CHAPTER Fis
300 WILDLIFE SEASONS AND RULES
Statutory
Authority: RSA Chapter 208
PART Fis 301 GAME ANIMALS
REVISION NOTE:
Document #6250, effective 5-22-96,
adopted a new section Fis 301.01.
Document #6250 also readopted with amendments and renumbered the former
Fis 301.01 through Fis 301.06 as Fis 301.02 through Fis 301.07. The former Fis 301.07 was only renumbered,
but not readopted, by Document #6250 as Fis 301.08. The former Fis 301.08 was readopted with
amendment and renumbered by Document #6250 as Fis 301.09. Former Fis 301.09 and Fis 301.10 were only
renumbered, and not readopted, by Document #6250 as Fis 301.10 and Fis 301.11
respectively.
Since the text of the current Fis
301.08, Fis 301.10 and Fis 301.11 were not part of Document #6250, the
effective dates for these rules were not changed.
Please note that the source notes for
the renumbered sections in Part Fis 301 indicate the filing history for the
rule text in that section after the effective date of Document #6250.
Fis 301.01 Definitions.
(a)
"Antlered deer" means a deer which has at least one antler 3
inches long measured from the tip of the main beam along the distal edge of the
antler to the base of the antler burr at the skull.
(b)
“Antlerless deer” means any deer which does not have at least one antler 3
inches long measured from the tip of the main beam along the distal edge of the
antler to the base of the antler burr at the skull.
(c)
“Baiting” means “baiting” as defined in RSA 207:1, II-a.
(d)
“Baited area” means “baited area” as defined in RSA 207:1, II-b.
(e)
“Crossbow” means a device consisting of a bow mounted to a rigid stock
for discharging quarrels, bolts, or arrows and having a mechanical means to
hold and release the drawn string.
(f)
“Bolt” means a short projectile for a crossbow that resembles an arrow.
(g)
“Quarrel” means a bolt with a 4-sided head and is often used as a
synonym for bolt.
Source. #7699, eff 6-5-02;
ss by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis 301.02 Wildlife Management Units.
(a)
For purposes of this chapter, the state shall be divided into wildlife
management units, also referred to as WMU’s, described as follows:
(1) Wildlife management unit -
A1: From Stewartstown Beecher Falls
Bridge in Stewartstown east to Rte. 3 then north on Rte. 3 to the Canadian
border then following the Canadian/US border west and south to the VT/NH
border, Connecticut River and continuing south to the Stewartstown Beecher
Falls Bridge;
(2) Wildlife management unit –
A2: From the Stewartstown/Beecher Falls
Bridge in Stewartstown east to Rte. 3 in Stewartstown then north on Rte. 3 to
the Canadian/US border northeast to the ME/NH border then following this south
to Rte. 16 in Wentworth's Location, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 26 in Errol, west
on Rte. 26 in Errol to Colebrook, west on Lemington Rd. to the
Colebrook-Lemington Bridge, then north along the NH/VT state line to the
Stewartstown/Beecher Falls Bridge;
(3) Wildlife management unit -
B: From the junction of the Connecticut
River and the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Northumberland, north along the NH/VT
state line to the Colebrook/Lemington bridge in Colebrook, east on Lemington
Rd. to Rte. 3 in Colebrook, south on Rte. 3 to Rte. 26 in Colebrook, east on
Rte. 26 to Rte. 16 in Errol, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 110-A in Dummer, west on
110-A to Rte. 110 in West Milan, west on Rte. 110 to Rte. 3 in Groveton, north
on Rte. 3 in Groveton to the Upper Ammonoosuc Bridge, west along the Upper
Ammonoosuc River to its junction with the Connecticut River;
(4) Wildlife management unit –
C1: From the junction of the Lost Nation
Rd. in Northumberland and Rte. 110, east on Rte. 110 to Rte. 16 in Berlin,
south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 2 in Gorham, west on Rte. 2 to North Rd. in Jefferson,
north along North Rd. to Grange Rd., north on Grange Rd. to Lost Nation Rd.,
north on Lost Nation Rd. to the junction of Lost Nation Rd. and Rte. 110 in Northumberland;
(5) Wildlife management unit –
C2: From the junction of Rte. 16 in
Wentworth's Location and the ME/NH line, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 110-A in
Dummer, west on 110-A to Rte. 110 in Milan, south on 110 to Rte. 16 in Berlin,
south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 2 in Gorham, east on Rte. 2 to the NH/ME state line,
north on the NH/ME state line to its junction with Rte. 16 in Wentworth's Location;
(6) Wildlife management unit –
D1: From the junction of the Lost Nation
Rd. in Northumberland and Rte. 110, south along Lost Nation Rd. to Grange Rd.,
south on Grange Rd. to North Rd., south on North Rd. to Rte. 2 in Jefferson,
east on Rte. 2 to Rte. 115 in Jefferson, south on Rte. 115 to Rte. 3 in
Carroll, south on Rte. 3 to I-93 in Franconia, north on I-93 to the NH/VT state
line, north on the NH/VT state line, to the junction of the Connecticut and
Upper Ammonoosuc River in Northumberland, east along the Upper Ammonoosuc River
to the Groveton/Rte. 3 bridge, south along Rte. 3 in Groveton, east on Rte. 110
to the junction of Rte. 110 and the Lost Nation Rd;
(7) Wildlife management unit –
D2-west: From the junction of Rte. I-93
and the Vermont border in Littleton, south on I-93 to Rte. 142 in Franconia,
south on Rte. 142 to Rte. 18, west on Rte. 18 to Rte. 116, south on Rte 116 to
Rte. 112 and Rte. 116, west on Rte 116 to Long Pond Rd. (i.e. North/South Rd.)
in Benton, south on Long Pond Rd. to High St. in Glencliff, south on High St.
to Rte 25, south on Rte. 25 to Rte. 25-A in Wentworth, west on Rte. 25-A to
Rte. 10 in Orford, north on Rte. 10 to Rte. 25-A, west on Rte. 25-A to the
VT/NH border, north on the VT/NH border to its intersection with Rte. I-93 in Littleton;
(8) Wildlife management unit –
D2-east: From the junction of Rte. I-93
and Rte. 142 in Franconia, south on Rte. I-93 to Rte. 112 in Woodstock, south west on Rte. 112 to Rte. 118 in Woodstock, south west
on Rte. 118 to Rte. 25 in Warren, north on Rte. 25 to High St., north on High
St. to Long Pond Rd., also known as North/South Road, north on Long Pond Rd. to
Rte 116 in Benton, north on Rte. 116 to Rte. 18 in Franconia, east on Rte. 18
to Rte. 142, north on Rte. 142 to the intersection with Rte. I-93;
(9) Wildlife management unit –
E1: From the junction of Rte. 2 and Rte.
115 in Jefferson east on Rte. 2 to Rte. 16 in Gorham, south on Rte. 16 to Rte.
302 in Glen, north on Rte. 302 to Rte. 3 in Twin Mountain, north on Rte. 3 to
Rte. 115 in Carroll, north on Rte. 115 to its junction with Rte. 2 in Jefferson;
(10) Wildlife management unit – E2: From the junction of Rte. 2 and Rte. 16 in
Gorham, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in Conway, east on Rte. 302 to the NH/ME
state line, then north along the state line to its junction with Rte. 2;
(11) Wildlife management unit – E3: From the junction of Rte. 302 and Rte. 3 in
Twin Mountain, south on Rte. 3 to I-93, south on I-93 to Rte. 112 in Lincoln,
east on Rte. 112 to Rte. 16 in Conway, north on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in Glen,
north on Rte. 302 to its junction with Rte. 3 in Twin Mountain;
(12) Wildlife management unit - F: From the junction of Rte. 25-A and Rte. 25 in
Wentworth, north on Rte. 25 to Rte. 118 in Warren, north on Rte. 118 to Rte.
112 in Woodstock, east on Rte. 112 to Rte. 16 in Conway, south on Rte. 16 to
Rte. 113 in Chocorua, west on Rte. 113 to Rte. 113-A in Tamworth, west on Rte.
113-A in Tamworth to Rte. 113 in Sandwich, west on Rte. 113 to Rte. 3 in
Holderness, west on Rte. 3 to Exit 24 of I-93 in Ashland, north on I-93 to Rte.
25, exit 26 in Plymouth, west on Rte. 25 to the junction with Rte. 25-A;
(13) Wildlife management unit – G1: From the junction of Rte. 25-A and the VT/NH
border in Orford, east on Rte. 25-A to Rte. 10 in Orford, south on Rte. 10 to
Rte. 25-A in Orford, east on Rte. 25-A to Rte. 25 in Wentworth, southeast on
Rte. 25 to Rte. 118 in Rumney, south on Rte. 118 to Rte. 4 in Canaan, south and
east on Rte 4 to Rte. 11 in Andover, west on Rte. 11 to Rte. I-89 in New
London, west on Rte. I-89 to the VT/NH border, north on the VT/NH border to its
intersection with Rte. 25-A in Orford;
(14) Wildlife management unit – G2: From the junction of Rte. 118 and Rte. 25 in
Rumney, southeast on Rte. 25 to Exit 26 of Rte. I-93 in Plymouth, south on Rte.
