Hey all you guys that hunt CT, I've been researching the state hunting regs., and trying to figure out if my non-resident Mass. hunting license will satisfy the hunter ed. requirement in CT. In Mass. we have a hunter ed. requirement also, but if you hold a valid hunting license from another state it satisfies the requirement. Is CT the same? It states that you have to have a CT hunter ed. course or equivalent but doesn't say anything about having a hunting license in another state, can anybody shed some light on this?

Thanks

Hhmm The current online regs don't seem to spell it out like I have seen before, but I believe the way it works is: You can get a firearms license if you show proof of a resident license from the last 5 years or show proof of education requirements from a qualifiyng jurisdiction. In other words, your non-resident license won't cut it, but a resident license from any state would. Archery has simliar requirements, but I think that absolutely requires education proof.

Phil,

When I moved over 6 years ago now, the rules went like this:

1) Show proof of residency for a resident license.

2) Show out-of-state hunting license (it was not dictated it had to be a resident license) for a non-resident license.

3) Proof of identification with driver's license or military ID.

For archery, you can show a bowhunter education certificate from any state, but you must have the bowhunter education to get the archery permit.

If you're applying for a non-resident license, I believe your driver's license and Mass hunting license will suffice. However, the DEP has been revamping many of their laws just the past few years, so best to call the DEP on monday and just ask...

I live & hunt in MA. I also hunt in CT. You need a CT or NY or MA bowhunter safety course cert to bowhunt CT, but I don't believe you need anything else if you hold a license to hunt from another state... Just for bowhunting.

Actually, to get technical, you need an IBEP---International bowhunting education program---bowhunting certificate for an archery license. These courses are co-sponsored by the NBEP.

MA, NY and now CT offer such courses. I believe there are also a handful of other states which mandate the course, and I am unaware of any state offering a bowhunting education course/requirement which is not IBEP/NBEP approved...

S&R

Thanks for all your help fellas, I'll be calling the DEP today and seeing what I can gather for more info. I'm actually wondering for turkey season, although the info. on bowhunting was also helpful, I actually got my IBEP bowhunters course a few years back when I was in Virginia.

The bottom line is that the turkey situation is in sad shape in SE Mass. where I hunt, I went out yesterday on opening day, heard one tom and set up on him, two other guys converged on him from the other sides and wouldn't shut up with thier box calls while he was in roost, that seems to be the story around here. Seems that there are 5 hunters to every tom you find, IF you can find a vocal tom, the last 3 seasons it has been absolutely terrible. The first three that it was opened here it was outstanding and I had great success. For some reason it appears to me, IMHO, that the birds are not re-populating like they should. Gonna try CT and see what I can come up with.

Find out what the tax is on the animal you harvest. CT is the tax you to death state.

Hey chicken,

That's a pretty ironic comment, coming from someone in NJ!!!

Last time I saw the list, the COL ranks, from highest to lowest, went like this....

1) CA
2) NJ
3) MA
4) CT

Seems you're a bit more costly than us...

Honestly haven't noticed, thought that was the entire country being boned to pick up the tab for something or another. We still don't have a luxury tax on cars worth over 30K or leather seats. I was stationed in Groton for 2 1/2 years and worked part time, I paid more CT taxes on a part time wage than my entire military income to NJ.