DEER LOTTERY
There are significant changes that affect state land deer hunting in 2010. Areas 1, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25 and 57 are no longer Lottery Areas. If you want to hunt on those areas, you should purchase either a No-Lottery "A" Season or a No-Lottery "B" Season Permit. The tables below list the hunting areas and permit types required for deer hunting during the "A" and "B" seasons. Remember, you are only allowed to purchase one type of state land shotgun deer permit; a State Land/Controlled Hunt Lottery Permit, a State Land No-Lottery "A" Permit, or a State Land No-Lottery "B" Permit.
Lottery Areas No-Lottery "A" Permits No-Lottery "B" Permits
Lottery Information - A lottery is conducted to award a limited number of permits for deer hunting on state lands and Controlled Hunt areas. You may apply for a lottery permit online or by mail. To apply, you must possess a hunting license for the current year. Mail applications are available from town clerks and some DEP field offices. Applications must be mailed after January 1, and must be postmarked (metered mail stamps not a substitute) by the June 1st deadline. Incomplete, inaccurate, or unsigned applications will be rejected. Do not submit more than one application. If your name appears on another application, both will be rejected.
APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE RESULTS BY MAIL BY September 1st. IF RESULTS ARE NOT RECEIVED BY THIS DATE, CONTACT THE DEER PROGRAM AT (860) 642-7239 OR dep.franklinwildlife@ct.gov
Successful applicants must return their selection notice and fee to the DEP by September 15th.
One State Land Shotgun Deer Permit Only - If you are going to apply for a Lottery permit,
DO NOT PURCHASE a No-Lottery permit. If you are not awarded a Lottery permit, you will still have time to purchase a No-Lottery permit before the season.
Application Deadline - The application deadline for applying for a Lottery permit has been changed to June 1st.
Mail Applications - If you apply by mail, you must use the new BLUE Deer Lottery Application forms. These new applications have detailed information about the lottery areas.
Area Designation- See the table and map below for description of deer lottery areas. Your application may specify up to 4 hunting areas. At least one area must be specified.
Party Permits - Up to 3 names may appear on an application. All persons must have current firearms hunting licenses and all must sign the application.
If a party member’s name appears on another application, all names on both applications will be rejected. Junior hunters who will not be 16 years of age by the start of the season should apply for a party permit with an adult hunter who will be at least 18 years old by the start of the season. If a junior hunter applies without an adult and is selected for another season or area, no transfer of permits can be made to reunite the adult and junior applicants.
"A"or "B" Season- Applicants may not specify a season choice. The season is determined by lottery and cannot be changed.
Lottery Questions - Email dep.franklinwildlife@ct.gov or call Deer Program at (860) 642-7239.
2010 Deer Lottery Hunting Areas
SF-State Forest WMA-Wildlife Management Area SP-State Park
Town(s) Acres
Area 2 (Permit Quotas: A=214 B=No Lottery)
Wyantenock SF Cornwall* 4,083
Area 6 (Permit Quotas: A=277 B=No Lottery)
Hancock Brook Lake Plymouth 707
Mattatuck SF Watertown* 4,672
Topsmead SF Litchfield 179
Area 7 (Permit Quotas: A=53 B=53)
Pootatuck SF New Fairfield 1,103
Area 8 (Permit Quotas: A=97 B=97)
Paugussett SF Newtown 1,947
Area 9 (Permit Quotas: A=207 B=207)
Naugatuck SF Beacon Falls* 4,154
Area 10 (Permit Quotas: A=873 B=No Lottery)
Cockaponset SF Haddam* 17,186
Millers Pond Haddam, Durham 280
Area 11 (Permit Quotas: A=481 B=No Lottery)
Meshomasic SF Portland* 9,099
Wangunk Meadows WMA Portland 637
Area 12 (Permit Quotas: A=396 B=No Lottery)
Salmon River SF Colchester* 6,980
Larson Lot WMA Colchester 240
Wopowog WMA East Hampton, Haddam 475
Area 13 (Permit Quotas: A=262 B=No Lottery)
