Public Hunting Areas

The following areas are open to public hunting. The key to the left specifies what type of hunting is permitted. Special stamps and permits are needed when hunting some species. Consult season descriptions for the species you are hunting. Consult page 12 for firearms restrictions. Some portions of these properties may be closed to hunting. Obey all postings. Maps for many of these areas are available on the DEEP website at www.ct.gov/deep/HuntingAreaMaps. It is recommended that you check the Public Hunting Area Map on the DEEP website for the most current hunting area information as changes or updates may occur after this guide is printed. Access: Public hunting areas marked by an asterisk (*) have notes at the end of this section. Important notes are highlighted in red.

Western Connecticut - Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, & New Haven Counties ● Hunting Permitted ▲ Designated Fall Deer/Turkey Bowhunting Only Area  Archery ONLY ▲/● or /● Some Sections Open to Archery ONLY (see map) AB No-Lottery A and B Seasons ✱ Special Conditions Apply B No-Lottery B Season Only ❍ Daily/Season Permit Required (see page 36) F Fall Firearms Turkey Hunting ONLY (▲ and  areas are open for archery hunting during the shotgun and muzzleloader deer seasons) Small Game Waterfowl Pheasants Fall Archery Deer/Turkey Firearms Turkey Fall and Spring Deer Muzzleloader Deer Lottery Area # No-Lottery # Deer Shotgun WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, STATE FORESTS, AND STATE PARKS CODE TOWN(S) ACRES ● ● ▲ ● ● 62 Aldo Leopold WMA 308 Southbury 553 ● ● ● ● ● AB Algonquin State Forest 201 Colebrook 1,198 ● ● ● ● ● AB American Legion State Forest 202 Barkhamsted 1,185 ▲ Barber Pond WMA 203 Bloomfield, Windsor 70 ● ▲ Bennett’s Pond State Park 309 Ridgefield 460 ● ● ▲/● ● ● 27A B Camp Columbia State Forest (Includes Deer Bowhunting Only areas - see map) 207 Morris 600 ● ● ▲ ● Cedar Swamp WMA 208 New Hartford, Torrington 268 56 Centennial Watershed State Forest 310 Easton, Weston 3,479 ● ● ● ● ● AB Centennial Watershed State Forest (Canaan Block) 209 Canaan 164 ▲ Centennial Watershed State Forest - Monroe Parcel (Hattertown Rd.) 310 Monroe 35 ▲ Centennial Watershed State Forest (formerly Bpt. Hydr.) - Shelton Parcel 311 Shelton 102 ● Charles E. Wheeler WMA 312 Stratford, Milford, Orange 625 ▲ Collis P. Huntington State Park 313 Bethel, Newtown, Redding 1,031 ● ● East River Marsh WMA 314 Guilford 249 ● ● ▲ ● East Swamp WMA 315 Bethel 76 ● ● ▲ East Twin Lakes Water Access Area 211 Salisbury 99 ● ● ▲ ● Enders State Forest (Worthen Parcel ONLY) 332 Granby 352 ▲ George C. Waldo State Park 316 Southbury 149 ● ● ● ● ● ● AB Goshen WMA 213 Goshen 965 ● Great Harbor WMA 317 Guilford 176 ● ● ● ▲ ● Housatonic River WMA 215 Kent 490 ● ● ● ● ● AB Housatonic State Forest 216 Sharon, etc. 11,284 ● ● ▲ ● John A. Minetto State Park 217 Torrington 576 ● ● ● ● ● AB Mattatuck State Forest 219 Watertown 4,491  ▲  Mohawk State Forest - Clark Pond Tract - ARCHERY ONLY 341 Cornwall 120 ● ● ● ● ● 63 Mohawk State Forest - Ziegler/Johnson Tract 342 Goshen 302 ▲ Mount Riga State Park 222 Salisbury 301 ● ● ● ● ● AB Nassahegon State Forest 223 Burlington 1,140 ● ● ● ● ● ● AB Naugatuck State Forest 319 Oxford, Beacon Falls, etc. 4,175 ● ● ▲ ● Naugatuck State Forest (Great Hill Block) 320 Seymour 238 ● ▲/● ● ● 28 Naugatuck State Forest*(Quillinan Reservoir Block) (Includes Deer Bowhunting Only areas) 321 Ansonia, Seymour 581 ● ● ● ● ● AB Nepaug State Forest 224 New Hartford 1,364 ● ● ▲ ● Newgate WMA 225 East Granby 425 ● ● Nod Brook WMA Closed during field trials -Dog