Tagging and Reporting Deer and Turkey Harvests

Attention Hunters: If you do not receive a confirmation number once you submit a harvest report, DO NOT immediately submit another report. Go back to this Tagging and Reporting webpage; select the “Review Reports” button; and enter the required information. You should be able to view your profile to see if the harvest report was recorded and get the confirmation number if it was (there may be a short lag time before the report shows up).

Immediately upon making your harvest, complete a Deer/Turkey Harvest Tag (2025 Tags; 2026 Tags). Photocopies or handwritten versions may also be used. Handwritten versions must be signed and include your Conservation ID#, your name, date of harvest, time of harvest, town of harvest, and the permit type used. The Harvest Tag must be kept with your deer or turkey until it is processed for consumption. While transporting your harvest, you may keep the Harvest Tag in your pocket or wallet. However, if you leave the animal, the completed Harvest Tag must remain with it.
Deer hunters are NO longer required to bring their deer to a check station. During the entire season, deer harvests must be reported via the Department's website or by calling 1-877-337-4868 within 24 hours.
All turkeys and deer taken during other periods must be reported within 24 hours via the DEEP's website or by telephone at the toll-free number, 1-877-337-4868 (1-877-DEP-HUNT). The Harvest Report Form provides a list of the information you must submit. You may find that submitting harvest reports on the website is much easier than using the telephone reporting system (which uses a live attendant who will ask you a series of questions to obtain harvest information). On the website, you answer questions by using convenient drop-down menus. Other advantages of using the website reporting option is that you can review previously submitted reports and print out copies of these reports.
If you report by telephone, you will need to know the 3-digit number code of the town in which the animal was harvested. If you harvested your deer or turkey on state land, you will also need to know the 3-digit number code of the public hunting area (tables are split into eastern and western Connecticut).
After reporting via the internet or by telephone, you will be given a confirmation number to write on your Harvest Tag. This confirmation number will serve as proof that you have legally reported your harvest.
At any time, you can log on to Connecticut's Online Hunter Harvest Reporting System to review the reports you have previously submitted.

Harvest Report Form

Before reporting your harvest, make sure you have all of the information you need to accurately make your report. Need help determining the sex and age of your harvested wild turkey?

Information Requested for Either Deer or Turkeys

Conservation ID# (5 or 6 digits on license)
4-digit year of your birth (e.g.,1960)
Permit type/season (e.g., archery deer, spring turkey, etc.)
3-digit town code
2-digit month of harvest (01 to 12)
2-digit day of harvest (01 to 31)
3-digit town code
Time of day
Land type (private or state)
3-digit public hunting area code (if applicable)
Tag type (e.g., antlerless, either-sex, etc.)
Age/sex description
Number of antler points (00 to 24, if applicable)
Type of hunting implement (e.g., rifle, shotgun, bow, etc.)
Number of hours hunted
Number of deer observed (fawns, does, or bucks)

