Ryan,

I am a Delaware native. Believe it or not, there is some good hunting to be had. The trouble is finding ground to hunt on. The state's deer herd was supposed to have around 30,000 animals as of a year or two ago, if I remember correctly. The total archery kill per season is usually well under a thousand. There are some nice bucks taken each year as well, especially in the southern part of the state. The geography in the north is rolling hills with lots of suburbs being built and only the occasional farm interspersed- it is very hard to find ground to hunt upstate, but the deer densities are really thick because of the decreasing habitat- lots of deer with the possibility of some very nice bucks, but like I said, getting access to where they live is hard in that area. The biggest bucks are usually found downstate, because it is easier to find land to hunt them on. This part of the state is very flat, and is predominantly agriculturally inclined. There are more possibilities for finding ground to hunt on here- several larger state forests and a few WMA's, as well as the possibilities of finding farms to hunt on and/or hopping on a lease with a few guys affordably. I don't know if you do any gun hunting, but the season in DE is only a week long, but they schedule it nicely so it coincides with the rut. (nicely for gun hunters, thought you might be interested to know that either way)

Hope that helps.
Jon