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Hunting

2022 Summary of Hunting Season Dates

Last Updated: Spring 2022

For further information regarding specific bag, possession, and season limits, please visit the pages noted in the table below. See Mentor a Junior Hunter for details on Junior Hunter Training Days.

Gamebirds

Season

Season Dates

Pheasant A

Jan. 1 – Feb. 28

Oct. 15 – Dec. 31

Chukar and Hungarian Partridge A

Jan. 1 – Feb. 28

Oct. 15 – Dec. 31

Ruffed Grouse A

Oct. 15 – Nov. 30

Quail A

Oct. 15 – Oct. 31

Crow B

Jan. 6 – Mar. 26 (Mon. through Sat.)

Aug. 13 – Oct. 7 (Wed., Fri., Sat.)

Oct. 15 – Nov. 30 (Wed., Fri., Sat.)

Woodcock – Snipe – Rails B

See current Migratory Bird Hunting Guide; State stamp required

Waterfowl B (ducks, mergansers, geese, and coot)

See current Migratory Bird Hunting Guide; State and federal stamps required

A Connecticut Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamp required.

B Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp required.

Small Game Mammals

See Small Game Hunting for limit information.

Season

Season Dates

Gray Squirrel

Jan. 1 – Feb. 28

Sep. 1 – Dec. 31

Cottontail Rabbit

European Hare

Jan. 1– Feb. 28

Oct. 15 – Dec. 31

Snowshoe Hare

Jan. 1 – Jan. 30

Nov. 19 – Dec. 31

Woodchuck

Mar. 15 – Nov. 15

Furbearers

See Furbearer Trapping Seasons & Regulations for trapping seasons and regulations.

Season

Season Dates

Coyote

Jan. 1 – Dec. 31

Red and Gray Foxes

Jan. 1 – Feb. 28

Oct. 15 – Dec. 31

Raccoon and Opossum

Jan. 1 – Jan. 15

Oct. 15 – Dec. 31

Junior Hunter Training Days

See Mentor a Junior Hunter for specific details.

Season

Season Dates

Junior Spring Wild Turkey

April 16 – 23, 2022 (excluding Sunday)

Junior Waterfowl

Two Saturdays in fall (see 2023–2023 Migratory Bird Hunting Guide for dates)

Junior Pheasant

October 8, 2022

Junior Deer

Nov. 8 – 12, 2022 (excluding Sunday)

Wild Turkey

Season

Season Dates

Spring Turkey


State Land Private Land Landowner

Apr. 27 – May 28

Fall Turkey Archery


Private Land (zones 11–12)

Jan. 1 – Jan. 31

Private Land (all zones)

Sep. 15 – Dec. 31

State Land Bowhunting Only Areas

Sep. 15 – Dec. 31

State Land

Sep. 15 – Nov. 15

Dec. 21 – Dec. 31

Fall Turkey Firearms


State Land Private Land Landowner

Oct. 1 – Oct. 31

White-tailed Deer

Season

Season Dates

Deer Bowhunting


Private Land (zones 11–12)

Jan. 1 – Jan. 31

Private Land (All zones)

Sep. 15 – Dec. 31

State Land Bowhunting Only Areas

Sep. 15 – Dec. 31

State Land

Sep. 15 – Nov. 15

Dec. 21 – Dec. 31

Deer Shotgun – State Controlled Areas


No Lottery Season

Nov. 16 – Dec. 6

Deer Lottery


Archery-Only Controlled Hunt Lottery

Sep. 15 – Dec. 31

State Land and Controlled Hunt Lottery “A” Season

Nov. 16 – Nov. 25

State Land and Controlled Hunt Lottery Regular Season

Nov. 16 – Dec. 6

Deer Shotgun/Rifle/Revolver


Private Lands

Nov. 16 – Dec. 6

Landowner

Nov. 1 – Dec. 31

Deer Muzzleloader


Private Land

Dec. 7 – Dec. 31

State Land

Dec. 7 – Dec. 20