As publishedJan 1-Feb 28, 2026 and Oct 17-Dec 31, 2026
Put-and-take stocked program on state land; CT Resident Game Bird Conservation Stamp required; Saturday-only permits required at specific WMAs Oct 17-Nov 14.
Confirmed absence: Connecticut's entire huntable pheasant population is DEEP-stocked (put-and-take) on designated WMAs/state-forest blocks ahead of each hunt day, not a wild, surveyed population.