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?]
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?]
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?]
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?]
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?]
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.
Moose Are Here to Stay 08/13/02
There’s no question about it. Moose are now living in Connecticut and are here to stay. However, it is not clear whether moose were ever native to the state. If moose did exist here during early colonial times, they occurred in small numbers and at the southerly fringe of their range. In 1935, George Gilbert Goodwin wrote in The Mammals of Connecticut: “The moose, if ever a native to Connecticut, has long since disappeared from within the limits of this state.”
The Old Man and the Hound Jack drove his old jeep down the dirt road carefully. Since no one lived along this road anymore but old Tom, the highway department seldom serviced it. He guessed it didn't really matter much as old Tom didn't drive much anymore. Perhaps once a month when his retirement check came in. Then he would come into town driving that old rickety truck and cash his check, buy some groceries and collect his mail.
