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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?]
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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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Connecticut Fall Turkey Season Opens October 7 10/06/06
The fall firearms turkey season will open statewide on October 7 and continue through October 31. [Comments?]
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Connecticut Fall Archery Deer And Turkey Seasons Open September 15 09/02/06
The Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) reminds sportsmen that the 2006 fall archery hunting season for
deer and wild turkey opens September 15. [Comments?]
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Results for 2005 Fall Turkey Hunting Season 04/03/06
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released harvest
totals for the 2005 fall turkey hunting season. "The number of turkey
hunters and harvest was lower than the pervious year," said Michael
Gregonis, Wildlife Biologist with the DEP Wildlife Division. [Comments?]
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DEP Announces Deer Herd Reduction Completed at Bluff Point 03/06/06
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced
the completion of deer management activities at the Bluff Point Coastal Reserve
(BPCR) in Groton. Biologists from the DEP’s Wildlife Division culled 20 deer
as part of its ongoing efforts to restore the ecological balance at the Reserve.
The activities occurred on five nights during February 2006. By conducting the
activities at night fewer DEP resources were required to remove the deer, and the
public’s daytime use of the park was not disrupted. [Comments?]
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2005 Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Season Opens May 4 04/25/05
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
reminds outdoorsmen that the 2005 Connecticut spring wild turkey hunting season
will run from May 4-28. This year will mark the 25th year that
sportsmen have hunted turkeys in Connecticut during the modern era. [Comments?]
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DEP Announces Deer Herd Reduction Completed at Bluff Point 03/12/05
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the completion of deer management activities at Bluff Point Coastal Reserve (BPCR) in Groton. Biologists from the DEP’s Wildlife Division culled 9 deer as part of its ongoing efforts to restore the ecological balance at the Reserve. [Comments?]
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Results Down for 2003 Deer Hunting Season 05/21/04
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that hunters harvested almost 13,000 deer during Connecticut’s 2003 regulated deer hunting seasons. The 2003 harvest increased by six percent over 2002’s harvest of almost 12,000 deer. [Comments?]
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Bear Research Continued Through Summer 10/15/02
Wildlife Division biologists have been trapping, marking and releasing black bears over the summer, primarily in northwest Connecticut, with financial assistance from the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program (WCRP). Since June 2002, a total of 19 black bears (12 males, 7 females) have been marked with colored ear tags and released. Six of the females and one male have radio collars attached around their necks so that information about home range and habitat can be collected.
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