I-93 to Rte. 104 in New Hampton, west on Rte. 104 to Rte. 4 in Danbury, north
on Rte. 4 to Rte. 118 in Canaan, north on Rte. 118 to Rte. 25 in Rumney;
(15) Wildlife Management Unit – H1: From the
junction of I-89 and the NH/VT state line in Lebanon, south on I-89 to Rte. 10
in Grantham, south on Rte. 10 to Rte. 123 in Marlow, west on Rte. 123 to its
junction with the Cold River in Walpole, west on Cold River to the NH/VT
border, Connecticut River, north on the NH/VT border to I-89 in Lebanon;
(16) Wildlife management unit –
H2-north: From the junction of Cold
River and NH/VT border Connecticut River, in Walpole, east on Cold River to
Rte. 123, east on Rte. 123 to Rte. 9 in Stoddard, east on Rte. 9 to Rte. 202 in
Hillsborough, south on Rte. 202 to Rte. 101 in Peterborough, west on Rte. 101
to Rte. 9 in Keene, west on Rte. 9 to the VT/NH border, north to the Cold River;
(17) Wildlife management unit – H2-south: From the junction of Rte. 9 and the NH/VT
border, east on Rte. 9 to Rte. 101 in Keene, east on Rte. 101 to Rte 202 in
Peterborough, south on Rte. 202 to the NH/MA border, west on the NH/MA border
to the NH/VT border (Connecticut River), north on the NH/VT border, Connecticut
River to its intersection with Rte. 9;
(18) Wildlife management unit –
I1: From the junction of I-89 and Rte.
11 in New London, north on Rte. 11 to Rte. 4 in Andover, north on Rte. 4 to
Rte. 104 in Danbury, north on Rte. 104 to I-93 in New Hampton, south on I-93 to
I-89 in Concord, north on I-89 to Rte. 11 in New London;
(19) Wildlife management unit – I2: From the junction of I-89 and Rte. 10 in
Grantham, south on I-89 to Rte. 9 in Hopkinton, south on Rte. 9 to Rte. 123 in
Stoddard, west on Rte. 123 to Rte. 10 in Marlow, north on Rte. 10 to I-89 in Grantham;
(20) Wildlife management unit –
J1: From the junction of Rte. 113 and
Rte. 3 in Holderness, north on Rte. 113 to Rte. 113-A in Sandwich, north on
Rte. 113-A to Rte. 113 in Tamworth, east on Rte. 113 to Rte. 16 in Chocorua,
north on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in Conway, east on Rte. 302 to the ME/NH line,
south on ME/NH line to Rte. 109, west on Rte. 109 to Rte. 28 in Wolfeboro
Center, south on Rte. 28/109 to Rte. 109 in Wolfeboro, north on Rte. 109 to
Rte. 25 in Moultonboro, west on Rte. 25 to Rte. 25B in Center Harbor, along
Rte. 25B to Rte. 3, north on Rte. 3 to its junction with Rte. 113 in
Holderness;
(21) Wildlife management unit
J2: From the junction of Rte. I-93 and
Rte. 3 in Ashland, south on Rte. 3 to Rte. 25B in Center Harbor, east on Rte.
25B to Rte. 25 in Center Harbor, east on Rte. 25 to Rte. 109 in Moultonboro,
southeast on Rte. 109 to Rte. 28/109 in Wolfeboro, north on Rte. 28/109 to Rte.
109 in Wolfeboro Center, east on Rte. 109 to its intersection with the ME/NH
border, south along the ME/NH border to Rte. 202 in Rochester, south on Rte.
202 to Rte. 4 in Northwood, west on Rte. 4 to I-393 in Pembroke, west on I-393
to I-93 in Concord, north on I-93 to the junction of Rte. 3 in Ashland;
(22) Wildlife Management Unit - K:
From the junction of Rte. 9 and Rte. 202 in Hillsborough, south on Rte. 202 to
the NH/MA state line, east on the NH/MA state line to Rte. 13 in Brookline,
north on Rte. 13 to Rte. 101 in Milford, north on Rte. 101 to I-293 in
Manchester, north on I-293 to I-93, north on I-93 to I-89 in Concord, west on
I-89 to Rte. 9 in Hopkinton, south on Rte. 9 to its junction with Rte. 202 in
Hillsborough;
(23) Wildlife management unit -
L: From the junction of I-93 and I-393
in Concord, east on I-393 to Rte. 4, east on Rte. 4 to Rte. 202 in Northwood,
north on Rte. 202 to NH/ME state line, south along the NH/ME state line to
Little Bay, south along the Rockingham/Stafford County line in Little and Great
Bay to the Squamscott River, south along the Squamscott River to Rte. 101, west
along Rte. 101 to I-93 in Manchester, south on I-93 to I-293, north on I-293 to
I-93 to I-393 in Concord; and
(24) Wildlife Management Unit -
M: From the junction of Rte. 13 in Brookline and the NH/MA border, north on
Rte. 13 to Rte. 101 in Milford, north on Rte. 101 to Rte. I-293 in Manchester,
east on I-293 to I-93, north on I-93 to Rte. 101 in Manchester, east on Rte.
101 to its junction with the Squamscott River in Exeter, north along the
Squamscott River to Great Bay, north along the Strafford/Rockingham County line
in Great and Little Bay to the NH/ME state line, east along the NH/ME state
line to the Atlantic Ocean, south along the NH coast line to the NH/MA line,
west along the NH/MA state line to its junction with Rte. 13 in Brookline.
(b)
Whenever a wildlife management unit is referenced with only a letter,
and that WMU has been divided into subwildlife management units with number,
that reference shall include all of the area enclosed
by those subunits. For example, WMU-J shall
include WMU's J1 and J2.
(c)
Whenever a subwildlife management unit is referenced with a letter and
number and that WMU has been further divided into smaller units, that reference
shall include all of the area enclosed by those
units. For example, WMU–H2 shall include
H2-north and H2-south.
Source. (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis
301) #6250, eff 5-22-96; amd by #6520, eff 5-31-97;
amd by #7107, 9-25-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; amd by
#9720-A, eff 6-5-10; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
(a) For purposes of this section the state shall
be divided into wildlife management units as described in Fis 301.02.
(b) Wild deer shall be taken only from 1/2 hour
before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset during the open seasons for taking
deer.
(c) No deer shall be taken at any time on any
island or in any waters in lakes or ponds, except as specified in Fis
301.031(c) or Fis 301.032.
(d) No person shall take a second deer until the
first deer has been registered except as provided in Fis 301.031(c) and Fis
301.032.
(e) A person holding an archery license as
described in RSA 208:5, II, may take deer with bow and arrow in all of the wildlife management units and Bear Brook Refuge,
subject to the following:
(1) The open
season for taking of any deer with bow and arrow in wildlife management units B
through M shall be from September 15 to December 15;
(2) The open
season for taking any deer with bow and arrow in wildlife management unit A shall
be September 15 to December 8;
(3) No deer shall be taken with a crossbow under
this license, provided that:
a. A licensee
of any age with a permanent physical disability who holds a permit issued
pursuant to RSA 207:10-c and Fis 1101.08, shall be allowed to take deer with a
crossbow during the archery season, muzzleloader season, or the regular
firearms season, and shall use the archery deer tag or regular firearm deer tag
as appropriate;
b. A licensee who is 68 years of age or older shall be
allowed to take deer with a crossbow during the archery season, muzzleloader
season and regular firearms season, and shall use the archery deer tag or
regular firearm deer tag as appropriate; or
c. A licensee of any age shall be allowed to take deer
with a crossbow during the muzzleloader or regular firearms season, or as
specified in Fis 301.032, and shall use the regular firearm deer tag;
d. An archery licensee of any age shall be allowed to
take deer with a crossbow during the archery season in WMU L or WMU M; or
e. A person under 16 years of age who is participating
in the deer youth weekend in accordance with Fis 1204.02 shall be allowed to
take deer with a crossbow; and
(4) The
licensee shall retain the head and hide for 48 hours from the time of
registration.
(f) A person holding a muzzleloader license
pursuant to RSA 214 and RSA 208:5-a may take deer with a muzzleloading firearm
or crossbow, during the 11 days immediately prior to the regular firearms
season as follows:
(1) No other
firearm shall be used for the taking of deer during this license period;
(2) A
muzzleloading firearms shall be a single barrel, single shot firearm of
no less than .40 caliber;
(3) Wildlife
management units A, B, C1, C2, D1, D2E, E and F shall be open only to the
taking of antlered deer;
(4) Wildlife
management units G2, I1 and I2 shall be open to the taking of any deer during
the first day of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the
remaining 10 days;
(5) Wildlife
management unit J1 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first 2
days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining
9 days;
(6) Wildlife
management units H1, H2, and K shall be open to the taking of any deer during
the first 3 days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during
the remaining 8 days;
(7) Wildlife
management unit D2W, shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first 4
days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining
7 days;
(8) Wildlife
management unit G1 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first 5
days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining
6 days; and
(9) Wildlife
management units L and M shall be open to the taking of any deer during all 11
days of the season.
(g) The season for taking deer by all legal
methods shall begin on the second Wednesday in November, and be open for a
period of 26 consecutive days in wildlife management units B through M, and 19
consecutive days in wildlife management unit A, upon the following conditions:
(1) Wildlife
management units A, B, C1, C2, D1 and D2-East shall be open only to the taking
of antlered deer;
(2) Wildlife management units E, F, G2, I1, and
I2 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first day of the season
and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining 18 days in
wildlife management unit A and the remaining 25 days in wildlife management
units E, F, G2, I1, and I2;
(3) Wildlife
management unit J1 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first 2
days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining
24 days of the season;
(4) Wildlife
management units H1, H2, J2, and K shall be open to the taking of any deer
during the first 3 days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only
during the remaining 23 days of the season;
(5) Wildlife
management unit D2-West shall be open to the taking of any deer during the
first 4 days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the
remaining 22 days of the season;
(6) Wildlife
management unit G1 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first 5
days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining
21 days of the season; and
(7) Wildlife
management units L and M shall be open to the taking of any deer during the
first 10 days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the
remaining 16 days of the season.
(h) No person shall take more than one deer in a
calendar year, except as provided in RSA 208:5, RSA 208:5-b, Fis 301.03(e), Fis
301.031, Fis 301.032, and Fis 301.034.
