I'm from Mass. And I tell ya I have been seeing a lot of deer here bow hunting. But boy am I excited about Wed. in CT. Opening Day with Gun. I have taken some hugh deer there. I hunt in I think its Zone 5 Voluntown Plainfield area. I have privet and state land permits for the area. We do out best on privet land but we have taken some noce ones on state land too. Keep your chin up. I started hunting back in the days when people got excited when they heard some one saw a deer. There are more deer now then I can ever remember. It took me17 years of hunting before I got my first. I bet it won't take you that long. Good Luck MIke