The following areas are open to public hunting. The key to the left specifies what type of hunting is permitted. Lottery deer hunting areas are listed elsewhere in this guide. Special tags, stamps, and permits are needed when hunting some species. Consult season descriptions for the species you are hunting. Consult firearms restrictions. Maps for many of these areas are available on the DEP’s website (www.ct.gov/dep).
Key
● Hunting Permitted
▲ Designated Deer Bowhunting Only Area
AB No-Lottery A and B Seasons
B No-Lottery B Season only
❍ Daily Permit Required
✱ Special Conditions Apply, see below.
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Middlesex – Tolland Counties
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Babcock Pond WMA* 
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East Haddam, Colchester
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1,500
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Bishops Swamp WMA
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Andover
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752
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Cromwell Meadows WMA*
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Cromwell, Middletown
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455
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Durham Meadows WMA*
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Durham
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572
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Eightmile River WMA*
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East Haddam, Lyme
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313
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Higganum Meadows WMA (off Clarkhurst Road)
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Haddam
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256
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Kollar WMA*
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Tolland
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911
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Larson Lot WMA*
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Colchester
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240
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Messerschmidt WMA
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Deep River, Westbrook
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460
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Mono Pond
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Columbia
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284
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Ragged Rock Creek WMA*
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Old Saybrook
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202
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Raymond Brook Marsh
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Hebron
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199
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Salmon River Cove and Haddam Neck*
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East Haddam, Haddam
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94
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Wangunk Meadows (off Rte. 17a)
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Portland
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637
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Wopowog WMA*
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East Hampton, Haddam
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475
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Cockaponset State Forest
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Haddam, etc.
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17,186
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Nathan Hale State Forest Mgmt. Area
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Andover, Coventry
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1,455
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Meshomasic State Forest
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Portland, etc.
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9,099
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Nye Holman State Forest
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Tolland, etc.
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786
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Shenipsit State Forest
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Stafford, etc.
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7,583
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Higganum Reservoir
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Haddam
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147
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Millers Pond
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Durham, Haddam
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280
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Scantic River State Park
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East Windsor, etc.
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589
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Mansfield Hollow Lake (excluding State Park)
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Mansfield, Chaplin, etc.
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2,012
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Mansfield State-Leased Field Trial Area*
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Mansfield
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300
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AB
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Ellithorpe Flood Control Area
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Stafford
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400
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Bolton Area
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Bolton
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238
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East Windsor – Enfield Area*
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East Windsor, Enfield
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1,530
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Hebron Area
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Hebron
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454
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Higganum – Haddam Rod & Gun Club
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Haddam
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68
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NU – Kings Island Coop WMA*
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Enfield, Suffield
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158
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NU – Maromas Coop WMA*
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Middletown
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1,400
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Access Descriptions & Special Conditions
Babcock Pond WMA: Specially designed trails for the physically disabled. Wheelchair accessible waterfowl hunting blind.
Cromwell Meadows WMA: Cromwell, Middletown (north of Sebethe River, west of railroad tracks). Enter area by turning west from Rte 9 on South Street, Cromwell. Entrance is approximately ½ mile from Rte. 9. No trap or target shooting.
Durham Meadows WMA: North of Rte. 17 one mile south of village.
East Windsor/Enfield-Permit Required Area: Two parcels of Scantic River State Park are included in the Permit-Required Hunting Area.
Eight Mile River WMA: Access from Salem Rd. Park in designated field parking only. No roadside parking. No hunting in Wagner Wildlife Sanctuary.
Great Island WMA: Mouth of Connecticut River. Can be reached by boat only. Take Rte. 156 from Old Lyme, turn right at four corners, after railroad underpass known as Smith’s Neck Road. Continue on hard surface to state boat launching site.
Haddam Neck: Access by boat only.
Holbrook Pond: Drive north on Rte. 85 out of Hebron Center and take second paved road to right.
Kollar WMA: Use River Road or Babcock Road north of I84.
Larson Lot WMA: Shailor Hill Road west of Rte. 149.
Lord’s Cove WMA: Boat access approximately ½ mile on Rte. 156 from Rte. 1 to first town landing most commonly used.
Nott Island: Boat access approximately ½ mile on Rte. 156 from Rte. 1 to first town landing most commonly used.
Ragged Rock Creek WMA: Located on the Connecticut River north and south of Ragged Rock Creek. Reached by boat from state-owned launch in Old Saybrook under Baldwin Bridge.
Salmon River Cove and Haddam Neck: Access by boat only.
Scantic River State Park: Three parcels open to bowhunting for deer or turkey. Two of the three parcels open for small game, waterfowl and spring turkey bowhunting. From the third Saturday in October through the first Saturday in December, a daily permit for the East Windsor/Enfield Permit-Required Area is required to hunt small game and waterfowl.
Wopowog WMA: East of Rte. 196, ¼ mile north of Rte. 151/Rte. 196 junction.
Cockaponset State Forest: Some sections within the town of Madison are closed to all firearms hunting. These sections have been designated as Deer Bowhunting Only areas. Contact the Wildlife Division for locations. Other areas of the forest that are open to firearms hunting are open for the regular state land bowhunting seasons.
Nye Holman State Forest: Sections adjacent to field archery range in Tolland are closed to all firearms hunting and are designated deer bowhunting only areas. Youth camping area is closed to all hunting.
NU-Kings Island Coop WMA: Special restrictions apply. Waterfowl hunting only. Area may be closed before the end of the waterfowl season. Access at Parsons Road boat launch.
NU-Maromas Coop WMA: North and south of Aircraft Road, and south of River Road (2 parcels). Leased from Northeast Utilities.