(i) No shell shot, other than those using shot
sizes of 00 buckshot or larger, shall be used for the taking of deer.
(j) Immediately upon killing a deer, the licensee
shall complete and attach the appropriate “Deer Tag” to the deer, containing
the following information:
(1) The
licensee’s name and address;
(2) The date
and time of kill;
(3) The
wildlife management unit in which the kill occurred; and
(4) The
licensee’s signature.
(k) If requested by the department, any person
taking a deer shall take fish and game personnel back to the kill site, the
site of carcass evisceration, or both, for purposes such as, but not limited
to, verification of kill site or to obtain ovaries or other biological samples
left behind.
(l) If requested by the department, any person
taking a deer shall allow fish and game personnel or their designated agents at
biological check stations to collect biological information on their deer
including but not limited to sex, antler beam diameter, number of antler
points, weight, estimated age, and lactation status.
(m) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a
licensed hunter who has used his or her archery or firearm deer tag from
accompanying a licensed apprentice hunter or an unlicensed minor under the age
of 16, while the apprentice hunter or minor is taking deer.
(n) No person shall take a deer with the aid and
use of bait, except in accordance with RSA 207:3-d, Fis 307.01, and Fis 307.03.
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by #5898, eff 9-20-94; amd by #6037, eff 5-17-95; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See
Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by
#6783, eff 6-30-98; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7533, eff 7-24-01; ss by
#7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #7921, eff 7-24-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by
#8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; amd by
#9458, eff 4-21-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (para (a)-(j), & (l) and (m)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10,(para (k));
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ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 301.031 Special Deer Permits – Units L and M,
Archery, and Governor’s Island Permits.
(a)
Persons licensed to take deer under RSA 214:9, RSA 208:5, or RSA 208:5-a
may apply, as specified in (5) and (6), for a special deer permit to take one
additional deer in wildlife management units L and M subject to the following:
(1) Persons taking deer under the provisions of
Fis 301.031(a) shall not take a second deer until the first deer has been
legally registered;
(2) Deer taken under this permit shall be
antlerless deer only;
(3) Deer may be
taken by any legal method during the archery season as specified in Fis
301.03(e)(1), the muzzleloader season as specified in Fis 301.03(f), and during
the regular season as specified in Fis 301.03(g);
(4) Persons taking deer under a special deer
permit in wildlife management units L and M shall be licensed as follows:
a. An archery license under RSA 208:5 shall be
required to take deer with a bow and arrow during the archery season specified in
Fis 301.03(e);
b. A muzzleloader license under RSA 208:5-a and
a regular hunting license under RSA 214:9 shall be required to take deer by a
muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season as specified in Fis 301.03(f); and
c. A license under RSA 214:9 shall be required
to take deer during the regular hunting season as specified in Fis 301.03(g).
(5) There shall be up to 2000 special deer
permits issued for wildlife management unit L as follows:
a. Two thousand special deer permits for wildlife
management unit L shall be available through an on-line lottery;
b. An applicant
shall apply to the lottery on-line from the Department’s web site at www.wildlife.state.nh.us and shall provide
his or her last name, date of birth, and a valid New Hampshire archery or
hunting license number;
c. Application shall be made between July 8 and
July 21;
d. There shall be no application fee;
e. No person shall submit more than 1
application for a special deer permit for wildlife management unit L;
f. After the close of the application period, up
to 2000 successful applicants shall be selected via a random lottery and
winners shall be notified by email;
g. Winners shall purchase their special deer
permit for wildlife management unit L on-line from the Department’s web site at
www.wildlife.state.nh.us;
h. No person shall
be issued or possess more than 1 special deer permit for wildlife management
unit L; and
i. The fee for a Unit L permit shall be $26 of
which $1 shall be an agent fee; and
(6) There shall be up to 8000 special deer
permits issued for wildlife management unit M as follows:
a. Eight thousand special deer permits for
wildlife management unit M shall be available on a first come–first served
basis to 4000 applicants. Each successful applicant shall purchase 2 special
deer permits for wildlife management unit M at the time of purchase;
b. An applicant shall provide the following on
the “Antlerless Deer Permit for Unit M” form:
1. Applicant's complete name, street address,
and mailing address;
2. Telephone number and driver’s license number;
3. Date of birth;
4. Current year’s resident or nonresident
hunting or archery license number; and
5. Signature of
the applicant, signed subject to the penalties for unsworn false statements
under RSA 641:3;
c. Illegible or incomplete applications shall be
returned for correction and not considered until corrected;
d. Permits shall be issued on a first-come
first-serve basis when received;
e. No person shall submit more than one
application for 2 special deer permits for wildlife management unit M;
f. No person shall be issued or possess more
than 2 permits for wildlife management unit M;
g. Applicants may apply for special deer permits
in wildlife management unit M as follows:
1. At the fish and game department Concord
headquarters at 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301;
2. By mail at the address above in 1; or
3. From the department’s website at www.wildlife.state.nh.us; and
h. The fee for 2 Unit M permits shall be $36 of
which $1.00 shall be the agent fee.
(b)
Persons may take by bow and arrow only one additional antlered deer
under a special deer permit for archery from September
15 through December 15 in wildlife management units B through M and from
September 15 through December 8 in wildlife management unit A subject to the
following:
(1) The fee for the special deer permit described
in (b) shall be $26.00 of which $1.00 shall be the agent fee;
(2) Immediately upon killing a deer the permittee
shall fill in the “Special Deer Archery Tag”, sign the tag and attach the tag
to the deer;
(3) The “Special Archery Deer Tag” shall contain
the following:
a. The licensee’s name and address;
b. The date and time of kill;
c. The wildlife management unit in which the
kill occurred; and
d. Signature;
(4) A person who purchases a special deer permit
for archery shall purchase it at the same time they purchase an archery license
pursuant to RSA 208:5; and
(5) Any person under the age of 16 and any person
over 68 who has a license pursuant to RSA 214:7-a may purchase a special deer
permit for archery at any time.
(c)
Persons may take additional deer by bow and arrow on Governor’s Island,
Town of Gilford under the provisions of a Governor’s Island special deer permit
subject to the following:
(1) No person shall take deer on Governor’s Island, Town of Gilford without a Governor’s Island special
deer permit in addition to the appropriate license to take deer under RSA 208:5
for taking a deer with a bow and arrow;
(2) Each applicant for a Governor’s Island
special deer permit shall provide written landowner permission on a form
provided by the department;
(3) The landowner shall provide the following on
the form “Landowner Permission to Hunt on Governor’s Island, Gilford, NH”:
a. The landowner's
full name and signature, signed subject to the penalties for making unsworn
false statements under RSA 641:3;
b. The hunter's full name, and phone number;
c. The physical address or tax map number for
the parcel(s) of land on Governor’s Island, for which permission is granted to hunt;
d. An indication as to whether the landowner
will allow baiting for deer;
e. A list of any other landowner
stipulations regarding the hunting activities on the property such as but not
limited to:
1. The specific days of the week;
2. Dates on which hunting will not be allowed;
3. Parking locations;
4. Times of the day that hunting will not be allowed;
5. Locations and removal of deer stands; and
6. Distances from adjoining landowners; and
f. Date of signature;
(4) The hunter shall provide on the permission
form his or her signature, signed subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA
641:3, and the date signed;
(5) The landowner permission form shall be filled
out in quadruplicate. The original shall
go to the hunter, one copy to the local conservation officer, one copy to the
wildlife division, and the other copy shall be retained by the landowner;
(6) The Governor’s Island special deer permit
shall allow the taking of 6 deer of either sex;
(7) The taking of deer shall be in accordance
with the manner and methods for taking deer with bow and arrow as specified in
Fis 301.03(e) (4) through (13);
(8) The open season shall be the first weekday in
October through December 15, except:
a. No person shall take deer on Saturday or
Sunday until after October 31; and
b. No person shall take deer on Columbus Day or
for 4 consecutive days beginning on Thanksgiving Day;
(9) The taking of deer shall be from a portable
tree stand at least 10 feet off the ground;
(10) Safety belts or harnesses shall be used;
(11) Baiting for deer shall be allowed under the
Governor’s Island special deer permit provided baiting shall be permissible as
indicated on the landowner permission form.
A permit to bait wildlife as required by Fis 1102.04 shall not be required;
(12) The baiting season for deer
on Governor’s Island shall begin on the first weekday in October and end on
December 15th;
(13) Immediately upon killing a deer, the
permittee shall fill in the “Governor’s Island Either Sex Deer Tag” with the
date and time of kill, and sex of deer, sign the tag and attach it to the deer;
(14) All entrails of harvested deer shall be removed
from the island;
(15) Deer taken under this permit shall be
registered as specified in RSA 208:15-d and shall comply with the requirements
of RSA 208:16;
(16) All deer wounded and not recovered shall be
reported by calling (603) 271-3361 as soon as possible but not longer than 24
hours after the time the deer was wounded;
(17) Any person who has taken 6 deer under a
Governor’s Island deer permit as specified in 301.031(c) and the deer have been
legally registered, may purchase a second Governor’s Island special deer permit
which shall allow the taking of 6 additional deer;
(18) Applicants for a second Governor’s Island
deer permit shall provide the first permit which has had the deer tags detached;
(19) Governor’s Island special deer permits and the landowner permission form shall be carried
by all persons while taking deer on Governor’s Island;
(20) The fee for a Governor’s Island special deer
permit shall be $25.00;
(21) The permit and the landowner permission shall
expire on December 15th; and
(22) Applicants for a Governor’s Island special
deer permit shall provide the following on the “Special Deer Permit –
Governor’s Island” form:
a. Name, address, and telephone number;
b. Date of birth;
c. Current archery license number; and
d. Signature, signed
subject to the penalties for unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
Source. #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6812, eff 7-23-98;
amd by #7179, eff 12-24-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7533, eff 7-24-01;
ss by #7699, eff 6-5-99; ss by #7921, eff 7-24-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04;
amd by #8084, eff 1-1-05; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss
by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by #9458, eff 4-21-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10,
(various paras (a), (b), & (c)); amd
by #9720-B, eff6-5-10, (various paras (a), (b), & (c)); ss by #10142,
eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd by #10981, eff 1-1-16; ss by #11114,
eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis 301.032
(a)
The purpose of this rule is to reduce the over-population of deer which
exists on Long Island in the town of Moultonborough, NH, through the regulated
use of recreational hunters and then to maintain that population at a level
equal to the adjacent mainland. Because
deer densities are currently too high for the existing habitat conditions, and
because extremely aggressive efforts are necessary to reduce over abundant deer
populations, extraordinary measures must be taken to remove female deer. Because the island is heavily populated, and
because landowner attitudes toward hunting vary, extra care shall be taken to
reduce any safety concerns and to increase the discreet nature of all actions
taken.
