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This is a popular topic among hunting land buyers. Two frequently asked questions are, “How many acres do you need to hunt deer?” and “What is the minimum land needed to hunt?” For smaller or slower animals, such as turkeys and rabbits, it's best to have at least five acres. For deer, ten acres or more is ideal.

There is no minimum acreage required for hunting with shotguns, muzzleloaders, or archery equipment. A centerfire rifle 6mm (. 243 caliber) or larger may be used for deer hunting on private land if the landholding is 10 or more contiguous acres and the landowner has authorized rifle use on the DEEP consent form.

If you're hunting a small property and expect to get deer within bow range, you have to find ways to attract and hold deer, its that simple. On twenty acres or less, that is a real challenge unless the property has an abundance of natural resources like apple trees, acorns and other food.

Connecticut is home to a diverse menagerie of waterfowl, ducks, pheasants, quail, ruffled grouse, geese, and other game birds. Small game and furbearer hunters will find abundant populations of cottontail rabbits, snowshoe hares, coyotes, and both red and gray foxes.

Attracting and Holding Deer (Hunting Over or Within Sight of It): Less than half of states permit the use of bait. Even fewer allow it within sight of a hunting spot. However, where permitted, it abounds. Some states permit it under certain restrictions, such as regulating volume of bait.

Deer Hunting A centerfire rifle 6mm (. 243 caliber) or larger may be used for deer hunting on private land if the landholding is 10 or more contiguous acres and the landowner has authorized rifle use on the DEEP consent form.

There is a 10 acre minimum for rifles. There is no minimum acreage for shotguns or muzzleloaders, although no firearms may be discharged within 500 feet of habitable buildings, which in effect drives the need to have a larger parcel.

One of the goals of the DEEP Wildlife Division is to maintain deer population at levels compatible with available habitat and land uses. Baiting is a management option allowed only in Connecticut's urban deer management zones, where populations need to be reduced.

Baiting is a management option allowed only in Connecticut's urban deer management zones, where populations need to be reduced.