Nehantic SF East Lyme 5,062
Eightmile River WMA East Haddam, Lyme 313
Area 14 (Permit Quotas: A=107 B=No Lottery)
Bartlett Brook WMA Lebanon 684
Pease Brook WMA Lebanon 206
Franklin Swamp WMA Franklin 684
Red Cedar Lake SP Lebanon 577
Area 15 (Permit Quotas: A=157 B=No Lottery)
Nathan Hale SF Coventry* 1,455
Nye Holman SF Tolland* 786
Kollar WMA Tolland 911
Area 18 (Permit Quotas: A=666 B=No Lottery)
Natchaug SF Eastford* 13,534
Area 22 (Permit Quotas: A=109 B=No Lottery)
Rose Hill WMA Preston, Ledyard 613
Assekonk Swamp WMA North Stonington 687
Barn Island WMA Stonington 1,014
Area 24 (Permit Quotas: A=98 B=No Lottery)
Babcock Pond WMA Colchester* 1,500
Zemko Pond WMA Salem 463
Area 26 (Permit Quotas: A=15 B=15)
Trout Brook Valley SP Easton 330
Area 27 (Permit Quotas: A=22 B=22)
Camp Columbia SF Morris 470
Area 28 (Permit Quotas: A=25 B=25)
Naugatuck State Forest - Quillinan Reservoir Block Ansonia 511
CONTROLLED HUNT AREAS
Area 51 (Permit Quotas: A=230 B=230)
Yale Forest Union* 7,700
Area 52 (Permit Quotas: A=75 B=75)
Bristol Water Co. Harwinton 4,500
Area 53 (Permit Quotas: A=70 B=70)
NU-Maromas (Co-op) Middletown 1,400
Area 54 (Permit Quotas: A=35 B=35)
NU-Skiff Mt. (Co-op) Sharon 710
Area 56 (Permit Quotas: A=140 B=140)
Centennial Watershed SF Easton, Weston* 3,450
Area 58 (Permit Quotas: A=53 B=53)
MDC Nepaug Reservoir Valentine Block
Hunters selected for this area will be required to attend a mandatory pre-hunt meeting, pass a background check conducted by MDC, and sign a waiver of liability, before receiving access for hunting. New Hartford* 1,075
Area 59 (Permit Quotas: A=16 B=16)
MDC Pine Hill Block
Hunters selected for this area will be required to attend a mandatory pre-hunt meeting, pass a background check conducted by MDC, and sign a waiver of liability, before receiving access for hunting. New Hartford 325
* and adjacent town or towns
Hunting Areas Open for No-Lottery "A" Season Permits
November 17 to November 26, 2010
You can hunt any of these areas during the
"A" Season with a No-Lottery "A" Permit.
Algonquin State Forest
American Legion State Forest
Centennial Watershed State Forest (Canaan Block)
Ellithorpe Flood Control Area
Goshen WMA
Housatonic State Forest (including former Wickwire parcel)
MDC - Colebrook Reservoir/Hogback Dam
Mohegan State Forest (including Waldo Tract)
Nassahegon State Forest
Nepaug State Forest
Nipmuck State Forest
Pachaug State Forest
Paugnut State Forest
Peoples State Forest
Quaddick State Forest
Quinebaug River WMA
Robbins Swamp WMA
Shenipsit State Forest
Spignesi WMA (formerly Pudding Hill WMA)
Sugarbrook Field Trial Area
Talbot WMA
Tunxis State Forest
West Thompson Dam
Hunting Areas Open for No-Lottery "B" Season Permits
November 27 to December 7, 2010
You can hunt any of these areas during the
"B" Season with a No-Lottery "B" Permit.
Algonquin State Forest
American Legion State Forest
Assekonk Swamp WMA
Babcock Pond WMA
Barn Island WMA
Bartlett Brook WMA
Centennial Watershed State Forest (Canaan Block)
Cockaponset State Forest
Eightmile River WMA
Ellithorpe Flood Control Area
Franklin Swamp WMA
Goshen WMA
Hancock Brook Lake
Housatonic State Forest (including former Wickwire parcel)
Kollar WMA
Larson Lot WMA
Mattatuck State Forest
MDC - Colebrook Reservoir/Hogback Dam
Meshomasic State Forest
Millers Pond
Mohegan State Forest (including Waldo Tract)
Nassahegon State Forest
Natchaug State Forest
Nathan Hale State Forest Mgmt. Area
Nehantic State Forest
Nepaug State Forest
Nipmuck State Forest
Nye Holman State Forest
Pachaug State Forest
Paugnut State Forest
Pease Brook WMA
Peoples State Forest
Quaddick State Forest
Quinebaug River WMA
Red Cedar Lake (Camp Mooween)
Robbins Swamp WMA
Rose Hill WMA
Salmon River State Forest (including Holbrook Pond)
Shenipsit State Forest
Spignesi WMA (formerly Pudding Hill WMA)
Sugarbrook Field Trial Area
Talbot WMA
Topsmead State Forest
Tunxis State Forest
Wangunk Meadows WMA
West Thompson Dam
Wopowog WMA
Wyantenock State Forest
Zemko Pond WMA
For more information click on the following link.
