural corridors and woodlots.

The wild turkey is a large, plump bird with a broad rounded tail, elongated legs, and iridescent feathers, flourishing in mixed pine-hardwood forests and crop edges throughout Sussex and Kent counties.