Rhode Island
Ocean State hunting, high-density coastal deer herds, Arcadia Management Area, and timberdoodle covers.
State Field Guide
Small Game & Upland Hunting in Rhode Island
Official Regulatory Authority
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Fish and Wildlife (RIDEM)
Management Area Stocked Hunts
Ring-necked Pheasant
RI DEM stocks pheasants on state management areas like Arcadia and Great Swamp from mid-October through December.
Coastal Flight Birds
American Woodcock & Snipe
Migrating timberdoodles feed in coastal shrublands and moist wetland margins in October and November.
Forest Preserve Bushytails
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Abundant across state management areas with a generous daily limit.
Coastal Brush Rabbits
Eastern Cottontail
Plentiful along agricultural edges and state management area thickets through February.