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2700&q=452550&depNav_GID=1633#DLOTTERY
There are significant changes that affect state land deer hunting in 2010. Areas 1, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25 and 57 are no longer Lottery Areas. If you want to hunt on those areas, you should purchase either a No-Lottery "A" Season or a No-Lottery "B" Season Permit. The tables below list the hunting areas and permit types required for deer hunting during the "A" and "B" seasons. Remember, you are only allowed to purchase one type of state land shotgun deer permit; a State Land/Controlled Hunt Lottery Permit, a State Land No-Lottery "A" Permit, or a State Land No-Lottery "B" Permit.
Lottery Areas No-Lottery "A" Permits No-Lottery "B" Permits
Lottery Information - A lottery is conducted to award a limited number of permits for deer hunting on state lands and Controlled Hunt areas. You may apply for a lottery permit online or by mail. To apply, you must possess a hunting license for the current year. Mail applications are available from town clerks and some DEP field offices. Applications must be mailed after January 1, and must be postmarked (metered mail stamps not a substitute) by the June 1st deadline. Incomplete, inaccurate, or unsigned applications will be rejected. Do not submit more than one application. If your name appears on another application, both will be rejected.
APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE RESULTS BY MAIL BY September 1st. IF RESULTS ARE NOT RECEIVED BY THIS DATE, CONTACT THE DEER PROGRAM AT (860) 642-7239 OR dep.franklinwildlife@ct.gov
Successful applicants must return their selection notice and fee to the DEP by September 15th.
One State Land Shotgun Deer Permit Only - If you are going to apply for a Lottery permit,
DO NOT PURCHASE a No-Lottery permit. If you are not awarded a Lottery permit, you will still have time to purchase a No-Lottery permit before the season.
Application Deadline - The application deadline for applying for a Lottery permit has been changed to June 1st.
Mail Applications - If you apply by mail, you must use the new BLUE Deer Lottery Application forms. These new applications have detailed information about the lottery areas.
Area Designation- See the table and map below for description of deer lottery areas. Your application may specify up to 4 hunting areas. At least one area must be specified.
Party Permits - Up to 3 names may appear on an application. All persons must have current firearms hunting licenses and all must sign the application.
If a party member’s name appears on another application, all names on both applications will be rejected. Junior hunters who will not be 16 years of age by the start of the season should apply for a party permit with an adult hunter who will be at least 18 years old by the start of the season. If a junior hunter applies without an adult and is selected for another season or area, no transfer of permits can be made to reunite the adult and junior applicants.
"A"or "B" Season- Applicants may not specify a season choice. The season is determined by lottery and cannot be changed.
Lottery Questions - Email dep.franklinwildlife@ct.gov or call Deer Program at (860) 642-7239.
2010 Deer Lottery Hunting Areas
SF-State Forest WMA-Wildlife Management Area SP-State Park
Town(s) Acres
Area 2 (Permit Quotas: A=214 B=No Lottery)
Wyantenock SF Cornwall* 4,083
Area 6 (Permit Quotas: A=277 B=No Lottery)
Hancock Brook Lake Plymouth 707
Mattatuck SF Watertown* 4,672
Topsmead SF Litchfield 179
Area 7 (Permit Quotas: A=53 B=53)
Pootatuck SF New Fairfield 1,103
Area 8 (Permit Quotas: A=97 B=97)
Paugussett SF Newtown 1,947
Area 9 (Permit Quotas: A=207 B=207)
Naugatuck SF Beacon Falls* 4,154
Area 10 (Permit Quotas: A=873 B=No Lottery)
Cockaponset SF Haddam* 17,186
Millers Pond Haddam, Durham 280
Area 11 (Permit Quotas: A=481 B=No Lottery)
Meshomasic SF Portland* 9,099
Wangunk Meadows WMA Portland 637
Area 12 (Permit Quotas: A=396 B=No Lottery)
Salmon River SF Colchester* 6,980
Larson Lot WMA Colchester 240
Wopowog WMA East Hampton, Haddam 475
Area 13 (Permit Quotas: A=262 B=No Lottery)