(b)
No person shall take deer on Long Island, Town of
(1) The
appropriate license to take deer under RSA 208:5 when taking deer with a bow
and arrow; and
(2) A cross bow permit as specified in Fis
301.041 (j) when taking deer with a crossbow.
(c)
Hunting shall be allowed only on parcels which are equal to or greater
than one acre, as listed on the Town of
(d)
Each applicant for a
(e)
The landowner shall provide the following on the form “Landowner
Permission to Hunt on Long Island,
(1) The landowner's full name and signature,
signed subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA
641:3;
(2) The hunter's full name, and phone number;
(3) The physical address or tax map number for
the parcel(s) of land on
(4) An indication as to whether the landowner
will allow baiting for deer;
(5) A list of any landowner stipulations
regarding the hunting activities on the property such as but not limited to:
a. The specific days of the week;
b. Dates on which hunting will not be allowed;
c. Parking locations;
d. Times of the day that hunting will not be
allowed;
e. Locations and removal of deer stands;
f. Distances from adjoining landowners; and
(6) Date of signature.
(f) The hunter shall provide on the permission
form his or her signature, signed subject to the penalties for making unsworn
false statements under RSA 641:3 and the date signed.
(g)
The landowner permission form shall be filled out in quadruplicate. The original shall go to the hunter, one copy
to the local conservation officer, one copy to the wildlife division, and the
other copy shall be retained by the landowner.
(h)
The
(i)
The taking of deer shall be in accordance with the manner and methods
for taking deer with bow and arrow or crossbows as specified in Fis 301.041.
(j)
The open season for taking deer by bow and arrow or crossbow shall be
the first weekday in October through December 15, except:
(1) No person shall take deer on Saturday or
Sunday until after October 31; and
(2) No person
shall take deer on Columbus Day or for 4 consecutive days beginning on
Thanksgiving Day.
(k)
The taking of deer shall be from a portable tree stand at least 10 feet
off the ground.
(l)
Safety belts or harnesses shall be used.
(m)
Baiting for deer shall be allowed under the Long Island deer permit
provided baiting shall be permissible as indicated on the landowner permission
form. A permit to bait wildlife as
required by Fis 1102.04 shall not be required.
(n)
The baiting season for deer on
(o)
Immediately upon killing a deer, the permittee shall fill in the “Long
Island Either Sex Deer Tag” with the date and time of kill, and sex of deer,
sign the tag and attach it to the deer.
(p)
All entrails of harvested deer shall be removed from the island.
(q)
Deer taken under this permit shall be registered as specified in RSA
208:15-d and shall comply with the requirements of RSA 208:16.
(r)
All deer wounded and not recovered shall be reported by calling (603)
271-3361 as soon as possible but not longer than 24 hours after the time the
deer was wounded.
(s)
Any person who has taken 6 deer under a Long Island deer permit as
specified in 301.032(h) and the deer have been legally registered, may purchase
a second
(t)
Applicants for a second
(u)
Long Island deer permits and the landowner permission form shall be
carried by all persons while taking deer on
(v) The fee for a
(w)
The permit and the landowner permission shall expire on December 15th.
(x)
Applicants for a Long Island deer permit shall provide the following on
the “Special Deer Permit – Long
(1) Name, address and telephone number;
(2) Date of birth;
(3) Current license number of the appropriate
license for the intended method of hunting;
(4) An indication as to the type(s) of method
used to take deer; and
(5) Signature, signed subject to the penalties
for unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
Source. #6583, eff 9-20-97; amd by #6843 eff 8-29-98;
ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; amd by #7922, eff 7-24-03; ss
by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #8357, eff 5-25-05; amd by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss
by #9458, eff 4-21-09; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd
by #10981, eff 1-1-16
Fis 301.033 Deer Registration Stations.
(a)
New deer registration stations shall be authorized only if:
(1) The proposed station location is greater than
10 travel miles from the nearest adjacent station unless an adjacent station(s)
registers more than 400 deer annually or was in existence on 12/31/09;
(2) The proposed location has adequate facilities
and is easily accessible. Adequate
facilities and easily accessible means that the location has adequate space for
parking and registering or weighing deer, is a safe distance away from the
highway or road, and is located on or near a main route of travel for hunters;
(3) The hours of operation and location of the
proposed station will minimize inconvenience to hunters needing to register a
deer by being open during early morning, later into the evening and open on
weekend days; and
(4) The applicant has not been convicted of any
fish and game violation within the past 7 years.
(b)
Deer registration station owners or operators seeking approval to be an
agent under RSA 208:15-a shall provide the following information on a “Deer
Registration Station Agreement”:
(1) The station owner or operator’s name;
(2) Date of agreement;
(3) Name, physical address, mailing address,
county, and telephone number of the station owner or operator’s establishment;
(4) The station owner or operator’s home address
and telephone number;
(5) The hours and days of operation of the
proposed registration station; and
(6) Whether or not the station provides scales
for weighing deer.
(c)
The deer registration station owner, operator, or employee shall print
legibly, accurately, and completely when filling out the deer registration form
“Deer or Turkey Registration Report” form described in Fis 301.04.
(d)
The deer registration owner or operator shall sign the “Deer
Registration Station Agreement” in the presence of a witnessing department
conservation officer or his designee, who shall also sign the agreement.
(e)
Registration station agreements shall not be transferable upon change of
ownership and cannot be assigned to any other party.
(f)
By signing the agreement, applicants shall agree to abide by the
statutes and rules governing deer registration stations and deer registration
reports and shall sign subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements
under RSA 641:3.
(g)
Failure to accurately and legibly provide the information specified in
Fis 301.04 on the “Deer or Turkey Registration Report” form shall, after notice
and opportunity for a hearing, result in the suspension or closure of the registration
station.
(h)
Those registration stations which are also fish and game agents as
defined in RSA 214-A shall remain in good standing with regard to the
requirements of RSA 214-A.
(i)
Deer registration agents may collect up to $2.00 as a registration agent
fee pursuant to RSA 208:15-b.
Source. #1670, eff 11-20-80; ss by #2119, eff
8-12-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4649, eff 7-24-89; ss by #6250, eff
5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); amd by #6520, eff
5-31-97; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #9720-A, eff
6-5-10, (paras (a), (e), & (g)-(i)); amd
by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (paras (b)-(d) and (f)); ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis. 301.034 Special Deer Permits – Deer Management
Assistance Program.
(a) The purpose of this rule is to permit New
Hampshire municipalities to identify areas where deer densities are too high
for the existing habitat conditions. In
such areas, aggressive efforts may be necessary to reduce the deer population
through the regulated use of recreational hunters. The deer management assistance program (DMAP)
approves the issuance of special hunting permits to any New Hampshire
municipality which has identified a special deer management area within their
jurisdiction meeting the eligibility criteria established herein.
(b)
A New Hampshire municipality may apply in writing on its own letterhead to
the department for participation in the DMAP by providing the following:
(1) An application on municipal letterhead,
submitted to the NH Fish and Game Department, Wildlife Division, 11 Hazen
Drive, Concord, NH 03301, signed by a majority of the governing body;
(2) There shall be no fee for the application,
review of the application, or the provision of DMAP permits and tags;
(3) A map designating the area shall be included
in the proposed special deer management area, showing:
a. The tax map and lot numbers and the names of
landowners of the affected parcels;
b. Parcels which shall in aggregate total at
least 640 acres, provided that:
1. The parcels need not be contiguous;
2. Non-contiguous parcels shall be a minimum of 1
acre in size; and
3. Parcels may be publicly or privately owned;
(4) Documentation signed by each affected
landowner verifying that the property is open for deer hunting upon such
conditions and limitations as the landowner may impose;
(5) Designation of a municipal employee of the
applicant to perform the following tasks:
a. Serve as the contact for all communication
with the department;
b. Issue DMAP permits to licensed hunters on
behalf of the municipality; and
c. Provide all information and reporting as
required by the department; and
(6) A deer management plan covering the proposed
special deer management area that is specifically designed for the area, which
shall include:
a. Documentation of negative impacts claimed to
be due to overabundant deer;
b. Identification of parcels
where deer inflicted damage to plant communities has occurred;
c. Identification
of parcels of forested land where forest regeneration has been significantly
impacted by deer;
d. A listing of specific deer management goals
and objectives;
e. An explanation
of why the stated objectives cannot be met by hunters using the Department’s
existing deer season framework, or other special permits available under these
rules; and
f. A description of other actions the town has
taken or is planning to take to meet the identified objectives.
(c)
The application shall be received by the department by 4:00pm on the
first Monday in July or be postmarked by midnight of the first Monday in July
of the year of application. Applications not meeting the posted deadline shall
be returned to the applicant.
(d)
The department shall, within ten days of receipt, review each
application for completeness. In the event that information is missing or
incomplete, contact shall be made with the applicant, who shall have an additional
period of ten days to provide the missing information.