Training Area 226 Avon, Simsbury 125 ● ● ● ● ● AB Paugnut State Forest 229 Torrington 1,701 ● ● ▲/● ● ● AB Paugussett State Forest (Includes Deer Bowhunting Only areas - see map) 322 Newtown 2,102 ● ● ● ● ● AB Peoples State Forest 230 Barkhamsted 3,108 ● ● ● ● ● AB Pootatuck State Forest 324 New Fairfield 1,032 ● Quinnipiac River Marsh WMA 325 North Haven 655 ● ● ● ● ● ● AB Robbins Swamp WMA 231 Canaan 1,638 ● ● ● ● ● ● AB Roraback WMA 232 Harwinton 1,972 ● ● ● ▲ ● Simsbury WMA 234 Simsbury 373 ● ● ● ▲ ● Suffield WMA 236 Suffield 212 ● ● ▲ ● Sunnybrook State Park (west of Newfield Rd.) 237 Torrington 447 ● ● ● ● ● AB Topsmead State Forest (north and west of Rte. 118) 239 Litchfield 193 ● ● ● ● ● AB Tunxis State Forest 240 Hartland, etc. 10,242 ● ● ▲ F Wooster Mountain State Park (Fall firearms turkey hunting only) 328 Danbury 444 ● ● ● ● ● AB Wyantenock State Forest 243 Cornwall, etc. 4,118  Water Company’s Aspetuck Environmental Center, 714 Black Rock Road (Rte. 58), Easton. 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Stewart https://www.rwater.com/conservation-stewardship/deer-and-water-quality at are apply to how on Details Bethany. in acres 520 and Prospect, Regional Water Connecticut Central Authority: South the From fi map). the area (see through bowhunting October in turkey Saturday spring third and waterfowl, game, small for open parcels three Two the of turkey. or deer for bowhunting to open parcels Three Park: launch. boat State Road River Parsons at Scantic Access season. waterfowl the of end the before closed be may Area only. hunting Waterfowl apply. restrictions Special WMA: Coop Island NU-Kings Bowhunting Only area. Closed to waterfowl hunting. Deer from parking or access No Block: Reservoir –Quillinan Forest State Naugatuck Hancock Brook Lake: ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✱ ✱ ✱ / ● Small Game ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✱ ✱ Waterfowl ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ● ● ● Pheasants Portions of area open to hunting through cooperation of the Army Corps of Engineers. 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Open to hunting through cooperation of the Army Corps of Engineers. Firearms hunting limited to shotgun ammunition only. Target or trap shooting prohibited. shooting trap or Target only. ammunition shotgun to limited hunting Firearms Engineers. of Corps Army the of cooperation through hunting to Open Fall Archery Deer/Turkey (DAILY PERMIT REQUIRED TO HUNT ❍SEASONS) HUNT TO REQUIRED PERMIT PERMIT-REQUIRED (DAILY AREAS  ❍ ❍  ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ✱ STATE-LEASED, FLOOD CONTROL, AND OTHER PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS ACCESS PUBLIC OTHER AND CONTROL, FLOOD STATE-LEASED, F F / ● Spring and Fall Firearms Turkey ❍ ● ● Muzzleloader Deer Easton, Weston, Monroe, Newtown, Trumbull. Portions open to deer bowhunting by special access permits only. Access permits available from the Aquarion Aquarion the from available permits Access only. permits access special by bowhunting deer to open Portions Trumbull. Newtown, Monroe, Weston, Easton, rst Saturday in December, a daily permit for the East Windsor/En East the for permit adaily December, in Saturday rst Site 2 is leased to the town of Bloom of town the to leased 2is Site 64 54 58 67 66 26 52 A B A A Deer Lottery Area # AB AB B No-Lottery Shotgun Deer # Bristol WaterBristol Company MDC Barkhamsted Reservoir - West Block -West Reservoir Barkhamsted MDC MDC Barkhamsted Reservoir - East Block -East Reservoir Barkhamsted MDC Archery Only -Archery Block Mt. -Sweetheart