{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "karenz", "hasEmail": "mailto:deep.helpdesk.footprints@ct.gov"}, "description": "<p><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(20,20,20); font-size:14px;'><span style='display:inline !important; float:none; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Due to the presence of 3 distinct Canada goose populations in Connecticut, the Atlantic Population (AP), North Atlantic Population (NAP), and Atlantic Flyway Resident Population (AFRP), the state has been divided into 3 goose hunting zones, each with different regulations, based on the status of the population and the overall management goal for each population. &nbsp;</span></span><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(74,74,74); font-size:14px;'><span style='display:inline !important; float:none; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Refer to the current </span></span><a target='_blank' href='https://portal.ct.gov/deep/hunting/connecticut-migratory-bird-hunting-guide' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(74,74,74); font-size:14px;'><span style='display:inline !important; float:none; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><strong><u>Connecticut Migratory Bird Hunting Guide</u></strong></span></span></a><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(74,74,74); font-size:14px;'><span style='display:inline !important; float:none; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'> and the&nbsp;Hunting page&nbsp;on the DEEP website for the most up to date information on all public hunting areas, waterfowl closure areas, regulations, licenses, stamps, timing and bag limits. &nbsp;The boundaries represented in this data are approximate. &nbsp;For a list of migrant goose zones explained by town and by street, visit </span></span><a target='_blank' href='https://portal.ct.gov/deep/hunting/public-hunting-areas#GooseZones' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:14px;'><span style='line-height:115%;'>https://portal.ct.gov/deep/hunting/public-hunting-areas#GooseZones</span></span></a><span style='font-size:14px;'> . &nbsp;Waterfowl regulations may include additional designations, such as the North Zone: The portion of the state north of Interstate 95; 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