(e)
On or before the fourth Friday in August in the application year, the
department shall approve the application to create a special deer management
area and issue DMAP permits, unless the department finds that:
(1) The identified problem could be resolved
using existing deer hunting opportunities; and
(2) The identified
problem could be resolved by the issuance of a different special permit
available under these rules; or
(3) The identified problem cannot be effectively
abated by the issuance of DMAP permits.
(f)
Upon approval of an application, the municipality shall be issued the
number of DMAP permits and tags found necessary to meet the objectives of the
deer management plan, which shall be conditioned as follows:
(1) Deer may be taken during the archery season
as specified in Fis 301.03(e)(1), the muzzleloader season as specified in Fis
301.03(f), and during the regular season as specified in Fis 301.03(g) unless
further restricted by the approved deer management plan, and shall comply with
all other rules in Fis 301.03; and
(2) Baiting for deer shall be allowed without a
permit to bait wildlife as required by Fis 1102.04 provided that the DMAP permit shall restrict
baiting as follows:
a. Baiting shall take place within the special
deer management area, and only on parcels where the landowner has authorized
the use of bait as specified in Fis 301.034 (b)(4);
b. The baiting season shall be as set forth in
the deer management plan, provided that it shall not begin prior to September
15 nor extend beyond December 15 of the permit year;
c. The permittee shall comply with all other
applicable rules in Fis 307.01, Fis 307.03, and Fis 307.05; and
d. The permittee
shall comply with any limitations imposed upon specific parcels by individual
landowners.
(g)
The approved municipal applicant shall issue a “DMAP Permit” only upon
the following conditions:
(1) Each permit shall be valid only in the
special deer management area noted on the permit between the dates of September
15 and December 15 of the year issued, or any lesser period between such dates
that the municipality defines in the deer management plan;
(2) No person shall be issued a
“DMAP Permit” unless they present written landowner permission for any
privately owned parcel identified as part of the special deer management area
in section (b)(4) above;
(3) No person shall be issued a “DMAP Permit
unless they present evidence of one or more currently valid hunting licenses,
including:
a. An archery license under RSA 208:5 to take
deer with a bow and arrow during the archery season as specified in Fis
301.03(e);
b. A muzzleloader license under RSA 208:5-a and
a regular hunting license under RSA 214:9 to take deer by a muzzleloader during
the muzzleloader season as specified in Fis 301.03(f);
c. A license under RSA 214:9 to take deer during
the regular hunting season as specified in Fis 301.03(g); or
d. Any person under the age of 16 or any person
over 68 who has a license pursuant to RSA 214:7-a;
(4) Each permit shall be issued with two tags,
allowing the taking of two antlerless deer as defined in Fis 301.01(b), which
shall be in addition to the taking of deer authorized by Fis 301.03(e), Fis
301.03(f), Fis 301.03(g), Fis 301.031(a)-(c), and Fis 301.032;
(5) Each issued “DMAP Permit” shall be completed
with the following information:
a. The name of the municipal issuing agent;
b. The hunter’s name and address;
c. The hunter’s current license number(s);
d. The hunter’s date of birth;
e. The date and time the tag was issued;
f. The tax map ID numbers of those parcels where
the hunter is authorized to hunt;
g. Any other
restrictions imposed by the deer management plan or individual participating
landowners on the hunting activities of the permittee including but not limited
to:
1. The authorized weapons or method(s) of take;
2. The dates or times during which hunting may
occur;
3. Landowner
authorization to place bait, and if allowed, the dates during which baiting may
occur; and
4. The tax map ID numbers of those parcels to
which any of these restrictions apply;
(6) The municipal issuing agent and the hunter
shall note the date and time, and shall sign the DMAP permit document, subject
to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3;
(7) No more than one DMAP permit may be issued to
an individual hunter per year per municipality participating in DMAP; and
(8) No DMAP permit
or an associated tag may be sold, bartered, used, or transferred to any other
person; and
(9) The approved
municipal applicant shall not charge a fee to issue a DMAP permit or an
associated tag.
(h)
Immediately upon killing a deer in the special deer management area, the
permittee shall provide the following information on the “DMAP Tag”, and attach
the tag to the deer:
(1) The permittee’s name and address;
(2) The date and time of kill;
(3) The WMU and town in which the kill occurred;
and
(4) The hunter’s signature subject to the
penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(i)
Deer taken under a DMAP permit shall be registered as specified in RSA
208:15-d and shall comply with the requirements of RSA 208:16.
(j) Persons taking deer under a DMAP
permit shall not take a second deer until the first deer has been legally
registered.
(k)
Each municipality that issues DMAP permits and tags shall:
(1) Retain a copy of all DMAP permits issued for
a period of 3 years;
(2) Submit a copy of any issued DMAP permit(s) to
the department headquarters, each Friday from September 1 through December 15,
by mail or email, at the addresses below.
a. By mail to: New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department, Wildlife Division, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301; or
b. By email to: wildlife@wildlife.nh.gov, with the subject
line DMAP Permits; and
(3) Submit to the department an annual report by
December 31 of the year the DMAP permits were provided which shall include a
listing of all participating hunters by name, date of birth, town of residence,
and hunting license number.
(l)
Following a hearing, the department may revoke or suspend a
municipality’s participation in DMAP for failure to comply with any of the
conditions of the DMAP program.
(m)
Following a hearing, the department may revoke or suspend any individual
DMAP permit upon a finding that:
(1) The permit was obtained through fraud;
(2) The permit was obtained by a person not
entitled to receive a DMAP permit under these rules;
(3) The permit holder failed to comply with the
conditions of the DMAP permit; or
(4) The permit holder violated the fish and game
laws of New Hampshire or the provisions of these rules.
Source. #12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis 301.04 Deer Registration Reports.
(a) All persons reporting a deer kill to a deer
registration station under RSA 208:15-d shall provide the following information
to the registering agent to complete the “Deer or Turkey Registration Report”
form:
(1) The
shooter’s name, street and mailing address, telephone number, residency, and
date of birth;
(2) Town of
kill;
(3) Date of
kill;
(4) Time of
kill;
(5) Sex of deer
killed;
(6) An
indication as to whether the deer is a fawn or adult;
(7) Weapon type
used;
(8) Wildlife
management unit of kill;
(9) Antler
length;
(10) An indication
as to whether or not the deer was taken with the aid and use of bait;
(11) An
indication as to whether a deer taken with the aid and use of bait was taken
with a baiting permit as specified in Fis 307.01(c) and Fis 307.01(d) or by a
landowner on their own land;
(12) The type
of tag affixed to the deer;
(13) The
following license information:
a. Hunting
license type(s) and license number(s) held by licensee and under which the deer
was taken;
b. Permit
types(s) and permit number(s) held by licensee and under which the deer was
taken;
c. Date and
time the license was issued; and
d. Sex of the
hunter; and
(14) The
registration number of the vehicle transporting the deer.
(b) The registration agent shall complete all
items on the form, including:
(1) The date
and time of deer registration;
(2) The seal
number attached to the deer; and
(3) The
registration station number.
(c) The hunter shall sign the report form subject
to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(d) The registering agent shall:
(1) Securely
affix the seal to the hock of the deer; and
(2) Sign the
report subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA
641:3.
Source. #444, eff 6-17-74; amd by #2119, eff 8-12-82;
ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4649, eff 7-24-89; ss by #5673, eff 7-20-93;
ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); ss by
#7699, eff 6-5-02; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (para (d)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (paras (a)-(c)); ss by #10619, eff
6-2-14; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-11
Fis 301.041 Minimum Requirements for Crossbow and Archery
Equipment Used for Hunting.
(a)
Unless authorized by permit pursuant to RSA 207:10-c, a crossbow that is
used for the purpose of a take shall have a:
(1) A minimum pull of 125 pounds;
(2) At least one working mechanical safety;
(3) A total length of no less than 25 inches; and
(4) A rigid stock that permits only a single
horizontally mounted bow with transverse limbs, a single string to be fully
drawn, loaded with one bolt, maintained indefinitely in a firing position, and
mechanically released. No crossbow fitted with 2 or more bows, limbs, or
strings, or which permit 2 or more bolts to be released without recocking shall
be permitted for the purpose of a take.
(b) Unless authorized
by permit pursuant to RSA 207:7-a, a
traditional straight, recurve, or compound bow used for the purpose of a take
shall:
(1) At 28 inches or less draw
length have a minimum peak weight pull of:
a. If used to hunt deer or bear, 40 pounds;
b. If used to hunt moose, 50
pounds; or
c. If used to hunt turkey, 30 pounds.
(2)
Be drawn or released only by hand, or with a hand-held release; and
(3) Contain no manufactured or accessory device
secured to or supported by the bow for the purpose of maintaining the bow at
full draw in a firing position.
(c)
No person shall use an arrow, bolt, or quarrel tip other than a
broadhead for the purpose of a take, that fails to meet the following minimum
criteria:
(1) Fixed blade broadheads
shall not be less than 7/8 of an inch or more than 1 1/2 inches wide;
(2) Retractable blade
broadheads may be smaller than 7/8 of an inch wide in flight, but shall not be
less than 7/8 of an inch wide when open;
(3) There shall be no upper size limit on retractable blade
broadheads; and
(4) The hunter’s name and
address shall be plainly and legibly printed on each arrow, bolt, or quarrel.
Source. #7922, eff 7-24-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04;
amd by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18;
ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 301.05 Bear Kill Reports.