Town 3-Digit Number Codes for Reporting Harvests

No.	Town	No.	Town
001	Andover	086	Montville
002	Ansonia	087	Morris
003	Ashford	088	Naugatuck
004	Avon	089	New Britain
005	Barkhamsted	090	New Canaan
006	Beacon Falls	091	New Fairfield
007	Berlin	092	New Hartford
008	Bethany	093	New Haven
009	Bethel	094	Newington
010	Bethlehem	095	New London
011	Bloomfield	096	New Milford
012	Bolton	097	Newtown
013	Bozrah	098	Norfolk
014	Branford	099	North Branford
015	Bridgeport	100	North Canaan
016	Bridgewater	101	North Haven
017	Bristol	102	North Stonington
018	Brookfield	103	Norwalk
019	Brooklyn	104	Norwich
020	Burlington	105	Old Lyme
021	Canaan	106	Old Saybrook
022	Canterbury	107	Orange
023	Canton	108	Oxford
024	Chaplin	109	Plainfield
025	Cheshire	110	Plainville
026	Chester	111	Plymouth
027	Clinton	112	Pomfret
028	Colchester	113	Portland
029	Colebrook	114	Preston
030	Columbia	115	Prospect
031	Cornwall	116	Putnam
032	Coventry	117	Redding
033	Cromwell	118	Ridgefield
034	Danbury	119	Rocky Hill
035	Darien	120	Roxbury
036	Deep River	121	Salem
037	Derby	122	Salisbury
038	Durham	123	Scotland
039	Eastford	124	Seymour
040	East Granby	125	Sharon
041	East Haddam	126	Shelton
042	East Hampton	127	Sherman
043	East Hartford	128	Simsbury
044	East Haven	129	Somers
045	East Lyme	130	Southbury
046	Easton	131	Southington
047	East Windsor	132	South Windsor
048	Ellington	133	Sprague
049	Enfield	134	Stafford
050	Essex	135	Stamford
051	Fairfield	136	Sterling
052	Farmington	137	Stonington
053	Franklin	138	Stratford
054	Glastonbury	139	Suffield
055	Goshen	140	Thomaston
056	Granby	141	Thompson
057	Greenwich	142	Tolland
058	Griswold	143	Torrington
059	Groton	144	Trumbull
060	Guilford	145	Union
061	Haddam	146	Vernon
062	Hamden	147	Voluntown
063	Hampton	148	Wallingford
064	Hartford	149	Warren
065	Hartland	150	Washington
066	Harwinton	151	Waterbury
067	Hebron	152	Waterford
068	Kent	153	Watertown
069	Killingly	154	Westbrook
070	Killingworth	155	West Hartford
071	Lebanon	156	West Haven
072	Ledyard	157	Weston
073	Lisbon	158	Westport
074	Litchfield	159	Wethersfield
075	Lyme	160	Willington
076	Madison	161	Wilton
077	Manchester	162	Winchester
078	Mansfield	163	Windham
079	Marlborough	164	Windsor
080	Meriden	165	Windsor Locks
081	Middlebury	166	Wolcott
082	Middlefield	167	Woodbridge
083	Middletown	168	Woodbury
084	Milford	169	Woodstock
085	Monroe

Public Hunting Area Codes

Western Connecticut 3-Digit Number Codes for Reporting Harvests

(Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties)

No.	Western CT Hunting Area	No.	Western CT Hunting Area
308	Aldo Leopold WMA	14	Meriden Rod and Gun Club
201	Algonquin State Forest	341	Mohawk State Forest - Clark Pond Tract
202	American Legion State Forest	342	Mohawk State Forest - Ziegler/Johnson Tract
203	Barber Pond WMA	222	Mount Riga State Park
309	Bennett's Pond State Park	223	Nassahegon State Forest
204	Black Rock Lake	319	Naugatuck State Forest
205	Bloomfield Flood Control Area (Site 1)	320	Naugatuck State Forest (Great Hill Block)
206	Bloomfield Flood Control Area (Site 2)	321	Naugatuck State Forest (Quillinan Reservoir Block)
4	Bristol Fish and Game	224	Nepaug State Forest
329	Bristol Water Company	225	Newgate WMA
207	Camp Columbia State Forest	226	Nod Brook WMA and Field Trial Area
208	Cedar Swamp WMA	227	Northfield Brook Lake (Army Corps)
310	Centennial Watershed State Forest	229	Paugnut State Forest
209	Centennial Watershed SF (Wangum Lake Block)	322	Paugussett State Forest
310	Centennial Watershed SF - (Permit required from Aquarion)	230	Peoples State Forest
310	Centennial Watershed SF - Lakeville Reservoir Block	223	Pequonnock Valley
311	Centennial Watershed SF - Monroe Parcel, Garder Rd.	324	Pootatuck State Forest
312	Charles E. Wheeler WMA	325	Quinnipiac River Marsh WMA
313	Collis P. Huntington State Park	326	Quinnipiac River State Park
247	Cromwell Meadows WMA	231	Robbins Swamp WMA
314	East River Marsh WMA	232	Roraback WMA
315	East Swamp WMA	268	Scantic River State Park
211	East Twin Lakes Water Access Area	233	Sessions Woods WMA
332	Enders State Forest (Worthen Parcel ONLY)	19	Seymour Fish and Game Club
210	Eversource Newgate Cooperative WMA	234	Simsbury WMA
262	Eversource Kings Island Cooperative WMA	---	South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
228	Eversource Skiff Mountain Cooperative WMA	27	Stanley Works Coop WMA
316	George C. Waldo State Park	350	Stewart B. McKinney NWR - Calf Island Unit
213	Goshen WMA	350	Stewart B. McKinney NWR - Great Meadows Marsh
317	Great Harbor WMA	350	Stewart B. McKinney NWR - Chimon/Sheffield Islands
318	Great Swamp Flood Control Area	235	Sucker Brook Flood Control Area
214	Hancock Brook Lake (Army Corps)	22	Suffield Sportsmen's Association
215	Housatonic River WMA	236	Suffield WMA
216	Housatonic State Forest	237	Sunnybrook State Park (west of Newfield Rd.)
217	John A. Minetto State Park	238	Thomaston Dam (Army Corps)
218	Mad River Dam Flood Control Area	239	Topsmead State Forest (north and west of Rt. 118)
219	Mattatuck State Forest	327	Trout Brook Valley State Park
343	MDC Barkhamsted Reservoir - East Block	240	Tunxis State Forest
346	MDC Barkhamsted Reservoir - West Block	24	Wallingford Town Owned Area
220	MDC - Colebrook Reservoir/Hogback Dam	241	Whiting River Flood Control Area
221	MDC - Greenwoods Pond	242	Wood Creek Flood Control Area
349	MDC Lake McDonough	328	Wooster Mountain State Park
330	MDC Nepaug Reservoir - Valentine/Pine Hill Block	243	Wyantenock State Forest
345	MDC Nepaug Reservoir - Sweetheart Mtn. Block

