Hunter Education - Schedules, course descriptions, online study materials, instructor training information and more -- plus the new Online Hunter Education and Field Day option. NOTE: Most Hunter Ed classes take place in spring and summer.

Click here for current hunting license prices

Season dates
For all huntable species in New Hampshire

Hunting information by species:

• White-tailed deer (or - click here to download 2009 dates and map [PDF])
• Moose
• Wild turkey
• Black bear
• Waterfowl
• Small game
• Pheasant

Youth Hunting in New Hampshire

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

Owl Brook Hunter Education Center

Frequently asked Questions on Lead in Venison

WHERE TO SHOOT: Click here for list of Fish and Game Clubs and Shooting Ranges in New Hampshire

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:

• 2009 Moose hunt photo gallery
• 2009 NH Moose Hunt Lottery Winners
• 2009 NH Moose Hunt Lottery Alternates
• N.H.'s moose hunt
• Moose hunt lottery FAQs
• Moose hunter Q&A

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 2009. Click here for more information.

Harvest results:

• Deer harvest
• Bear harvest
• Moose hunt summary
• Click here to download the full 2008 NH Wildlife Harvest Summary!* (PDF, 3.5 MB)
• Click here to view NH Wildlife Harvest Summary booklets for previous years.

Hunting FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

N.H. Hunting Report -- Info and tips from Fish and Game's wildlife biologists, monthly in-season.

Owl Brook Hunter Education Center - Holderness, NH

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* (PDF, 178 KB)

Wildlife Control Operators:

• Licensing requirements
• Class description

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:

• US Naval Observatory
• University of Texas McDonald Observatory StarDate

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.

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

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