Reservoir Nepaug MDC NU – Kings Island Coop WMA Coop Island –Kings NU Dam Reservoir/Hogback –Colebrook MDC Area Control Flood Dam River Mad owned) (federally Lake Brook Hancock map) -see areas Only Bowhunting (Incl. Area Control Flood Swamp Great WMA) Newgate (borders &Power Light CT Bloom owned) federally and (state Lake Rock Black Call 860-424-3011 for gate combo. gate for 860-424-3011 -Call Park State Valley Brook Trout Whiting River Flood Control Area Control Flood River Whiting owned) Dam (federally Thomaston Area Control Flood Brook Sucker North Block Hill -Valentine/Pine Reservoir Nepaug MDC Pond –Greenwoods MDC Centennial Watershed State Forest – Monroe Parcel (Garder Rd.) (Garder Parcel –Monroe Forest State Watershed Centennial Forest WatershedCentennial State Thanksgiving after Oct.–Sat. in Sat. and Fish 3rd Game Bristol Bloom Area Control Flood Creek Wood 3rd Sat. in Oct. – 1st Sat. in Dec in –1st Sat. Oct. in Sat. 3rd Park State River Quinnipiac Christmas before Oct.–Sat. in Sat. 3rd from M/W/F/Sat. open -Only Valley Pequonnock Feb. of Oct.–End in Sat. 3rd WMA Coop Mtn. NU-Skiff Feb. of Oct.–End in Sat. 3rd Club &Gun Rod Meriden –En Windsor East Sessions Woods WMA WMA Woods Sessions Park River State Scantic Only open M/W/Sat.–3rd Sat. in Oct.–End of Feb. of Oct.–End in Sat. M/W/Sat.–3rd open Only Area Town Owned Wallingford Suf Federal permit required Marsh* Meadows -Great NWR McKinney B. Stewart Feb. of Oct.–End in Sat. 3rd WMA Coop Works Stanley deer hunting ONLY Archery Authority* Water Regional CT Central South Feb. of Oct.–End in Sat. 3rd Club &Game Fish Seymour ● Connecticut Western areas are open for archery huntingduringtheshotgunandmuzzleloader deerseasons) (▲ andareasareopenforarchery F B AB  Bowhunting for deer only is allowed each year on 3,233 acres in North Branford, 154 acres in Seymour and Ansonia, 420 acres in in acres 420 Ansonia, and Seymour in acres 154 Branford, North in acres 3,233 on year each allowed is only deer for Bowhunting fi 3rd Sat. in Oct.–End of Feb. of Oct.–End in Sat. 3rd Assoc. Sportsmen's eld fi fi fi eld Brook Lake (federally owned) (federally Lake Brook eld eld Flood Control Area (Site 1) (Site Area Control Flood eld eld Flood Control Area (Site 2) (Site Area Control Flood eld Fall Firearms Turkey HuntingONLY BSeasonOnly No-Lottery No-Lottery A andBSeasons Archery ONLYArchery Hunting Permitted fi 3rd Sat. in Oct.–End of Feb. of Oct.–End in Sat. 3rd Area eld ▲ fi * eld and a special permit from the town clerk is required to hunt small game under special restrictions. Only open from from open Only restrictions. special under game small hunt to required is clerk town the from permit aspecial and eld 3rd Sat. in Oct. – 1st Sat. in Dec. (E. Windsor/Enfield) (E. Dec. in –1st Sat. Oct. in Sat. 3rd *

* * fi eld Lane or Ansonia Nature Center property. Area west of Clinton Road has been designated as a Deer aDeer as designated been has Road Clinton of west Area property. Center Nature Ansonia or Lane eld Permit required from Aquarion * * -Town Permit Feb. of Oct.–End in Sat. 3rd * ▲ Closed March 30–3rd Sat. Oct. Sat. 30–3rd March Closed - Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, & & Litchfield, New Haven Counties Hartford, - Fairfield, / ● or fi eld Permit-Required Area is required to hunt small game and waterfowl. and game small hunt to required is Area Permit-Required eld / ▲ ❍ . ✱ ● Daily/Season PermitRequired Special Conditions Apply Special Some SectionsOpento ONLYArchery Designated FallDeer/Turkey BowhuntingOnly Area www.ct.gov/deep/hunting . CODE CODE 346 343 345 330 206 204 268 233 235 238 220 205 329 