Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
THE STATE FIELD NOTES / Northeast
Connecticut
public hunting land.
Explore 136 public hunting destinations in Connecticut, with agency resources to take your planning further.
CT136PLACES TO BEGIN
A STARTING POINT, NOT AN INVENTORY OF EVERY ACRE
Hunting land at a glance.
This directory includes 55 wildlife areas, 51 public lands, 30 state forests in Connecticut. Some properties include separate tracts or public-access agreements. Confirm each destination’s current boundaries and rules with its managing agency.
- Listed destinations
- 136
- Land designations
- 3
- Listings with species tags
- 135
RESEARCH YOUR PURSUIT
Hunting species in the directory.
Counts refer to tagged listings, not animals or currently open hunts. 1 listings need an agency check for species information.
A SENSE OF THE COUNTRY
Landscapes in the collection.
- Coastal marsh & woodland
- Coastal upland forest
- Forest, ponds & cedar swamp
- Forested ridges
- Hardwood forest & wetlands
- Pond & wet woodland
These descriptions cover listings with habitat details. Agency maps provide the fuller picture for each property.
THE CONNECTICUT DIRECTORY
Public hunting areas in Connecticut.
Algonquin State Forest
State forest
American Legion State Forest
State forest
Assekonk Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Babcock Pond Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Pond & wet woodland
Barber Pond Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Barn Island Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Coastal marsh & woodland
Bartlett Brook Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Beaver Brook State Park
Public land
Bennett's Pond State Park
Public land
Bigelow Hollow State Park
Public land
Bishop Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Black Pond Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Black Rock Lake State Park
Public land
Bloomfield Flood Control Site 1
Public land
Bloomfield Flood Control Site 2
Public land
Camp Columbia State Forest
State forest
Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Centennial Watershed State Forest
State forest
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Cockaponset State Forest
State forest · Hardwood forest & wetlands
Collis P. Huntington State Park
Public land
Cromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Durham Meadow Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
East River Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
East Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
East Twin Lakes Water Access Area
Public land
Eightmile River Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Ellithorpe Flood Control Area
Public land
Enders State Forest
State forest
Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
George C. Waldo State Park
Public land
Goshen Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Great Harbor Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Great Swamp Flood Control Area
Public land
Hancock Brook Lake
Public land
Harkness Memorial State Park
Public land
Hebron Permit-Required Area
Public land
Higganum Meadows Wildlife Management Area
Public land
Higganum Reservior State Park
Public land
Housatonic River Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Housatonic State Forest
State forest
James V. Spignesi, Jr. Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
John A. Minetto State Park
Public land
Killingly Pond State Park
Public land
Kollar Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Larson Lot Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Lebanon Coop Mgmt Area
Public land
Little River Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Lords Cove Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Mad River Dam Flood Control Area
Public land
Mansfield Hollow Wildlife Management Area
Public land
Mattatuck State Forest
State forest
MDC- Colebrook Reservoir / Hogback Dam
Public land
MDC- Greenwoods Pond
Public land
MDC- Lake McDonough
Public land
Meadow Brook Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Menunketesuck Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Meriden Rod & Gun Club Permit- Required Area
Public land
Meshomasic State Forest
State forest · Rocky wooded ridges
Messerschmidt Pond Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Millers Pond State Park
Public land
Mohawk State Forest
State forest
Mohegan State Forest
State forest
Mono Pond
Public land
Mount Riga State Park
Public land
Nassahegon State Forest
State forest
Natchaug State Forest
State forest · River valley forest
Nathan Hale State Forest
State forest
Naugatuck State Forest
State forest
Nehantic State Forest
State forest · Coastal upland forest
Nepaug State Forest
State forest
Newgate Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Nipmuck State Forest
State forest · Wooded hills & ponds
Northfield Brook Lake
Public land
Norwich Permit- Required Area
Public land
Nott Island Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Nye Holman State Forest
State forest
Pachaug State Forest
State forest · Forest, ponds & cedar swamp
Paugnut State Forest
State forest
Paugussett State Forest
State forest
Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Peoples State Forest
State forest
Pequonnock Valley Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Plum Bank Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Pomeroy State Park
Public land
Pootatuck State Forest
State forest
Quaddick State Forest
State forest
Quinebaug River Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Quinnipiac River State Park
Public land
Ragged Rock Creek Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Raymond Brook Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Red Cedar Lake
Public land
Robbins Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Roger Tory Peterson Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Roraback Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Rose Hill Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Ross Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Ross Pond State Park
Public land
Salmon River State Forest
State forest · River corridors & forest
Scantic River State Park
Public land
Selden Neck State Park
Public land
Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Seymour Fish and Game Club
Public land
Shenipsit State Forest
State forest · Forested ridges
Simsbury Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
South Cove Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Sprague Town Land Permit- Required Area
Public land
Stanley Works Coop Wildlife Management Area
Public land
Sucker Brook Flood Control Area
Public land
Suffield Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Sunny Brook State Park
Public land
Talbot Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Tankerhoosen Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Topsmead State Forest
State forest
Trout Brook Valley State Park
Public land
Tunxis State Forest
State forest
Wallingford Permit-Required Hunting Area
Public land
Wangunk Meadows Wildlife Area
Wildlife area
West Thompson Dam
Public land
Whiting River Flood Control Area
Public land
Wood Creek Flood Control Area
Public land
Wooster Mountain State Park
Public land
Wopowog Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
Wyantenock State Forest
State forest
Yale-Myers Forest
Public land
Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area
PLAN WITH THE PEOPLE WHO MANAGE THE LAND
Agency sources for Connecticut.
Start with the linked inventories and land pages below. Each destination above also carries its own source link and access notes.
- portal.ct.govPublic-land resource linked by 10 listings
- portal.ct.govCromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area
- portal.ct.govAssekonk Swamp Wildlife Management Area
- portal.ct.govDurham Meadow Wildlife Management Area
- portal.ct.govEast River Marsh Wildlife Management Area
- portal.ct.govEast Swamp Wildlife Management Area
- portal.ct.govEast Twin Lakes Water Access Area
- portal.ct.govFranklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area