I want to take a Hunter Education
course. What should I do?
Hunter, Bowhunter and Trapper Education classes are held in spring
and summer, throughout the state. For a
course description and schedule, click here.
I would like to apply for
a New Hampshire Pistol/Revolver License. What should I do?
New Hampshire residents should apply for a Pistol/Revolver License
at the police station in the town where they live. Pistol/Revolver
Licenses for non-residents are issued by the New Hampshire State
Police, Licensing & Permits: (603) 271-3575.
If
I shoot a buck deer while archery hunting, can I use the 2nd Archery
Deer tag before the first archery tag?
Yes.
If
I shoot an antlerless deer in WMU M, can I use the additional antlerless-only
tag before I use any of my other tags?
Yes.
Unit M Antlerless-only
Permitholders can harvest an antlerless deer in WMU M through the
end of the regular firearms deer season. Permitholders also possessing
an archery license may harvest a doe in WMU M through the end of
the archery season, December 15.
What's up with the Long
Island deer hunt? An annual archery hunt takes place on Long Island in Moultonboro,
N.H. It is open only to bow hunters who have obtained written landowner
permission on a form that can be picked up at Fish and Game headquarters
in Concord; or individuals can call the Wildlife Division at (603)
271-2461 to request a form by mail. Attached to the forms are the
pertinent rules and laws that govern this hunt. The hunt begins
the first weekday in October and runs through December 15 except
for certain weekends and holidays that are outlined in the rules.
Once the landowner forms are completed, permits must be purchased
at Fish and Game headquarters starting August 1.
What
license/stamps are required to hunt waterfowl in N.H. and where
can I purchase the stamps?
You are required to have a current N.H. Hunting License as well
as a state of N.H. Duck Stamp and a Federal Duck Stamp. The license
and state stamp can be purchased at any license agent. To order
a N.H. Duck Stamp or collector stamps or sheets of stamps, click
here for a print-and-mail order form* (PDF, 57 KB). The
federal stamp can be purchased at a U.S. Post Office. You also
are
required to have a Harvest Information Program (H.I.P.) Validation
Number issued -- click
here for more information.
What
are the Vermont/New Hampshire Inland Zone Waterfowl boundaries?
The boundaries for the VT/NH border are in Vermont from Interstate
91 to Route 2 to Route 102 to Route 253 (running south to north)
-- click here for information
and a map. Even though the interstate and routes are in Vermont,
they fall under NH regulations. NOTE: IF YOU ARE HUNTING ON THE
VERMONT PORTION OF THE BOUNDARY YOU MUST HAVE A VERMONT HUNTING
LICENSE AND FOLLOW THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REGULATIONS. If you have questions
about specific areas, you should speak with the local conservation
officer.
What
are the Coastal and Inland Waterfowl Zones?
The Coastal Zone begins at the Maine-New Hampshire line in Rollinsford,
that portion of the State east of a boundary formed by State Highway
4 west to the city of Dover, south to the intersection of State
Highway 108, south along State Highway 108 through Madbury, Durham,
and Newmrket to the junction of State Highway 85 in Newfields, south
to State Highway 101 in Exeter, east to Interstate 95 (NH Turnpike)
in Hampton, and south to the Massachusetts line. Click
here for information and a map.
The Inland Zone is that portion of the state
west of the above boundary.
Where
and when are pheasants stocked?
The Department has a list of towns scheduled to be stocked with
pheasants and the number of sites to be found in each town -- click
here. This list also includes the public lands to be stocked.
Because of an understanding we have with private landowners, we
agree not to give out specific landowner names and addresses. You
can contact local sporting good stores, general stores, gas stations,
as well as looking for suitable habitat in the area in order to
get more information on where to find the birds.
A large percentage of birds are stocked for the
opening day of the season, again the end of the first and second
weeks and one more time through the middle of October.
Where
can I find topo maps or maps of Fish and Game properties/Wildlife
Management Areas?
Fish and Game is working on creating maps and information on its
state properties. However, for now the best source is to purchase
a DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer of N.H., available for purchase at
most bookstores and convenience stores, or through Fish and Game
(click here). The front of
the atlas lists most state-owned properties and they are also highlighted
on the maps within the book.
A good source for topographic maps of the state
is www.topozone.com.
Should I be concerned about
CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) in N.H. deer and moose?
Currently, the farthest east that CWD has been found is New York
State. In all likelihood, it is not in New Hampshire. Along with
most northeastern states, we sample a number of harvested deer each
year for testing as a means of CWD surveillance; all samples through
2004 have tested negative. Testing is ongoing.
Hunters and butchers
can take the same precautions as they might to protect against other
blood-borne pathogens or diseases by using rubber gloves and suggest
people avoid eating brain, spleen, eyes, and lymph nodes. Also,
don't cut into the spine before you bone out the meat. You should
fully cook all game meats.
Important! Fish and
Game prohibits the importation into New Hampshire of hunter-killed
cervid (deer family) carcasses or parts of carcasses from any of
the 16 jurisdictions in which CWD has been detected, except
for de-boned meat, antlers, antlers attached to skull caps from
which all soft tissue has been removed, upper canine teeth (a.k.a.
buglers, whistlers or ivories), hides or capes with no part of the
head attached, and finished taxidermy mounts.
What is the special hunt on the national
refuge at Great Bay?
The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
in Newington holds a special hunt on the first weekend of the regular
firearms season. The hunt serves the dual purposes of supporting
the state's effort to control the deer population in Unit M and
providing recreational opportunities on the 1,100-acre refuge.
A total of 40 hunters (20 each day) are selected through a free
lottery for one-day hunting permits. Interested hunters can pick
up a lottery application at the Reserve's information kiosk on Merrimack
Drive (accessible via Pease Tradeport) or call Refuge Manager Jim
Reynolds at (603) 431-7511 after September 1. The deadline to apply
for the fall hunt is in early October. In 2004, 280 hunters applied
for 40 slots.
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