State of Connecticut
Dannel P. Malloy, Governor
About This Guide
Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Daniel C. Esty, Commissioner
Susan Frechette, Deputy Commissioner
Bureau of Natural Resources
William Hyatt, Chief
Wildlife Division
Richard Jacobson, Director
Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
www.ct.gov/deep
Directory of Services
For additional information the following DEEP offices may be contacted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please note that the DEEP – Licensing and Revenue Permit Sales Office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Note that the Sales Office closes at noon before major holidays and may close early during periods of severe weather.
Wildlife Division 860-424-3011
Division of Env. Cons. Police 860-424-3012
Licensing and Revenue 860-424-3105
Inland Fisheries Division 860-424-FISH
Marine Fisheries Division 860-434-6043
Parks and Recreation Division 860-424-3200
Forestry Division 860-424-3630
DEEP Home Page www.ct.gov/deep
Field Services
Questions concerning hunting, trapping, fishing, boating, camping, recreational use of state lands, forestry, and law enforcement may be directed to one of the following field offices
(8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
Eastern Area Headquarters 860-295-9523
Western Area Headquarters 860-485-0226
Office of Boating Safety (Old Lyme) 860-434-8638
Marine Patrol (Old Lyme) 860-434-9840
Conservation/Firearms Safety Course Information
Sessions Woods WMA 860-675-8130
Franklin Swamp WMA 860-642-7239
24 Hour Emergency Numbers
Turn-In-Poachers (TIP) 1-800-842-4357
DEEP-Emergency Dispatch 860-424-3333
Regulations in red are new this year.
Purple text indicates an important note.
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