Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 26 - Fisheries and Game
66 - Hunting and Trapping
Section 26-66-7 - Seasons and bag limits for trapping furbearing animals

Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 26-66-7

Current through September 9, 2024

(a) There shall be no daily or season bag limit for trapping any species of fur-bearing animal for which an open trapping season is provided, except that the otter season bag limit shall be eight and the fisher season bag limit shall be two.

(b) The open season for trapping raccoon, wild mink, muskrat, river otter, gray fox, red fox, coyote, opossum, weasel and skunk shall be from the first Sunday following the first Saturday in November through March 15th. The open season for trapping fisher shall be from November 20th through December 31st. The open season for trapping beaver shall be from December 1 through March 31st.

(c) There shall be no open season for trapping snowshoe rabbit (varying hare), cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, European hare, porcupine, red squirrel, woodchuck, Canada lynx, pine marten, black bear, bobcat, mountain lion (Felis concolor), Indiana bat and harbor seal.

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