All persons reporting a bear kill to a
New Hampshire conservation officer or personnel authorized by the director
shall provide the following information on the “Bear Registration Form” subject
to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3:
(a)
The hunter’s:
(1) Hunting license type, whether resident,
non-resident, or other;
(2) Hunting license number;
(3) Bear permit number, if different;
(4) Name;
(5) Mailing and street address;
(6) Date of birth;
(7) Sex; and
(8) Telephone number;
(b)
The wildlife management unit and town where the bear was killed and
specific locality within the town;
(c)
The cause of death;
(d)
The date and time of kill;
(e)
Whether or not a pre-molar was collected;
(f)
The dressed weight and sex of the bear;
(g)
If female, lactation status;
(h)
Ear-tag numbers if present;
(i)
The method of hunting used, such as bait, hound, still hunting, or
stalking;
(j)
The number of days spent hunting for bear;
(k)
The species that was specifically hunted, such as bear, deer, or other;
(l)
The weapon type, and caliber, if appropriate;
(m)
Whether a guide was employed and if yes, the guide’s name and section A
of the “Bear Guide Tag” described in Fis 301.06(k)(2) and Fis 1102.07(a)(1);
(n)
What the bear was feeding on;
(o)
If the bear was killed over hounds, the name of the owner(s) of the
hounds; and
(p)
The signature of the hunter subject to the penalties for making unsworn false
statements under RSA 641:3.
Source. #444, eff 6-17-74; amd by #1852, eff 11-5-81;
ss By #2119, eff 8-12-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #3104, eff 8-22-85;
amd by #3128, eff 10-1-85; ss by #4663, eff 8-21-89; ss by #4828, eff 6-1-90;
ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); ss by
#7881, eff 4-26-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; amd by
#9458, eff 4-21-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (b)-(d)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (para (a));
ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis 301.06 Bear Season.
(a)
Wild black bear shall be taken only in the places and during the times
set forth in Table 300.1 below by means of:
(1) Firearms of a size larger than .22 caliber
rimfire;
(2) Crossbow or bow and arrow meeting the minimum
requirements of Fis 301.041;
(3) A shotgun loaded with a single ball; or
(4) Muzzleloaders not less than .40 caliber.
(b)
Except as provided in RSA 207:7-a, bear shall not be taken by a bow,
crossbow, or firearm while the person is in or on a motorized vehicle.
(c)
For purposes of this section the state shall be divided into wildlife
management units, as described in Fis 301.02.
(d) No person shall take a bear with the aid and
use of bait except as provided by, and in accordance with, RSA 207:3-d, Fis
307.01, Fis 307.02 and Table 300.1 below.
(e)
Dogs may be used for taking bear only in the places and during the times
set forth in Table 300.1 below:
Table 300.1
Open Season Dates
for the Taking of Wild Black Bear in 2021 and 2022
|
Wildlife
Management Unit |
Without
Aid of Bait or Dogs |
With Aid
of Bait |
With Aid
of Dogs |
|
A |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
B |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 1108/2021 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
C1 |
9/01/2021 to 11/30/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 10/05/2021 9/01/2022 to 10/05/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
C2 |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
D1 |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
D2 |
9/01/2021 to 11/30/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 10/05/2022 9/01/2022 to 10/05/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
E |
9/01/2021 to 11/30/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 10/05/2021 9/01/2022 to 10/05/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
F |
9/01/2021 to 11/30/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 10/05/2021 9/01/2022 to 10/05/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
G |
9/01/2021 to 11/30/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 10/05/2021 9/01/2022 to 10/05/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
H1 |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
H2 |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
None |
|
I1 |
9/01/2021 to 11/30/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 10/05/2021 9/01/2022 to 10/05/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
I2 |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2020 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
J1 |
9/01/2021 to 11/30/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 10/05/2021 9/01/2022 to 10/05/2022 |
9/20/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
J2 |
9/01/2021 to 11/30/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 10/05/2021 9/01/2022 to 10/05/2022 |
9/22/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/19/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
|
K |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
None |
|
L |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
None |
|
M |
9/01/2021 to 11/09/2021 9/01/2022 to 11/08/2022 |
9/01/2021 to 9/28/2021 9/01/2022 to 9/28/2022 |
None |
(f)
In accordance with RSA 208:22, III, dogs shall not be run from bait for
the purpose of taking bear after September 20, 2021 or September 19, 2022.
(g)
Wild black bear may be taken by the aid and use of not more than 6 dogs,
after obtaining a permit pursuant to Fis 1102.12.
(h)
Training of bear dogs shall be in accordance with Fis 305.02.
(i)
In addition to the requirements in RSA 207:3-e, no person shall use
telemetry equipment to track or locate bear dogs within 300 feet of a building
occupied as a person's principal place of abode.
(j)
Licensed guides may guide for taking bear during the open season as
specified in Fis 301.06(c), Fis 301.06(d), and Fis 301.06(e). The person licensed for guiding shall prior
to guiding obtain from the department a permit to guide bear hunters. There shall be a limit of 50 permits per
season to guide for taking bear as specified in Fis 1102.06.
(k)
Each licensed guide who has been issued a permit to take a bear as
described in Fis 1102.06 shall be issued 6 bear guide tags described in Fis
1102.07 subject to the following:
(1) All bear taken by hunters through the
assistance of a licensed guide shall be tagged with both the hunter’s bear tag
and a bear guide tag from the guide who assisted the hunter;
(2) Section A of the bear guide tag shall be
signed by the hunter and securely affixed to the carcass of the bear
immediately upon killing the bear;
(3) Section A of the bear guide tag shall remain
attached to the bear carcass or parts thereof until such time as the bear has
been tagged by a New Hampshire conservation officer or fish and game personnel
authorized by the director as required in Fis 301.06(t);
(4) Section B of the bear guide tag shall be
completely filled out and retained by the guide for his or her records; and
(5) Bear guide tags shall be used to tag only
those bears taken by clients of the guide to whom the tags were issued and
shall be non-transferable between guides.
(l) Immediately upon killing a bear,
the licensee shall fill in the appropriate bear tag, sign the tag, and attach
the tag to the bear.
(m)
The bear tag shall contain the following:
(1) The licensee’s name and street address;
(2) The date and time of kill; and
(3) The wildlife management unit in which the
kill occurred.
(n)
Any person who kills wild bear pursuant to this section shall, within 12
hours from the time of taking, notify a conservation officer and, within 24
hours, exhibit the whole bear or the following body parts of a bear for tagging
with a numbered seal by a New Hampshire conservation officer or fish and game
personnel:
(1) Entire carcass, skinned or quartered,
excluding viscera;
(2) Legs and feet;
(3) Intact skull;
(4) Hide; and
(5) Sex organs, including teats from females so
that a positive sex determination can be made.
(o)
At the time of tagging, the conservation officer or fish and game
personnel shall remove a tooth from such bear and record other information as
specified in Fis 301.05.
(p)
If requested, any person who kills a wild black bear shall be required
to take fish and game personnel back to the kill site, the site of carcass
evisceration, or both for purposes such as, but not limited to, verification of
kill site or to obtain ovaries or other biological samples left behind.
(q)
No person shall take more than one wild black bear in a calendar year.
(r)
No person shall take bear by trapping or snaring.
(s)
No person shall possess the carcass or any part of the carcass of a wild
black bear without the bear tag or registration seal attached to it or by
special permission of the executive director or the executive director’s agent.
(t)
Notwithstanding Fis 301.06(y), no person shall possess a bear or any
parts of the carcass of a bear given to the person by another unless each piece
or package given to such person is clearly marked or labeled with the date of
its receipt and the name and address of the donor.
(u)
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a licensed hunter who has used
his or her archery or firearm bear tag from accompanying a licensed apprentice
hunter or an unlicensed minor under the age of 16, while the apprentice hunter
or minor is taking bear.
Source. #3104, eff 8-22-85; amd by #3128, eff
10-1-85; ss by #4116, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4296, eff 7-21-87; ss by #4462, eff
7-29-88; ss by #4663, eff 8-21-89; ss by #4828, eff 6-1-90; amd by #4859, eff
1-1-91; ss by #5198, eff 8-2-91; amd by #5411, eff 6-19-92; amd by #5458, eff
8-28-92; amd by #5660, eff 6-28-93; ss by #5828, eff 5-24-94; amd by #6041, eff
5-18-95; amd by #6193, eff 2-22-96; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note
at part heading for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6783, eff 6-30-98;
amd by #7107, eff 9-25-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; amd by #7427, eff 1-17-01;
ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #8249, eff 1-6-05; ss
by #8644, eff 6-1-06; amd by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; amd
by #9458, eff 4-21-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, paras (a)-(n) & (p)-(t)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (para (o));
amd by #9948-A, eff 6-24-11, (paras (a)-(n) & (p)-(v); amd by #9948-B, eff 6-24-11, (para (o)); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12;
ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #10751, eff 1-1-15; ss by #10891, INTERIM, eff
7-17-15, EXPIRED: 1-13-16
New. #11114, eff 6-3-16; amd by #12591, eff
7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
(a) “Antlered moose” means a moose which has at
least one antler 6 inches long measured from the tip of the main beam along the
distal edge of the antler to the base of the antler burr at the skull.
(b) For purposes of this section the state shall
be divided into wildlife management units, as described in Fis 301.02.
(c) The moose season shall be 9 consecutive days
and shall open on the third Saturday in October.
(d) No moose shall be taken with the aid and use
of dogs.
(e) No moose shall be taken with the aid and use
of bait.
(f) No person other than the permittee and
subpermittee shall participate in a joint hunt to take moose except that the
permittee may employ one licensed guide.
The licensed guide may direct, aid, assist, or instruct the permittee
and subpermittee but shall not shoot a moose.
(g) No person shall use an unmanned aerial
vehicle as defined in Fis 312, or a person in any other aircraft to locate
moose or communicate the location of moose to a permittee, subpermittee, or
licensed guide between September 1 and December 31 of any year, or during the
open moose season.
