Tagging and Reporting Deer and Turkey Harvests 

2024 Harvest Tags and Instructions

Frequently Asked Questions

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).

1. Immediately upon making your harvest, complete a Deer/Turkey Harvest Tag (2024 Tags). 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.
2. 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.
3. 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. to 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.
4. If you report by telephone, you will need to know the 3-digit number code of the town in which the animal was harvested. A table in the Hunting and Trapping Guide lists Connecticut’s 169 towns and their identifying number codes. The Town Number Code Table is also available on the DEEP's website. 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 in the printed Hunting and Trapping Guide also list the 3-digit number codes for all of the public hunting areas. The Public Hunting Area Number Code Tables (split into tables for Eastern and Western Connecticut) are also available on the DEEP's website.
5. 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.
6. 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
No. of Hours Hunted
No. of Deer Observed     ___ Fawns  ___ Does  ___ Bucks
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.)
2-digit Month of Harvest (01 to 12)
2-digit Day of Harvest (01 to 31)
3-digit Town Code
3-digit Public Hunting Area Code (if applicable)
Land Type (private or state)
Tag Type (e.g., antlerless, either-sex, etc.)
Type of Hunting Implement (e.g., rifle, shotgun, bow, etc.)
Age/Sex Description
Number of Antler Points (00 to 24, if applicable)

Town 3-Digit Number Codes for Reporting Harvests

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

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	341	Mohawk State Forest - Clark Pond Tract
201	Algonquin State Forest	342	Mohawk State Forest - Ziegler/Johnson Tract
202	American Legion State Forest	222	Mount Riga State Park
203	Barber Pond WMA	223	Nassahegon State Forest
309	Bennett's Pond State Park	319	Naugatuck State Forest
204	Black Rock Lake	320	Naugatuck State Forest (Great Hill Block)
205	Bloomfield Flood Control Area (Site 1)	321	Naugatuck State Forest (Quillinan Reservoir Block)
206	Bloomfield Flood Control Area (Site 2)	224	Nepaug State Forest
4	Bristol Fish and Game	225	Newgate WMA
329	Bristol Water Company	226	Nod Brook WMA and Field Trial Area
207	Camp Columbia State Forest	227	Northfield Brook Lake (Army Corps)
208	Cedar Swamp WMA	229	Paugnut State Forest
310	Centennial Watershed State Forest	322	Paugussett State Forest
209	Centennial Watershed SF (Wangum Lake Block)	230	Peoples State Forest
310	Centennial Watershed SF - (Permit required from Aquarion)	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
314	East River Marsh WMA	231	Robbins Swamp WMA
315	East Swamp WMA	232	Roraback WMA
211	East Twin Lakes Water Access Area	268	Scantic River State Park
332	Enders State Forest (Worthen Parcel ONLY)	233	Sessions Woods WMA
210	Eversource Newgate Cooperative WMA	19	Seymour Fish and Game Club
262	Eversource Kings Island Cooperative WMA	234	Simsbury WMA
228	Eversource Skiff Mountain Cooperative WMA	---	South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
316	George C. Waldo State Park	27	Stanley Works Coop WMA
213	Goshen WMA	350	Stewart B. McKinney NWR - Calf Island Unit
317	Great Harbor WMA	350	Stewart B. McKinney NWR - Great Meadows Marsh
318	Great Swamp Flood Control Area	350	Stewart B. McKinney NWR -Chimon/Sheffield Islands
214	Hancock Brook Lake (Army Corps)	235	Sucker Brook Flood Control Area
215	Housatonic River WMA	22	Suffield Sportsmen's Association
216	Housatonic State Forest	236	Suffield WMA
217	John A. Minetto State Park	237	Sunnybrook State Park (west of Newfield Rd.)
218	Mad River Dam Flood Control Area	238	Thomaston Dam (Army Corps)
219	Mattatuck State Forest	239	Topsmead State Forest (north and west of Rt. 118)
343	MDC Barkhamsted Reservoir - East Block	327	Trout Brook Valley State Park
346	MDC Barkhamsted Reservoir - West Block	240	Tunxis State Forest
220	MDC - Colebrook Reservoir/Hogback Dam	24	Wallingford Town Owned Area
221	MDC - Greenwoods Pond	241	Whiting River Flood Control Area
349	MDC Lake McDonough	242	Wood Creek Flood Control Area
330	MDC Nepaug Reservoir - Valentine/Pine Hill Block	328	Wooster Mountain State Park
345	MDC Nepaug Reservoir - Sweetheart Mtn. Block	243	Wyantenock State Forest
14	Meriden Rod and Gun Club

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
247	Cromwell Meadows WMA	293	Quaddick State Forest
248	Durham Meadows WMA	294	Quinebaug WMA
6	East Windsor - Enfield Area	295	Quinebaug River WMA (Aspinook Pond)
249	Eightmile River WMA	265	Ragged Rock Creek Marsh WMA
250	Ellithorpe Flood Control Area	266	Raymond Brook WMA
263	Eversource Maromas Cooperative WMA	279	Roger Tory Peterson WMA
212	Dr. John E. Flaherty Field Trial Area and WMA	297	Rose Hill WMA
278	Franklin Swamp WMA	298	Ross Marsh WMA
280	Harkness Memorial State Park (Verkade Property)	299	Ross Pond State Park
11	Hebron PR Area	267	Salmon River Cover and Haddam Neck WMA
251	Higganum Meadows WMA	300	Salmon River State Forest
252	Higganum Reservoir	301	Selden Neck State Park (Selden Island)
302	James V. Spignesi WMA	269	Shenipsit State Forest
281	Killingly Pond State Park	333	Silvio O. Conte NWR - Deadman's Swamp Unit
253	Kollar WMA	333	Silvio O. Conte NWR - Roger Tory Peterson Unit
254	Larson Lot WMA	333	Silvio O. Conte NWR - Salmon River Division
282	Lebanon Coop Mgmt. Area	333	Silvio O. Conte NWR - Whalebone Cover Division
283	Little River Fish and Wildlife Area	---	South Cove WMA
284	Lords Cover WMA	20	Sprague Town Land PR Area
255	Mansfield Hollow State-leased WMA (excluding State Park and Field Trial Area)	350	Stewart B. McKinney NWR - Salt Meadow Unit
256	Mansfield State-leased Field Trial Area	303	Sugarbrook Field Trial Area
339	Meadow Brook WMA	304	Talbot WMA
338	Menunketesuck WMA	334	Tankerhoosen WMA
257	Meshomasic State Forest	270	Wangunk Meadows WMA
258	Messerschmidt Pond WMA	305	West Thompson Dam (Army Corps)
259	Millers Pond State Park	271	Wopowog WMA
285	Mohegan State Forest	306	Yale-Myers Forest (owned by Yale University)
260	Mono Pond State Park	307	Zemko Pond
296	Moween State Park (Red Cedar Lake)

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.

Beard of an adult male turkey is longer than 6 inches.

Beard of a juvenile male turkey is shorter than 6 inches.

Spur of an adult male turkey is longer than 1/2 inch.

Spur of a juvenile male turkey is shorter than 1/2 inch.

Outer two wing feathers of an adult turkey are rounded with barring to the tip.

Outer two wing feathers of a juvenile turkey are pointed with no barring to the tip.

Adult turkey tail fan shape is smooth.

Middle tail feathers are longer than the others on the tail fan of a juvenile turkey.

Breast feathers of wild turkeys for females are dull buff-tipped (left) and iridescent black-tipped in males (right).

 

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Content last updated in January 2024.