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Hunting dates and seasons
Dates for hunting seasons are listed on the individual
species pages. Click on the category to find specific season dates,
unit maps and other hunting information.
2008 General Hunting Season Dates
Following
are general dates for the 2008 seasons. The 2008-2009 N.H. Hunting Digest
is available for download on the main hunting page
-- click here.
Click on the species name for more dates and
details.
| April 25 - April
26, 2009 |
Youth turkey-hunting
weekend |
| May 3 - May 31 |
Spring gobbler season (wild
turkey) |
| Sept. 1 - November |
Black
bear/end dates vary for method and WMU |
| Sept. 2008 -
Jan. 2009 |
Waterfowl/dates
vary by species and zone |
| Sept. 27 - Sept. 28 |
Youth
waterfowl weekend (Saturday and Sunday) |
| Sept. 15 - Dec.
15 |
Deer/archery
(end dates may vary by WMU; closes Dec. 8 in WMU A) |
| Sept. 15 - Dec.
15 |
Fall
turkey/archery |
| Oct. 13 - Oct. 17 |
Fall
turkey/shotgun (in certain WMUs only); Monday - Friday |
| Sept. 2008 -
March 2009 |
Small
game/dates vary by species and region |
| Oct. 1 - Dec.
31 |
Pheasant |
| Oct. 18 - Oct.
26 |
Moose
(by permit only) |
| Oct. 25 - Oct. 26 |
Youth
deer-hunting
weekend |
| Nov. 1 - Nov.
11 |
Deer/muzzleloader (note -- opens Nov. 3 in WMU A) |
| Nov. 12 - Dec.
7 |
Deer/firearms
(note -- closes Nov. 30 in WMU A) |
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