(h) No person shall use radio telemetry
equipment, electronic calls, cell phones, radio transceivers, pagers, or other
communication devices to collect and thereafter provide information to a
permittee, subpermittee, or licensed guide for the purpose of attracting or
taking moose after September 1 of any year or during the open moose season.
(i) No moose shall be taken within 300 feet of a
class I, II, III, IV, or V highway, as classified pursuant to RSA 229:5. For purposes of this section both the hunter
and the moose shall be not less than 300 feet from a class I, II, III, IV, or V
highway.
(j) No moose shall be taken with rimfire firearms
or with shotguns using shot loads including buckshot. In towns restricted to weapon types pursuant
to RSA 207:3-b, 208:3, 208:3-a, 208:3-b, and 208:3-c, only shotguns loaded with
a single ball, muzzle-loading rifle, pistols as specified in RSA 208:3-d,
crossbow or bow and arrow shall be permitted for the taking of moose, except
pistols shall not be used in the town of Bow pursuant to RSA 207:3-b.
(k) A
person holding a current moose permit or subpermittee's permit may hunt moose
with a muzzleloading firearm of not less than .45 caliber.
(l) Not withstanding (f) above, a permittee
taking moose under the provisions of RSA 208:1-aa may use additional guides to
assist in carrying out such hunt as necessary for the safe and successful
completion of the hunt.
(m) Only one moose shall be taken per permittee
and subpermittee combination.
(n) Moose may be taken in the water.
(o) The permittee or the subpermittee may shoot
the moose, but it shall be the responsibility of the permittee to tag the moose
immediately upon killing, remove the moose, and transport it to the biological
check station as required by Fis 301.08.
(p) The
moose tag shall contain the following:
(1) The
shooter’s signature;
(2) The date
and time of kill;
(3) Town of
kill;
(4) Specific
location of kill; and
(5) The
assigned wildlife management unit.
(q) The permittee shall remain with the moose
during transportation to the biological check station. If the moose is shot by the subpermittee,
both the permittee and subpermittee shall go to the check station to check the
moose.
(r) The permittee and subpermittee shall only
hunt in the wildlife management unit to which they are assigned by the
department.
(s) The subpermittee shall always be accompanied
by the permittee while hunting moose. All subpermittees shall be within sight
and hearing, excluding electronic devices, when actual physical direction and
control can be effected pursuant to RSA 207:1, XXX. All subpermittees under the age of 16 shall
be accompanied by a permittee 18 years of age or older.
(t) The moose tag shall remain with the moose at
all times until the moose is sealed at the biological check station, pursuant
to RSA 208:9.
(u) Once the moose has been sealed as provided in
Fis 301.08(h), a moose may be transported during the open season, and for 10
days after provided the registration seal remains firmly affixed to the moose
at all times.
(v) The permittee, subpermittee, or both if
requested, shall return with or without fish and game department personnel to
the kill site, the site of evisceration, or both for purposes such as, but not
limited to, verification of kill site or to obtain ovaries or other biological
samples left behind.
(w) Each permittee or subpermittee shall carry a
moose permit and each permittee and subpermittee 16 years of age or older shall
carry a hunting license at all times when hunting for moose and registering the
moose at the check station.
(x) Any person leaving moose parts in the field
shall place parts out of sight of roads traveled by conventional vehicles.
Source. #4327, eff
10-22-87; ss by #4348, eff 12-22-87; ss by #4572, eff 2-3-89; amd by #4733, eff
1-22-90; amd by #5125, eff 4-26-91; amd by #5384, eff 4-29-92; amd by #5625,
eff6-1-93; ss by #5817, eff 4-26-94; amd by #6038, eff 5-17-95; ss by #6250,
eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff
5-31-97; ss by #6783, eff 6-30-98; ss by
#7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #8357, eff 5-25-05; amd by
#8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras
(a)-(p) & (r)-(y)); amd by #9720-B, eff
6-5-10, (para (q)); amd by
9800-A, eff 1-1-11 para (k); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14;
ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 301.071 Moose Hunter Diary.
(a)
The permittee shall complete the moose hunter diary and return it to the
department:
(1) During the registration process at a
biological check station as provided in Fis 301.08(e) if successful in taking a
moose; or
(2) By mailing it to the department, post marked
no later than the second Friday following the close of the moose season, if
unsuccessful in taking a moose, to:
(b) The permittee shall provide the following
information on the moose hunter diary card;
(1) The permittee’s name and permit number;
(2) For each day hunted, the date, total hours
hunted, number of bulls seen, number of cows seen, number of calves seen and
the number of moose of unknown sex or age seen;
(3) The wildlife management unit hunted;
(4) An indication of whether either the permittee
or subpermittee was successful in shooting a moose;
(5) An indication of whether either the permittee
or subpermittee did any pre-season scouting for moose, and if so:
a. How many total hours were spent scouting;
b. How many total moose were seen while
scouting; and
c. If the permittee or subpermittee was
successful in taking a moose, whether the moose was taken in an area that had been
scouted.
(6) An indication as to whether the permittee was
hunting for a trophy bull, any bull, a cow, a calf, any adult moose or other.
Source. #10347, eff 5-22-13; amd by #10619, eff
6-2-14
Fis 301.08 Moose Registration at Biological Check
Stations.
(a)
Moose taken during the open moose hunting season shall be presented at
the nearest biological check station within 24 hours of the kill.
(b)
Moose taken prior to the open season on hunting adventure permits under
RSA 208:1-aa shall be presented to a designated conservation officer or a
designated deer registration station within 24 hours of the kill.
(c)
The moose shall be transported in such a manner that a portion of the
moose is open to view.
(d)
Biological check stations shall be open for 3 to 9 days during the open
moose hunting season. The day after the
season closes moose shall be registered at any fish and game department regional
office or at headquarters in
(e)
At the registration station, the permittee shall provide the fish and
game department with his or her completed moose hunter diary card, hunting
license, moose permit and completed moose tag as well as the following on the
“Moose Registration” form:
(1) Date and time of kill;
(2) Wildlife management unit, town, and locality
of kill;
(3) Weapon used;
(4) An indication as to whether or not the moose
was taken with aid of a guide;
(5) Shooter’s name, address, telephone number,
date of birth, sex, and license number, if required; and
(6) The shooter’s signature, signed subject to
the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(f)
The permittee shall allow biological information to be taken from their
moose including the sex, antler beam diameter, number of points, antler spread,
weight, estimated age, and estimated tick loads.
(g)
The permittee shall bring in to the biological check station at least
the following:
(1) The lower jaw, including incisors, one of
which shall be taken for aging purposes;
(2) The intact antler rack on an antlered moose;
(3) The skull plate on a male antlerless moose;
(4) The female reproductive tract including both
of the ovaries and the mammary sack; and
(5) All edible portions of the moose.
(h)
Once all moose registration requirements are completed, a moose
registration seal as provided in RSA 208:9 shall be affixed by fish and game
personnel or their designated agents to the moose for transportation.
Source. #4327, eff 8-22-87; ss by #4572, eff 2-3-89;
amd by #5125, eff 4-26-91; amd by #5384, eff 4-29-92; ss by #5625, eff 6-1-93;
ss by #5817, eff 4-26-94; amd by #6038, eff 5-17-95; (See Revision Note at part
heading for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by
#7921, eff 7-24-03; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (a)-(c) and (e) and
(f)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (para
(d)); ss by #10347, eff 5-22-13; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd by #11114,
eff 6-3-16
Fis 301.09 Moose Season Lottery.
(a)
Application for the moose season lottery shall be made on an application
described in Fis 1102.08.
(b)
The applicant shall be at least 16 years of age by the application
deadline.
(c)
A non-refundable fee of $15 for residents or $25 for nonresidents,
payable to New Hampshire fish and game department by cash, check, or money
order, shall accompany each application.
(d)
Only one application per person shall be entered in the lottery and
applications shall be non-transferable.
Any person who provides an incorrect state of residency on an
application shall be disqualified from the lottery process and shall not be
eligible to receive a permit. State of
residency for purposes of the moose lottery application process shall be the
person’s state of residence, pursuant to RSA 207:1, XXIII, at the deadline date
for moose lottery applications. Proof of
NH residency shall be the applicant’s valid NH driver’s license or NH non-driver’s
id card number issued by the NH department of safety, division of motor
vehicles, prior to the application deadline.
(e)
Illegible applications and incomplete applications shall be returned and
not considered. Corrected applications
may be resubmitted.
(f)
No late entries shall be accepted.
(g)
Bonus points shall be accrued in accordance with RSA 208:1-a, II-a.
(h)
No person shall accrue more than one point in a given year’s lottery.
(i)
A person’s accrued points shall be lost if:
(1) The applicant fails to provide an eligible
application for a given year’s lottery;
(2) The applicant fails to provide notification
of a driver's license number or non-driver identification number change as
specified in (w);
(3) The successful applicant has paid the permit
fee and does not return the permit by October 1 as specified in (t); or
(4) The applicant provides an incorrect state of
residency as described in Fis 301.09(d).
(j)
All applications shall be:
(1) Turned in to the department headquarters by
4:00 p.m. on the last Friday in May;
(2) Postmarked no later than midnight on the last
Friday in May; or
(3) Submitted on-line as long as the transaction
was started prior to midnight eastern daylight time on the last Friday in May.
(k)
Applications shall be assigned a number on a first come first served
basis when received at the department headquarters. Self-addressed and stamped receipts shall be
returned as notification that the application has been received.
