Waterfowl Hunting Areas
Waterfowl Hunting Areas
The following areas are open for waterfowl hunting. This list is not inclusive; however, it represents areas where a majority of waterfowl hunting occurs and that have good access. Maps and a full list of areas that are open to waterfowl hunting are on the hunting area map section of the DEEP website (select the query button on the top right of the map to obtain a list of areas open to waterfowl hunting).
|
Town |
Waterfowl Hunting Area |
|---|---|
|
Andover |
Bishops Swamp WMA |
|
Barkhamsted |
Peoples State Forest |
|
Bloomfield |
Bloomfield Flood Control Area (Site 2)d |
|
Burlington |
Sessions Woods WMAd |
|
Canaan |
Robbins Swamp WMA |
|
Canterbury, Plainfield |
Quinebaug River WMA |
|
Colchester |
Salmon River State Forest (including Holbrook Pond) |
|
Colebrook, Hartland |
MDC-Colebrook Reservoir/Hogback Dam |
|
Cornwall |
Wyantenock State Forest |
|
Cromwell, Middletown |
Cromwell Meadows WMA |
|
Durham |
Durham Meadows WMA |
|
East Haddam, Colchester |
Babcock Pond WMAa |
|
East Haddam, Haddam |
Salmon River Cove and Haddam Neckb |
|
East Lyme |
Nehantic State Forestc |
|
East Windsor, Enfield |
East Windsor-Enfield Aread |
|
East Windsor |
Scantic River State Parkc, d |
|
Eastford |
Natchaug State Forestc |
|
Eastford, Union, Ashford |
Yale-Myers Forest (owned by Yale University)d |
|
Enfield, Suffield |
Eversource Kings Island Cooperative WMA |
| Greenwich | Stewart B. McKinney NWR (Calf Island Unit)e |
|
Guilford |
East River Marsh WMAb |
|
Guilford |
Great Harbor WMA |
|
Haddam |
Higganum Meadows WMA |
|
Haddam |
Cockaponset State Forestc |
|
Hartland |
Tunxis State Forest |
|
Harwinton |
Roraback WMA |
|
Hebron |
Raymond Brook WMA |
|
Kent |
Housatonic River WMA |
|
Killingly, Sterling |
Ross Marsh WMA |
|
Lebanon |
Bartlett Brook WMA |
|
Lebanon |
Moween State Park (Red Cedar Lake) |
|
Lebanon, Colchester |
Lebanon Coop Mgmt. Aread |
|
Lyme |
Lords Cove WMAb |
|
Lyme |
Nott Island WMAb |
|
Lyme |
Selden Neck State Park (Selden Island)b |
|
Mansfield |
Mansfield State-leased Field Trial Area |
|
Mansfield, Chaplin |
Mansfield Hollow State-leased WMAc (excluding State Park and Field Trial Area) |
|
Middlefield |
Black Pond WMA |
|
New Harford |
MDC-Greenwoods Pond |
|
North Franklin |
Franklin Swamp WMA |
|
North Haven |
Quinnipiac River Marsh WMAb |
| Norwalk | Stewart B. McKinney NWR (Chimon and Sheffield Islands)e |
|
Old Lyme |
Roger Tory Peterson WMAb |
|
Old Saybrook |
Plum Bank Marsh WMA |
|
Old Saybrook |
Ragged Rock Creek Marsh WMAb |
|
Old Saybrook |
South Cove WMAb |
|
Oxford, Beacon Falls |
Naugatuck State Forest |
|
Portland |
Wangunk Meadows WMA |
|
Portland, etc. |
Meshomasic State Forest |
| Ridgefield | Bennett's Pond State Park |
|
Salem |
Zemko Pond WMA |
|
Salisbury |
East Twin Lakes Water Access Area |
|
Scotland |
Mohegan State Forest (including Waldo Tract) |
|
Sharon |
Eversource Skiff Mountain Cooperative WMAd |
|
Sharon |
Housatonic State Forest |
|
Simsbury |
Simsbury WMA |
|
Stafford |
Ellithorpe Flood Control Area |
|
Stafford |
Shenipsit State Forest |
|
Stonington |
Barn Island WMA |
|
Stratford |
Stewart B. McKinney NWR (Great Meadows Unit)e |
|
Stratford, Milford, Orange |
Charles E. Wheeler WMAb |
|
Thompson |
West Thompson Dam (Army Corps) |
|
Tolland |
Kollar WMA |
|
Torrington |
John Minetto State Park |
|
Torrington |
Paugnut State Forest |
|
Torrington |
Sunnybrook State Park (west of Newfield Rd.) |
|
Union |
Nipmuck State Forest |
|
Voluntown |
Pachaug State Forestc |
a Handicap accessible blind available.
b Access by boat only.
c Some areas designated as firearm restricted, bowhunting only.
d Permit required. (Season permits for Bloomfield Flood Control Area Site 2, contact the Bloomfield Town Hall. Permits for Yale-Myers Forest are available on the Online Outdoor Licensing System. Yale University will contact hunters through the address email listed in their license profile to provide parking and access information.)
e Permit required through Stewart B. McKinney NWR
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Content last updated in June 2023.