Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 26 - Fisheries and Game
86a - Deer Hunting
Section 26-86a-10 - Hunting option
Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 26-86a-10
Current through September 9, 2024
(a) In such areas of the state as designated by the Commissioner and listed in the applicable annual Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide, during the private land muzzleloader season specified in Section 26-86a-6(f) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and during the private land shotgun/rifle season as specified in Section 26-86a-6(d) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a person possessing a valid archery permit may use a bow and arrow to hunt deer on private land provided:
(1) Any deer killed with a bow and arrow
during the said muzzleloader and shotgun/rifle seasons shall be identified with
a tag pursuant to section
26-86a-2(c)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. In addition, any deer killed
with a bow and arrow on days specified in the hunting and trapping guide
published annually by the Department of Environmental Protection shall be
registered at an official deer check station pursuant to section
26-86a-1(b)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) Any person hunting with a bow and arrow
during the said muzzleloader and shotgun/rifle seasons shall wear above the
waist a minimum of 400 square inches of fluorescent orange clothing visible
from all sides at all times except as provided in section
26-66-1(r)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
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