Unit 8
Public lands inside this unit
22 found
Brainard Homestead State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkCaptain Comer Memorial
ParkState ParkChatfield Hollow State Park
ParkState ParkCockaponset State Forest
ParkState ParkDart Island State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkDay Pond State Park
ParkState ParkEagle Landing State Park
ParkState ParkForster Pond State Park
ParkState ParkGeorge D. Seymour State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkGillette Castle State Park
ParkState ParkHaddam Island State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkHaddam Meadows State Park
ParkState ParkHigganum Reservoir State Park
ParkState ParkHurd State Park
ParkState ParkMachimoodus State Park
ParkState ParkMillers Pond State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkPreserve State Forest
ParkState ParkSalmon River State Forest
ParkState ParkSelden Neck State Park
ParkState ParkSunrise State Park
ParkState ParkTrimountain State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkWadsworth Falls State Park
ParkState Park
Trails near Unit 8
12 found
Appalachian Trail
2123.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNew England Trail (NET)
207.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMetacomet Trail (Complete)
62.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertShenipsit Trail Blue Blazes
16.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCT NET Section 13 (Mattabesett Trail)
13.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCockaponset Blue and Red Loop
12.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertMattabesset River, Coginchaug River, and Cromwell Meadows
11.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultGreyville Falls Loop
10.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMattabesett Blue Trail Section 11
10.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMattabesett Trail and Lone Pine Trail Extended Loop
9.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMount Higby via Mattabesett Blue Trail
9.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMattabesett and Mount Higby Trail
8.9 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 8
6 found
Gillette Castle State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundQuarry View Historic Park and Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGetaway Machimoodus
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHidden Lake Farm
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPortland Riverside Marina Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWolf's Den Family Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Connecticut
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Connecticut-Hunting-and-Trapping-Guide
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Lottery-Hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/State-Land-Hunting
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Hunting-and-Trapping/Hunting-and-Trapping-Statistics
- Hunter education ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/CEFS/Connecticut-Hunter-Education
- Buy a license ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Licenses-Fees-and-Permits
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 8, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Connecticut agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.