262 228 227 326 221 323 327 242 210 218 310 214 318 241 311 ) information. for updated 22 27 24 19 14 4 6 Bristol Barkhamsted, Hartland Barkhamsted, Barkhamsted, Hartland Barkhamsted, Bloom En (see page36) Burlington Bloom Ridge Colebrook, Hartland, etc. Hartland, Colebrook, Winchester East Granby Winchester Canton Hartford New Thomaston Harwinton, Plymouth Harwinton, Norfolk North Haven North Trumbull Sharon CheshireMeriden, En Windsor, East Wallingford Suf Stratford Kent, Cornwall below See Oxford Thomaston, Watertown Thomaston, East Windsor, etc. Windsor, East Thomaston, Harwinton, etc.Thomaston, Harwinton, Easton, Weston, etc. Plymouth Easton North Canaan North New Hartford New Monroe fi fi eld, Suf eld, East Granby fi fi fi eld eld eld TOWN(S) TOWN(S) (see map) fi eld fi eld ACRES ACRES 4,333 4,282 4,327 3,700 1,364 1,464 1,488 1,397 4,319 4,516 1,176 463 400 383 500 365 300 850 659 589 593 285 323 823 771 201 732 207 183 198 162 152 107 173 174 93 91 hunting area information as changes or updates may occur after this guide is printed. is guide this after occur may or updates changes as information area hunting at website DEEP www.ct.gov/deep/HuntingAreaMaps the on available are areas of these for many Maps postings. all Obey hunting. to closed be may Some properties of these restrictions. portions 12 for firearms page Consult hunting. you are species for the descriptions season Consult are species. some hunting permits when and needed stamps Special permitted. is of hunting type what specifies left the to key The hunting. public to open are areas following The Areas Public Hunting   ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Small Game Access ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Waterfowl : Public hunting areas marked by an asterisk (*) have notes at the end of this section. Important notes are highlighted in red in highlighted are notes Important section. of this end (*) the at notes have asterisk an by marked areas hunting : Public ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Pheasants ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲  ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● / / / / / ● ● ● ● ● Fall Archery Deer/Turkey  ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● S WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, STATE FORESTS, AND STATE PARKS AND STATE FORESTS, AREAS, MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE Spring and Fall Firearms Turkey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Muzzleloader Deer

Deer Lottery Area # current most DEEP for website the the on Map Area Hunting Public the you check that recommended . It is AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB No-Lottery Shotgun Deer # Millers Pond Millers Messerschmidt Pond WMA Forest State Meshomasic WMA) Pond Chapman’s (Formerly Only Archery WMA Menunketesuck WMA Brook Meadow WMA Cove Lord's Area Wildlife and Fish River Little WMA Lot Larson Kollar WMA Park State Pond Killingly Higganum Reservoir WMA Meadows Higganum WMA Swamp Franklin Area Training -Dog trials field during Closed Trial Area Field Flaherty WMA River Eightmile WMA Meadows Durham WMA Meadows Cromwell map) -see areas Only Bowhunting Deer (Incl. Forest State Cockaponset WMA Hill Candlewood WMA Pond Black WMA Swamp Bishops Park State Hollow Bigelow only) hunting turkey (Spring Park State Brook Beaver WMA Hill Bear WMA Brook Bartlett Island WMA Barn Blind Hunting -Waterfowl WMA Pond Babcock WMA Swamp Assekonk Rose Hill WMA Hill Rose WMA) Island Great (formerly Area Wildlife Peterson Tory Roger Mooween) (Camp Lake Cedar Red WMA