hunting
CT Coyote
No Limit
MA Crow Zones 1 – 14
May be hunted on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays only during the open season. Electronic calls, rifles, and bait are permissible. Hunting hours close ½ hour after sunset except as noted in WMA Reg. #10 (see page 23). Crow hunting season may coincide with the Youth Deer hunt, special restrictions apply, see page 30. NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits [...]
CT Gray Squirrel
Daily Limit: 8 Season Limit: 40 1/2 hr before sunrise to 1/2 hr after sunset
MA Gray Squirrel Zones 1 – 9
GRAY SQUIRREL Daily Bag Limit: 5 Posession Limit: 10 Season Limit: - Rifles and handguns of any caliber permitted in Zones 1–9, prohibited in Zones 10–14 (see page 24 of the e-regulations). No trapping or netting. Shotgun or bow and arrow only during the pheasant and quail seasons on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail (see WMA Regulation #9, [...]
CT Private Lands Bowhunting, Zones 2, 3, 4A
3 Either sex & 2 antlerless NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference only. Please check the official website for any updates before hunting. We will not be held responsible for outdated information, it is the individual’s [...]
MA Raccoon Zones 1 – 14
Raccoon Daily Bag Limit: 3 Bag limit of 3 raccoons from sunset of 1 day to sunset of the following day by 1 person; limit of 6* and salvage by licensed individuals by 2 or more persons hunting in the same group. Night hunting on WMAs (except Delaney and Flint Pond WMAs) is permitted from sunset to [...]
MA Oppossum Zones 1 – 14
OPOSSUM No bag limit on opossum. Night hunting on WMAs (except Delaney and Flint Pond WMAs) is permitted from sunset to sunrise except during the pheasant and quail season on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail, when opossum may be hunted only from 9pm to 3am. Opossum hunting season may coincide with the Youth Deer Hunt, when special restrictions apply, see page 26 of [...]
MA Gray Squirrel Zones 10 – 14
GRAY SQUIRREL Daily Bag Limit: 5 Posession Limit: 10 Season Limit: - Rifles and handguns of any caliber permitted in Zones 1–9, prohibited in Zones 10–14 (see page 24 of the e-regulations). No trapping or netting. Shotgun or bow and arrow only during the pheasant and quail seasons on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail (see WMA Regulation #9, [...]
MA Cottontail Rabbit Zones 1 – 12
Cottontail Rabbit: Daily Bag Limit: 5 Possession Limit: 10 Season Limit: - Hunting hours ½ hour before sunrise to midnight except on certain WMAs (see WMA Regulation #10 page 23 of the e-regulations). NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference [...]
Snowshoe Hare Zones 5 – 12
Snowshoe Hare: Daily Bag Limit: 2 Possession Limit: 4 Season Limit: - RABBIT, HARE, AND JACKRABBIT Hunting hours ½ hour before sunrise to midnight except on certain WMAs (see WMA Regulation in the e-regulations #10 page 23). NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used [...]
MA Coyote Zones 1 – 14
COYOTE & FOX Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and end at midnight, except 1) on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail during the pheasant and quail season when hunting hours begin at sunrise and end at sunset and, 2) when hunting coyote during the shotgun deer season (see below). Coyote and fox may be hunted with shotguns, muzzleloaders, and [...]
MA Archery Deer
Deer Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and close ½ hour after sunset except as noted in WMA Reg. #10 (page 23 of the e-regulations). ANTLERED DEER: Any deer with at least 1 antler 3 inches long measured on a straight line from the center of the front base of the antler burr to the tip. ANTLERLESS DEER: Any [...]
MA Fox Zone 1 – 14
COYOTE & FOX Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and end at midnight, except 1) on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail during the pheasant and quail season when hunting hours begin at sunrise and end at sunset and, 2) when hunting coyote during the shotgun deer season (see below). Coyote and fox may be hunted with shotguns, muzzleloaders, and [...]
CT Shotgun-Rifle-Revolver Landowner Deer Season
2 Deer: 1 either sex & 1 antlerless NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference only. Please check the official website for any updates before hunting. We will not be held responsible for outdated information, it is the [...]
MA Jackrabbit Zone 14
Jackrabbit: Daily Bag Limit: 1 Possession Limit: 2 Season Limit: - RABBIT, HARE, AND JACKRABBIT Hunting hours ½ hour before sunrise to midnight except on certain WMAs (see WMA Regulation in the e-regulations #10 page 23). NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as [...]
MA Deer Primitive Firearms
Deer Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and close ½ hour after sunset except as noted in WMA Reg. #10 (page 23 of the e-regulations). ANTLERED DEER: Any deer with at least 1 antler 3 inches long measured on a straight line from the center of the front base of the antler burr to the tip. ANTLERLESS DEER: Any [...]
CT Muzzleloader Deer Private Land
Statewide (except Zones 2, 4A): 1 either sex and 1 antlerless Zones 2, 4A: 1 either sex Zone 7: 1 additional antlerless Zones 11, 12: 2 additional antlerless NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference only. Please check the official website for any updates before hunting. [...]
MA Bobcat Zones 1 – 8
Hunting hours ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset. Hunting is limited to Wildlife Management Zones 1–8. It is illegal to use dogs for bobcat hunting. All bobcats taken or salvaged must be checked within 4 working days of the end of the season (see page 44) at an official check station. Bobcats cannot be reported online. [...]
CT State Land Deer Bowhunting
2 either sex & 2 antlerless NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference only. Please check the official website for any updates before hunting. We will not be held responsible for outdated information, it is the individual’s responsibility to [...]