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2009 HUNTING AND COMBO LICENSES now available! Click here to purchase online, or visit your local license agent.

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Season dates
For all huntable species in New Hampshire

Hunting information by species:

Frequently asked Questions on Lead in Venison

Hunter Education
Schedules, course descriptions, instructor training information and more -- plus the home-study option. NOTE: Most Hunter Ed classes take place in spring and summer. Sign up early to get the class you want!

WHERE TO HUNT!
  • Maps of Wildlife Management Units
  • Wildlife Management Area guide
  • Where can I hunt in New Hampshire?
  • Hunting on State-owned Lands in N.H.
  • Where to shoot (fish & game clubs and ranges)
  • NH Flood Control Areas and Contacts - Federal
  • White Mountain National Forest
  • Lists of State Forests, State Parks, and Conservation Easements (from DRED Division of Forests and Lands)
  • Coastal Conservation Lands -- Maps and more.
  • WHERE TO SHOOT: Click here for list of Fish and Game Clubs and Shooting Ranges in New Hampshire

    Youth Hunting in New Hampshire

    GET A GUIDE! List of N.H.-licensed hunting guides

    Small game hunters -- Win a gun! Fill out the Small Game Survey and the Ruffed Grouse Wing and Tail Survey, and you'll be entered in raffles for two quality firearms! Click here for more info.

    Licensed leashed dog trackers

    Trapping in New Hampshire -- click here for more information.

    Click here for 2007 N.H. Hunter Survey results

    New Hampshire's Moose Hunt:

    Deer Rules for WMU A include antler point restriction

    Hunters -- Share your harvest with N.H. Food Bank

    The "Ten Commandments" of Hunting Safety

    Special Unit M Antlerless Deer Permits: A total of 6,000 Special Unit M permits will be sold, first-come, first-served, in 2008. Click here for more information.

    Click here to download New Hampshire's Big Game Plan. (PDF, 525 KB)
    The Big Game Plan will guide deer, moose, bear and turkey management from 2006 through 2015).

    Harvest results:

    Hunting FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

    N.H. Hunting Report -- Up-to-date info and tips from Fish and Game's wildlife biologists, monthly in-season.

    Owl Brook Hunter Education Center

    CWD -- Update on Chronic Wasting Disease

    Special Archery Deer Permits (valid for taking one additional antlered deer using bow and arrow during the archery deer season) may only be purchased at the time you buy your archery license.

    Hunting in Canada? Click here to learn more about importing your harvest.

    Hunting near railroad property? Click here for important information.

    Hunting with a crossbow during firearms season? Click here to download rules, tips and safety information.

    N.H. Hunting Rules and Regulations

    Wildlife Control Operators:

    Landowner/Hunter Land Use FAQs

    Hunting with physical disabilities

    List of butchers in N.H.

    List of licensed New Hampshire taxidermists

    H.I.P. information for migratory bird hunters

    Operation Game Thief -- Help stop poachers

    Becoming a licensed N.H. hunting or fishing guide

    MOON PHASES:

    Something's Bruin in New Hampshire
    Learn to live with black bears

    Wild Turkey Hunter Survey
    The results of a survey of wild turkey hunters in New Hampshire

    Winter feeding of wild turkeys
    Please don't feed the wild turkeys! But if you insist, here's how to do it with minimal damage to the population.

    hunter survey

    Wildlife RestorationFederal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program -- Your purchase of hunting equipment supports:

    • Wildlife management and restoration
    • Habitat protection and management
    • Hunter education
       
         

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