Eastern Connecticut 3-Digit Number Codes for Reporting Harvests

(Middlesex, New London, Tolland, and Windham Counties)

No.	Eastern CT Hunting Area	No.	Eastern CT Hunting Area
272	Assekonk Swamp WMA	286	Natchaug State Forest
244	Babcock Pond WMA - Waterfowl Hunting Blind	261	Nathan Hale State Forest Mgmt. Area
273	Barn Island WMA	287	Nehantic State Forest
274	Bartlett Brook WMA	288	Nipmuck State Forest
275	Bear Hill WMA	17	Norwich PR Area
276	Beaver Brook State Park	289	Nott Island WMA
277	Bigelow Hollow State Park	264	Nye Holman State Forest
245	Bishop Swamp WMA	290	Pachaug State Forest
337	Black Pond WMA	291	Pease Brook WMA
347	Candlewood Hill WMA	---	Plum Bank WMA
246	Cockaponset State Forest	292	Pomeroy State Park
248	Durham Meadows WMA	293	Quaddick State Forest
6	East Windsor - Enfield Area	294	Quinebaug WMA
249	Eightmile River WMA	295	Quinebaug River WMA (Aspinook Pond)
250	Ellithorpe Flood Control Area	265	Ragged Rock Creek Marsh WMA
263	Eversource Maromas Cooperative WMA	266	Raymond Brook WMA
212	Dr. John E. Flaherty Field Trial Area and WMA	279	Roger Tory Peterson WMA
278	Franklin Swamp WMA	297	Rose Hill WMA
280	Harkness Memorial State Park (Verkade Property)	298	Ross Marsh WMA
11	Hebron PR Area	299	Ross Pond State Park
251	Higganum Meadows WMA	267	Salmon River Cover and Haddam Neck WMA
252	Higganum Reservoir	300	Salmon River State Forest
302	James V. Spignesi WMA	301	Selden Neck State Park (Selden Island)
281	Killingly Pond State Park	269	Shenipsit State Forest
253	Kollar WMA	333	Silvio O. Conte NWR - Deadman's Swamp Unit
254	Larson Lot WMA	333	Silvio O. Conte NWR - Roger Tory Peterson Unit
282	Lebanon Coop Mgmt. Area	333	Silvio O. Conte NWR - Salmon River Division
283	Little River Fish and Wildlife Area	333	Silvio O. Conte NWR - Whalebone Cover Division
284	Lords Cover WMA	---	South Cove WMA
255	Mansfield Hollow State-leased WMA (excluding State Park and Field Trial Area)	20	Sprague Town Land PR Area
256	Mansfield State-leased Field Trial Area	350	Stewart B. McKinney NWR - Salt Meadow Unit
339	Meadow Brook WMA	303	Sugarbrook Field Trial Area
338	Menunketesuck WMA	304	Talbot WMA
257	Meshomasic State Forest	334	Tankerhoosen WMA
258	Messerschmidt Pond WMA	270	Wangunk Meadows WMA
259	Millers Pond State Park	305	West Thompson Dam (Army Corps)
285	Mohegan State Forest	271	Wopowog WMA
260	Mono Pond State Park	306	Yale-Myers Forest (owned by Yale University)
296	Moween State Park (Red Cedar Lake)	307	Zemko Pond

Determining the Age and Sex of a Wild Turkey

You can use the table below, as well as the following photos, for assistance in determining the age and sex of your turkey before reporting your harvest.

Table demonstrating an example of determining the sex and age of a harvested wild turkey.