Nehantic SF East Lyme 5,062
Eightmile River WMA East Haddam, Lyme 313
Area 14 (Permit Quotas: A=107 B=No Lottery)
Bartlett Brook WMA Lebanon 684
Pease Brook WMA Lebanon 206
Franklin Swamp WMA Franklin 684
Red Cedar Lake SP Lebanon 577
Area 15 (Permit Quotas: A=157 B=No Lottery)
Nathan Hale SF Coventry* 1,455
Nye Holman SF Tolland* 786
Kollar WMA Tolland 911
Area 18 (Permit Quotas: A=666 B=No Lottery)
Natchaug SF Eastford* 13,534
Area 22 (Permit Quotas: A=109 B=No Lottery)
Rose Hill WMA Preston, Ledyard 613
Assekonk Swamp WMA North Stonington 687
Barn Island WMA Stonington 1,014
Area 24 (Permit Quotas: A=98 B=No Lottery)
Babcock Pond WMA Colchester* 1,500
Zemko Pond WMA Salem 463
Area 26 (Permit Quotas: A=15 B=15)
Trout Brook Valley SP Easton 330
Area 27 (Permit Quotas: A=22 B=22)
Camp Columbia SF Morris 470
Area 28 (Permit Quotas: A=25 B=25)
Naugatuck State Forest - Quillinan Reservoir Block Ansonia 511
CONTROLLED HUNT AREAS
Area 51 (Permit Quotas: A=230 B=230)
Yale Forest Union* 7,700
Area 52 (Permit Quotas: A=75 B=75)
Bristol Water Co. Harwinton 4,500
Area 53 (Permit Quotas: A=70 B=70)
NU-Maromas (Co-op) Middletown 1,400
Area 54 (Permit Quotas: A=35 B=35)
NU-Skiff Mt. (Co-op) Sharon 710
Area 56 (Permit Quotas: A=140 B=140)
Centennial Watershed SF Easton, Weston* 3,450
Area 58 (Permit Quotas: A=53 B=53)
MDC Nepaug Reservoir Valentine Block
Hunters selected for this area will be required to attend a mandatory pre-hunt meeting, pass a background check conducted by MDC, and sign a waiver of liability, before receiving access for hunting. New Hartford* 1,075
Area 59 (Permit Quotas: A=16 B=16)
MDC Pine Hill Block
Hunters selected for this area will be required to attend a mandatory pre-hunt meeting, pass a background check conducted by MDC, and sign a waiver of liability, before receiving access for hunting. New Hartford 325
* and adjacent town or towns
Hunting Areas Open for No-Lottery "A" Season Permits
November 17 to November 26, 2010
You can hunt any of these areas during the
"A" Season with a No-Lottery "A" Permit.
Algonquin State Forest
American Legion State Forest
Centennial Watershed State Forest (Canaan Block)
Ellithorpe Flood Control Area
Goshen WMA
Housatonic State Forest (including former Wickwire parcel)
MDC - Colebrook Reservoir/Hogback Dam
Mohegan State Forest (including Waldo Tract)
Nassahegon State Forest
Nepaug State Forest
Nipmuck State Forest
Pachaug State Forest
Paugnut State Forest
Peoples State Forest
Quaddick State Forest
Quinebaug River WMA
Robbins Swamp WMA
Shenipsit State Forest
Spignesi WMA (formerly Pudding Hill WMA)
Sugarbrook Field Trial Area
Talbot WMA
Tunxis State Forest
West Thompson Dam
Hunting Areas Open for No-Lottery "B" Season Permits
November 27 to December 7, 2010
You can hunt any of these areas during the
"B" Season with a No-Lottery "B" Permit.
Algonquin State Forest
American Legion State Forest
Assekonk Swamp WMA
Babcock Pond WMA
Barn Island WMA
Bartlett Brook WMA
Centennial Watershed State Forest (Canaan Block)
Cockaponset State Forest
Eightmile River WMA
Ellithorpe Flood Control Area
Franklin Swamp WMA
Goshen WMA
Hancock Brook Lake
Housatonic State Forest (including former Wickwire parcel)
Kollar WMA
Larson Lot WMA
Mattatuck State Forest
MDC - Colebrook Reservoir/Hogback Dam
Meshomasic State Forest
Millers Pond
Mohegan State Forest (including Waldo Tract)
Nassahegon State Forest
Natchaug State Forest
Nathan Hale State Forest Mgmt. Area
Nehantic State Forest
Nepaug State Forest
Nipmuck State Forest
Nye Holman State Forest
Pachaug State Forest
Paugnut State Forest
Pease Brook WMA
Peoples State Forest
Quaddick State Forest
Quinebaug River WMA
Red Cedar Lake (Camp Mooween)
Robbins Swamp WMA
Rose Hill WMA
Salmon River State Forest (including Holbrook Pond)
Shenipsit State Forest
Spignesi WMA (formerly Pudding Hill WMA)
Sugarbrook Field Trial Area
Talbot WMA
Topsmead State Forest
Tunxis State Forest
Wangunk Meadows WMA
West Thompson Dam
Wopowog WMA
Wyantenock State Forest
Zemko Pond WMA
For more information click on the following link.
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2700&q=452550&depNav_GID=1633#DLOTTERY
