What Trophy Should Really Mean When we hunt we must work hard, we obey the law, we are ethical, and we are reverent. Every animal taken - young or old, buck or doe - is a "trophy". They are gifts of the land.
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Connecticut DEP Announces Opening Days 10/16/08
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has announced the Opening Days of upcoming fall firearms hunting seasons. Peak hunting occurs during early morning and late afternoon, primarily during the period from mid-October through mid-December. [Comments?]
Connecticut Adds Bogus Farm to Open Space 06/16/08
Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state of Connecticut is adding to its holdings of open space with the purchase of 134 acres of the Bogus Farm property, which is located in Bethel adjacent to the popular Collis B. Huntington State Park. [Comments?]
Glastonbury Shooting Range Re-opens for Season 04/09/08
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that the Glastonbury Shooting Range re-opened for supervised public use starting Saturday, April 5, 2008. [Comments?]
Connecticut DEP Announces Turkey Hunting Seminar 02/25/08
Spring is just around the corner and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that a Wild Turkey Hunting Safety Seminar is scheduled for Saturday, April 5. [Comments?]
Connecticut Arrest for Illegal Moose Hunting 12/12/07
Officers from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of State Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police recently arrested a Hartland resident for illegal moose hunting. [Comments?]
Connecticut Archery Deer and Turkey Opens Sept 15 08/24/07
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reminds sportsmen that the 2007 fall archery hunting season for deer and wild turkey opens September 15. [Comments?]
Connecticut DEP Offers Wild Turkey Hunting Seminar 03/16/07
Spring is just around the corner and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the Wild Turkey Hunting Safety Seminar to be held on Saturday, April 14, 2007. [Comments?]
Connecticut Deer Reduction at Bluff Point Coastal Reserve 01/15/07
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that eleven deer will be culled from the Bluff Point Coastal Reserve (BPCR) in Groton by biologists from the DEP's Wildlife Division as part of the ongoing efforts to maintain the ecological balance at the Reserve. The activities will occur on select nights in late January and early February 2007. [Comments?]
Connecticut Now Has DUI Law for ATVs 12/01/06
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police have made their first arrest under a new law that makes it illegal to operate an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) while under the influence of alcohol. [1 Comment]
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Arkansas Youth Deer Hunting Success My stepdad Scott, my brother Daniel, my neighbor Robert and I were driving to our deer stands in Athens Arkansas. Scott saw a deer. I couldn't see it. It got up and ran off. We got out of the truck and walked into the woods to take a look. Scott turned to walk back to the truck. Another deer stood up to see what was going on. I could see that it was a buck.