Marsh Brook Raymond WMA Creek Rock Ragged Pond) (Aspinook WMA River Quinebaug WMA River Quinebaug Forest State Quaddick Park Pomeroy State WMA Bank Plum Area Training -Dog WMA Brook Pease Deer (Includes Bowhunting Only areas -see Forest map) State Pachaug Forest State Holman Nye WMA Island Nott Forest State Nipmuck Deer (Includes Bowhunting Only areas - Forest see map) State Nehantic Area Mgmt. Forest State Hale Nathan Deer (Includes Bowhunting Only areas - Forest see map) State Natchaug Mono Pond Forest State Mohegan ● areas are open for archery huntingduringtheshotgunandmuzzleloader deerseasons) (▲ andareasareopenforarchery S B AB Connecticut Eastern  Spring Turkey HuntingONLY BSeasonOnly No-Lottery No-Lottery A andBSeasons Archery ONLYArchery Hunting Permitted

* (Includes Deer (Includes Bowhunting Only Area) ▲ - Middlesex, New London, Tolland, Counties &Windham London, New -Middlesex, / ● or / ▲ ❍ ✱ ● Daily/Season PermitRequired Conditions Apply Special Some SectionsOpento ONLYArchery Designated FallDeer/Turkey BowhuntingOnly Area CODE 338 296 290 294 264 339 266 265 293 292 260 295 284 254 283 253 258 288 286 285 277 337 291 289 259 297 261 257 252 347 273 287 272 279 281 278 275 244 276 248 246 245 249 251 247 212 274 Bozrah Hampton Lyme Haddam, East Cromwell, Middletown Stonington Killingly Lebanon Durham, Haddam Durham, Clinton, Westbrook Colchester Haddam Durham Haddam, etc. Groton Middle Andover Stonington North Colchester Haddam etc. Union, East Lyme, etc. Lyme, East Windham Deep River, Westbrook Lebanon Old Saybrook Plain Canterbury, Lebanon Voluntown, etc. Columbia Hebron Andover, Coventry Old Saybrook Lyme Eastford, etc. Eastford, East Haddam, Colchester Tolland Tolland, etc. North Franklin North Portland, etc. Portland, East Windsor Lyme Thompson Preston, Ledyard Old Lyme Canterbury Lebanon etc. Union, etc.Scotland, (see page36) fi eld TOWN(S) (see map) fi eld . ACRES 26,490 16,456 12,596 9,546 4,348 9,384 1,560 1,039 1,513 1,410 548 506 290 365 304 439 896 206 699 204 265 265 593 203 269 256 687 792 792 709 937 625 728 164 168 199 198 213 131 311 574 515 513 174 68 80 20 49 See vendor for details (Page 37). Night hunting and harvest of coyotes and foxes prohibited. foxes and coyotes of harvest and hunting Night 37). (Page details for vendor See Yale Forest Permit-Required Area: hunting. fi to adjacent Sections Forest: State Holman Nye Lebanon Cooperative Management Area: A portion of the park north of Rte. 213 (former Verkade property) is designated as a Deer Bowhunting Only area. Special access permits are required. Inquire at at Inquire required. are permits access Special area. Only Bowhunting aDeer as Park Manager’s Of designated is property) Verkade 213 (former Rte. of north park the of Aportion Park: State Memorial Harkness ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Small Game ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Waterfowl ❍ ❍ ● ● ● ● ● ● Pheasants fi ce. ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ❍ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Fall Archery Deer/Turkey (DAILY PERMIT REQUIRED TO HUNT ❍SEASONS) HUNT TO REQUIRED PERMIT PERMIT-REQUIRED (DAILY AREAS ❍ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● STATE-LEASED, FLOOD CONTROL, AND OTHER PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS ACCESS PUBLIC OTHER AND CONTROL, FLOOD STATE-LEASED, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, STATE FORESTS, AND STATE PARKS AND STATE FORESTS, AREAS, MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE Spring and Fall Firearms Turkey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Area open from September 1 through February 28 for small game, waterfowl, and turkey hunting by seasonal access permit. Parking passes are also required. required. also are passes Parking permit. access seasonal by hunting turkey and waterfowl, game, small for 28 February 1through September from open Area Muzzleloader Deer 53A 51 60 Hunting only in area located south of Old Rte. 2 (Norwich Ave.). Area owned by the Dept. of Agriculture and leased for farming. for leased and Agriculture of Dept. the by owned Area Ave.). 