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Deer Hunting Season Starts Wednesday - Here's Where To Shoot Deer Hunting Season Starts Wednesday - Here's Where To Shoot
Deer Hunting Season Starts Wednesday - Here's Where To Shoot Get out the orange vests: the season for hunting deer with firearms begins Wednesday, Nov. 18. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) issued a reminder to all people who enjoy the outdoors to be wary of gunshots from now until the end of the season toward the end of December. STAY SAFE Among the safety tips offered by CTDEEP for going into the woods during the deer-hunting season are: - Wear brightly-colored clothing such as fluorescent orange. Dogs should also be outfitted with a neon vest. - If you see another person, call out to them to make th…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Concerns Grow That 'Zombie Deer Disease' Could Affect People, Too Concerns Grow That 'Zombie Deer Disease' Could Affect People, Too
Concerns Grow That 'Zombie Deer Disease' Could Affect People, Too WIth a deadly deer disease spreading, there are new concerns that it could affect people, too. In February of this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning about Chronic Wasting Disease (also known as CWD or the more common “zombie deer disease”) in connection to deer, elk and moose. It can take more than a year before an infected animal develops "zombie deer disease" symptoms, which can include drastic weight loss (wasting), stumbling, listlessness and other neurologic symptoms. CWD can affect animals of all ages. It is fatal to animals and there are no treatme…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Three Nabbed For Illegally Hunting Deer At Night In Area Three Nabbed For Illegally Hunting Deer At Night In Area
Three Nabbed For Illegally Hunting Deer At Night In Area Three men were arrested by state Environmental Conservation Police for illegal deer hunting. The men, all from Southbury, were arrested Monday with the assistance of Woodbury Police and the Connecticut State Police after receiving numerous complaints of illegal deer hunting after sunset near the Roxbury Airport, said the EnCon Police. A proactive Woodbury Police officer was conducting a patrol check of the area after midnight on Monday when they observed a vehicle traveling along Route 317 with the occupants actively shining the open grass fields, a prime deer habitat.  The officer suspect…

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by Kathy Reakes