An important part of our wildlife management plan allows for limited bow and shotgun hunting for deer by special permit in carefully selected parts of the Centennial Watershed State Forest. This does more than provide hundreds of hunters with food each year. It also helps thin a deer herd that exceeds the carry capacity of the land due to the disappearance of natural predators. Left unchecked, this herd threatens the health of our reservoirs’ forest buffers and the surrounding landscape through overbrowsing. With the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection as one of our Watershed partners, we coordinate this and other aspects of our management plan with county- and state-wide efforts to assure healthy, long-term habitats for deer and other populations of wildlife.
Recreational and wildlife management activities in the Centennial Watershed State Forest are carefully coordinated to assure healthy, diverse populations of all species. Detailed maps for hunters are available through the links below.
As part of our deer management plan, the Conservation Land Committee will permit bow hunting for deer this year on approximately 4,397 acres of land in the Centennial Watershed State Forest.
If you have questions about the program, please call our Aspetuck Environmental Center at (203) 445-7339 or e-mail watershed@aquarionwater.com.
Please note: Our offices will be closed until further notice. We cannot accept applications via email or FAX. Please mail using the address provided.
Wildlife management activities in the Centennial Watershed State Forest are carefully coordinated to assure healthy, diverse populations of all species.
As part of our deer management plan, the Conservation Land Committee will permit shotgun hunting for deer this year on approximately 3,474 acres of land in the Centennial Watershed State Forest.
Apply for a Hunting License
Apply online for a Hunting License through Connecticut’s Online Sportsmen Licensing System https://www.ct.wildlifelicense.com/internetsales. Reference deer lottery permit area 56.
For questions regarding the program, please call our Aspetuck Environmental Center at (203) 445-7339 or email watershed@aquarionwater.com.