2(Norwich Rte. Old of south located area in only Hunting A Deer Lottery Area # AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB B eld archery range in Tolland are closed to all fi all to closed are Tolland in range archery eld No-Lottery Shotgun Deer # Tankerhoosen WMA 3rd Sat in Oct–End of Feb. of Oct–End in Woodstock Sat 3rd ONLY shot steel and hunting Bird Area PR Town Land Sprague Feb. of Oct–End in Sat 3rd WMA Coop –Maromas NU Feb. of Oct–End in Sat 3rd (South) Assoc. &Game Fish Norwich Area Mgmt. Coop Lebanon Feb. of Oct–End in Sat 3rd Club &Gun Rod –Haddam Higganum Hebron Area Park State Memorial Harkness Feb. of Oct–End in Sat 3rd Area Bolton land) (federal Dam Thompson West land) (federal Division River -Salmon NWR O. Conte Silvio Mans Mans Area Control Flood Ellithorpe WMA Pond Zemko Wopowog WMA 17a) Rte. (off Meadows Wangunk Talbot WMA During Field Trials Closed Trial Area Field Sugarbrook WMA V. Spignesi James Shenipsit Forest State Island) (Selden Park State Neck Selden Pond) Holbrook (including Forest State River Salmon WMA Neck Haddam and Cove River Salmon Park State Pond Ross WMA Marsh Ross Yale Forest (owned by Yale University) Yale by (owned Forest Yale ● areas are open for archery huntingduringtheshotgunandmuzzleloader deerseasons) (▲ andareasareopenforarchery S B AB Connecticut Eastern  fi fi eld State-Leased Field Trial During Field Trials Closed Area eld State-Leased Park) State (excluding Lake Hollow eld Spring Turkey HuntingONLY BSeasonOnly No-Lottery No-Lottery A andBSeasons Archery ONLYArchery Hunting Permitted 3rd Sat in Oct–End of Feb. of Oct–End in Sat 3rd * *

▲ (Verkade Property) -Park permit required Property) (Verkade * Parking pass required rearms hunting and are designated Deer Bowhunting Only areas. Youth camping area is closed to all all to closed is area camping Youth areas. Only Bowhunting Deer designated are and hunting rearms ▲ - Middlesex, New London, Tolland, Counties &Windham London, New -Middlesex, / ● or www.ct.gov/deep/DiscoverOutdoorCT more. and contest, aphoto cooking, game skills, outdoor kid’s activities, tying, fly casting, fish archery, live animals, with demonstrations, traditions, of outdoor legacy and resources wildlife and fish CT’s explores that event A fun-filled CONNECTICUT DISCOVER OUTDOOR / ▲ ❍ ✱ ● Daily/Season PermitRequired Conditions Apply Special Some SectionsOpento ONLYArchery Designated FallDeer/Turkey BowhuntingOnly Area CODE CODE CODE 334 306 333 300 304 299 263 303 298 305 302 269 256 255 250 280 301 267 307 282 270 271 20 25 17 11 9 2 Waterford Vernon Norwich Hebron Portland etc. Stafford, Sprague Haddam Bolton Salem Haddam Hampton, East Colchester, etc. Middletown Mans Mans Stafford Plain Sterling Killingly, Lebanon, Colchester Thompson Eastford, Union, Ashford Union, Eastford, Woodstock Haddam Scotland Lyme Haddam Haddam, East Killingly Scotland (see page36) fi fi fi eld eld etc. Chaplin, eld, TOWN(S) TOWN(S) TOWN(S) (see map) ACRES ACRES ACRES 6,980 8,404 1,272 2,017 1,618 7,170 643 466 465 438 504 563 449 264 200 569 236 238 457 285 620 520 372 154 192 122 212 33