Share Your Hunting and Trapping Photos with Us!

Help us highlight your successes and also those of young and first-time hunters and trappers by submitting photographs to the DEEP Wildlife Division at deep.ctwildlife@ct.gov. (high resolution photographs are preferred for print publications, like the Hunting and Trapping Guide and Connecticut Wildlife magazine).The photos may be used (with written permission only) in the Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide, Wildlife Highlights E-newsletter, Connecticut Wildlife magazine, on the DEEP website, or on the CT Fish and Wildlife Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/CTFishandWildlife).

Connecticut Bird Hunting Stamps Are for the Birds!

The Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamp is required to hunt pheasants, wild turkey, quail, partridges, and ruffed grouse. All revenue from the sale of Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamps is deposited into a non-lapsing, dedicated fund to provide a stable funding source for game birds and their habitat.

The Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp Program is a great example of how conservation works—concerned citizens paying into a program that was formed to protect and enhance vital habitat. All revenue from the sale of Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamps goes into a dedicated account that is used solely for wetland habitat management and acquisition or for improving hunter access. Over 3,145 acres of critical wetlands have been protected in Connecticut using stamp funds. These wetlands benefit not only waterfowl, but also a multitude of other wildlife species like herons, egrets, fish, and amphibians.