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Connecticut Conservation ID is a unique and permanent number that is assigned to you for the purchase of all fishing and hunting licenses, permits and tags.

A landowner must have a minimum of 10 acres to authorize the use of a rifle or revolver for deer hunting. There is no minimum acreage requirement for using a shotgun, muzzleloader, or archery equipment. Trappers - must obtain, and have in possession, the written permission of the landowner when trapping on their land.

Private Land Permission All hunters are required to have permission from the landowner when hunting on private lands. Verbal permission for the hunting of species other than deer and turkey is sufficient.

And did you know how many deer you can kill here? ?Hunters can obtain multiple deer permits (archery, private land firearms, private land muzzleloader, state land shotgun, state land muzzleloader), allowing them to take upward of 10 deer in most zones, or even more in others,? LaBonte said.

One of the goals of the DEEP Wildlife Division is to maintain deer population at levels compatible with available habitat and land uses. Baiting is a management option allowed only in Connecticut's urban deer management zones, where populations need to be reduced.

A landowner must have a minimum of 10 acres to authorize the use of a rifle or revolver for deer hunting. There is no minimum acreage requirement for using a shotgun, muzzleloader, or archery equipment. Trappers - must obtain, and have in possession, the written permission of the landowner when trapping on their land.