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).
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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 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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