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Hunting is regulated in New Hampshire by the fish and game department. You can check there website for current hunting information including Hunters education coarses and requirements.
New Hampshire hunting opportunities are diverse. Everything from antelope, deer, elk, wild pig and bear. Most hunting opportunities are established using the zone system with varying dates and bag limits. Special muzzleloader and archery seasons are available for most upland game and big game species.
New Hampshire Hunting Information

Don't miss opening day of your favorite hunting season because you didn't get the Hunter Education certification class you needed. Now is the time to register online for Hunter and Bowhunter Education classes so you can get your license and head for the woods!

New hunters must take a hunter education course before they can purchase their first hunting license in N.H. (those age 16 and older need a license to hunt). To meet this requirement, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department offers Hunter and Bowhunter Education classes around the state, as well as Trapper Education. Courses are available from now through October, but fill up quickly in the early spring and fall months, so sign up soon!

Registering for a Hunter Education class is now easier than ever with the new online registration process that Fish and Game has rolled out this year. With this new system, you can go online anytime to sign up for a course. Just visit huntNfishregs.com and follow the links. You'll be able to search for hunter or bowhunter education classes by town, zip code or date. With a few clicks, you can see all the details; times and dates, locations, class and instructor information in files you can download and print. 

"We couldn't be happier to offer online registration for our Hunter and Bowhunter Education Certification classes, as well as Online Hunter Education Course Field Days," said Pete Davison, Fish and Game Hunter Education Coordinator. "We've greatly improved access and simplified the process for hunters who need certification."

To register for a class, simply type in your information, creating your personal account. Easy-to-follow directions are listed for every location. Have questions? Email your instructor. Need parental approval? Print out the permission form and bring it signed to the first day's class.

If you don't have time for a traditional class, you can sign up to take the online Hunter Education Course (must be age 15 or older). Complete each chapter at your own speed, in the comfort of your own home, office, public library or school computer lab. Then take the online exam ($15 charge) and register for a Hunter Education Field Day (required for certification).

Traditional Hunter Education courses average about 16 hours of classroom instruction, with hands-on demonstrations, small-group activities and a live-fire experience on a shooting range. A Bowhunter Education course typically runs for 8 – 10 hours, both in and out of the classroom. Courses are taught by trained, certified volunteer instructors according to national guidelines and state standards. Classes cover safe handling and identification of firearms, bows and arrows; wildlife identification and management; shot placement; hunter ethics and responsibility; outdoor safety and survival; and hunting rules and regulations. Each class concludes with a written test, and firearm courses include a practical field exam. Students must successfully pass these tests to receive a hunter or bowhunter certification card.

Hunter education instruction and course materials are provided free of charge; instructors may charge up to $5 per student to cover the use of facilities. To receive a certificate of completion in basic Hunter Education or Bowhunter Education, participants must be at least 12 years old by the end of the course.

Trapper Education classes are also offered throughout the year. To find a class, visit New Hampshire Home Page

In 2009, 150 classes for basic Hunter, Bowhunter and Trapper education were held around the state, taught by more than 550 trained volunteer instructors. An additional 20 field days were provided for online Hunter Ed course participants. Each year, more than 4,400 people are certified in hunter, bowhunter and trapper education in New Hampshire. Classes are already underway for 2010.

For more information on Hunter Education in New Hampshire, or to find a class if you do not have computer access, call N.H. Fish and Game's Hunter Education Program at 603-271-3214.

Hunter Education in New Hampshire is funded by federal Wildlife Restoration Funds, a user-pay, user-benefit program.

For nine exciting days, from October 17 to 25, 2009, lucky moose permit holders and their hunting partners will have the experience of a lifetime taking part in New Hampshire's annual moose hunt. There were 515 permit holders drawn in this year's lottery, randomly selected by computer from a pool of more than 14,500 applicants.

Each hunter with a moose permit is assigned to hunt in one of 22 wildlife management units throughout the state; most have spent the past several weeks or months scouting out potential hunting spots. Each moose hunter may be accompanied by one partner. Last fall, New Hampshire hunters took 333 moose, for a statewide success rate of 65%. Regional success rates for moose hunters last year ranged from 83% in the North Region to 38% in southeastern New Hampshire. Hunters assigned to northern units typically have the greatest success, because of higher moose densities and excellent access to hunting lands in the North Country.

After taking a moose, hunters must have the animals registered and inspected at one of seven check stations around the state. There, wildlife biologists check each moose to gain information about the overall health of the moose herd. These check stations draw many interested onlookers, a reminder of the economic and symbolic importance of moose in New Hampshire, particularly in the North Country.
Hunters who want the chance to take an additional antlerless deer in Wildlife Management Unit M in southeastern New Hampshire during the fall hunting seasons can buy a special permit from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.
Hunters took 439 black bears in New Hampshire during 2008. Although this represented a 29% decrease from the 2007 harvest of 615 bears, the 2008 harvest was consistent with target bear harvest objectives.

Moose hunters took 333 moose during the nine-day season in 2008, a 65% success rate. Moose hunters enjoyed ideal weather conditions for the hunt. Moose were actively rutting during the season and many hunters found they could call in bulls, while others were fortunate enough to watch bulls sparring and wooing cows. Due in part to the large number of antlerless-only permits issued in the White Mountain region, the statewide success rate was down from 71% in 2007. Hunters traveled from 17 states and one foreign country (Scotland) to participate in the 2008 moose hunt in New Hampshire.

Turkey hunters registered a total of 4,107 turkeys from 232 towns during the 2008 May spring season and Youth Hunt weekend. The Youth Hunt weekend tallied 579 gobblers, a 27.5 % increase over the previous year and 14.1% of the total spring harvest.

During the 2007/08 trapping season, New Hampshire trappers continued to provide valuable benefits to our citizenry. The activities of trappers, under the guidance of carefully regulated trapping programs, help maintain furbearer populations at desired levels. Trappers provide important data to furbearer management programs and provide a valuable public service in their capacity as damage control specialists. The Harvest Report indicates that New Hampshire furbearers remain abundant and widespread. A total of 452 trappers held licenses in N.H.
Hunting activity has a positive impact on New Hampshire's economy; according to the most recent figures from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, more than 60,000 people hunted in New Hampshire in 2006, generating more than $80 million of direct hunting-related expenditures in the state.
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. 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.

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) 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. 

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  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. The front of the atlas lists most state-owned properties and they are also highlighted on the maps within the book.
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