(l)
The lottery drawing shall be:
(1) Held after the season dates have been adopted
by rules; and
(2) Conducted in the following manner:
a. Selection of winning numbers shall be done by
computer selection of random numbers;
b. A total of 40 application numbers shall be
drawn;
c. A total of 500 additional numbers shall be
drawn as alternates;
d. The 40 moose permits shall be allocated as
specified in Table 300.02 below:
Table 300.02 Moose Permit Allocation Table
|
Wildlife Management
Unit |
No. of Permits
For Either Sex Moose |
No. of Permits
Restricted To Antlerless Moose Only |
|
A1 |
2 |
0 |
|
A2 |
8 |
0 |
|
B |
5 |
0 |
|
C1 |
3 |
0 |
|
C2 |
6 |
0 |
|
D1 |
4 |
0 |
|
D2 |
2 |
0 |
|
E1 |
1 |
0 |
|
E2 |
1 |
0 |
|
E3 |
1 |
0 |
|
F |
2 |
0 |
|
G |
0 |
0 |
|
H1 |
0 |
0 |
|
H2-north |
0 |
0 |
|
H2-south |
0 |
0 |
|
I1 |
0 |
0 |
|
I2 |
0 |
0 |
|
J1 |
0 |
0 |
|
J2 |
0 |
0 |
|
K |
0 |
0 |
|
L |
3 |
0 |
|
M |
2 |
0 |
e. Based on the order of computer selection,
applicants shall be assigned a permit as follows:
1. Applicants shall be assigned a
permit for either sex moose in a wildlife management unit indicated on their application;
2. If all permits for either sex moose in those
wildlife management units are filled, applicants shall:
(i) Be assigned to a permit for an antlerless moose
provided their application indicates they are willing to hunt antlerless moose
in one of the wildlife management units having these permits available; and
(ii) Not be assigned a permit if
their application indicates they are not willing to hunt antlerless moose; and
3. Once all of the initially drawn applicants have been considered for permits:
(i) Alternates shall be used to
fill the remaining permits; and
(ii) Successful applicants drawn
for a permit shall be notified by mail within 10 working days; and
f. The percentage
of nonresident numbers drawn shall not be greater than the percentage of nonresident hunting licenses sold during the previous calendar year, and nonresidents
shall be randomly distributed throughout the wildlife management units.
(m)
Alternates shall be chosen if a permittee chooses not to participate in
the hunt and advises the department, in writing, of this decision. Alternates shall be selected in the order in
which they were originally drawn in the lottery. Chosen alternates shall then be
permittees. Alternates shall be assigned
to the wildlife management unit which was assigned to the original permittee. These new permittees shall be notified by
mail within 7 days after being selected.
(n)
The permit fee shall be paid in full at fish and game headquarters in
Concord no later than the last working day in July. Late payments received via U.S. mail shall be
accepted provided they were postmarked no later than midnight on the third
Friday of July. Alternates shall be
chosen for applicants failing to pay the fee by the prescribed date. Alternates selected shall then pay within 14
days after being notified.
(o)
The permittee shall submit the information specified in (p) below on the
permittee and the subpermittee, if a subpermittee is designated, to the fish
and game department so that it shall be received at fish and game headquarters
in Concord by the last working day in July.
Late information received via US mail shall be accepted provided they
are postmarked not later than midnight on the third Friday in July. If an
alternate is chosen as a permittee, designation of subpermittee and
accompanying information shall be submitted with the payment.
(p)
The information required in (o) of permittees and subpermittees shall be
as follows:
(1) Confirmation of the permittee’s intention to
participate in the moose hunt signed subject to the penalties for making
unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3;
(2) The subpermittee’s:
a. Complete name and mailing address;
b. Date of birth; and
c. Telephone number; and
(3) A signed statement from the permittee and the
subpermittee that neither has paid or bartered anything for the privilege of
being designated as a subpermittee and that they each have read and understand
the current moose hunting rules signed subject to the penalties for making
unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(q)
The permittee shall obtain a permit described in Fis 1102.09. There shall be no residency requirements for
the subpermittee.
(r)
No person shall act as a subpermittee for more than one permittee.
(s)
The deadline for the permittee to change the subpermittee shall be 8
days prior to the start of the moose season.
(t)
Once the fee for a moose permit has been paid, the permittee shall lose
all accumulated points and not be eligible to submit an application for the
next 3 application periods, unless the permittee returns the permit prior to
October 1 so that an alternate may be notified to participate in the moose
hunt.
(u)
No permittee shall sell or barter the subpermittee portion of their
permit.
(v)
No person shall possess more than one moose permit as a permittee.
(w)
If a person’s driver’s license number or non-driver identification
number changes, the applicant shall notify the department on the
application. If the department is not
able to match the identity of the applicant with its records, the applicant
shall provide their name, address, date of birth, their old identification
number and new identification number.
(x)
The executive director shall waive restrictions in the moose lottery
process to delay the issuance of a moose permit for one year after being drawn
due to a life-threatening illness or accident of the permittee or the
permittee’s active duty military service, any of which prevents the permittee
from participating in the moose hunt.
(y)
In order for the permit to be deferred, the permittee shall:
(1) Not have participated in any portion of the
current year’s moose hunt; and
(2) Provide the following:
a. A request from the permittee to defer the
permit which includes a brief explanation as to the deferment request signed
subject to the penalties for making unsworn statements under RSA 641:3; and
b. Either:
1. A statement from a physician stating that due
to the permittee’s medical condition the permittee is physically not able to
participate in the current year’s moose hunt, signed subject to the penalties
for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3; or
2. In the case of active military service,
federal documentation which shows that the permittee will be on active duty
during the current year’s moose hunt.
(z)
The permittee shall notify department headquarters no later than 4pm on
the day before the hunt begins of said intent to defer the current year’s
permit.
(aa)
The information referenced in Fis 301.09(y) and the permit shall be
received at department headquarters no later than the second Friday of November.
(ab)
The executive director shall authorize permits, in addition to the
permits in Fis 301.09(l)(2)d., if the director determines that a department
error resulted in the rejection of an eligible application for a permit,
provided the issuance will have no significant impact on the moose population
and the application would have otherwise been successful based on its random
number.
Source. #4327, eff
10-22-87; ss by #4572, eff 2-3-89; amd by #4733, eff 1-22-90; amd by #5125, eff
4-26-91; amd by #5384, eff 4-29-92; amd by #5625, eff 6-1-93; ss by #5817, eff 4-26-94;
amd by #6038, eff 5-17-95; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part
heading for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6783, eff 6-30-98; amd
by #7107, eff 9-25-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by
#8019, eff 12-24-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #8249, eff 1-6-05; ss by
#8357, eff 5-25-05; amd by #8517, eff 12-17-05; amd by #8644, eff 6-1-06; amd
by #8914, eff 1-1-08; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; amd
by #9948-A, eff 6-24-11; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss
by #10853, eff 6-22-15; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; amd by #12189, eff 5-25-17;
amd by #12786, eff 5-22-19; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis
301.10 Rabbits and Hares.
(a) Snowshoe hares shall only be taken as
follows:
(1) The open season shall be
October 1 to March 31; and
(2) The daily bag limit shall be as follows:
a. In WMUs A through G, and J1
the daily bag limit shall be 3 snowshoe hares; and
b. In WMUs H1, H2, I1, I2 J2,
K, L and M the daily bag limit shall be 2 snowshoe hares;
(b) Cottontail rabbits shall only be taken in
WMUs H2, K, L and M, except for the closed areas specified in (c), as
follows:
(1) The open season shall be
October 1 to January 31;
(2) The open season for
falconry shall be October 1 to March 15; and
(3) The daily bag limit shall
be 2 cottontail rabbits.
(c) The following areas shall be closed to the
taking of cottontail rabbits:
(1) The portion of WMUs K, M
and L bound by Route 28 from the Massachusetts border in Salem, north to, Route
101 in Manchester, Route 101 west to I 93 in Manchester, I 93 north to I 293 in
Hooksett, I 293 south to Granite Street
in Manchester, Granite Street south to South Main Street in Manchester, South Main Street south to Route114A in Manchester,
Route 114A north to Route 114 in Goffstown, Route 114 north to Route 13 in
Goffstown, Route 13 south to the
Massachusetts border in Brookline; and
(2) The portion of WMU L bound
by Route 202/11 west from the Maine border in Rochester, to Route 16, Route 16
south to Route 125, Route 125 south to Route 101, Route 101 east to the
Squamscott River, north along the Squamscott River, north along shoreline of
Great and Little Bay estuary to the Piscataqua River, and northwest along the
Maine border to Route 202/11 at the Maine border.
(d) No person shall take hare or rabbits by the
use of a snare.
Source. #4551, eff 12-20-88; ss by #4879, eff
7-23-90; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94; (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis
301); ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7533, eff 7-24-01; amd by #7699, eff
6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by #10619, eff
6-2-14; ss by #12591 eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 301.11 Gray Squirrel.
(a)
The season for gray squirrel shall open September 1 and close January
31.
(b)
The daily bag limit of squirrel shall be 5 gray squirrels.
(c)
No person shall hunt or take squirrels within a compact zone of any
village or city or within the limits of any public park or cemetery.
Source. #4551, eff 12-20-88; ss by #4879, eff
7-23-90; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94; (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis
301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6783, eff 6-30-98; ss by #8085, eff
5-26-04; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd by #12591, eff
7-25-18
PART Fis 302 GAME BIRDS
Statutory
Authority: RSA Chapter 209
REVISION NOTE:
The following documents readopted with
amendments the rules indicated and therefore supersede all prior filings in
each case for those rules. The documents
are exempt from the requirements of RSA 541-A pursuant to RSA 209:6-b. Therefore the rules in these documents do not
expire but remain in effect unless repealed or superseded by later filings as
noted.
Document #5696,
eff. 8-26-93
Fis 302.04 through
Fis 302.07 and Fis 302.10
Document #5870,
effective 7-19-94
Fis 302.02, Fis
302.08 and Fis 302.09
Document #5885,
effective 8-25-94
Fis 302.04, Fis
302.06, Fis 302.07 and Fis 302.10
Document #6088,
effective 8-29-95
Fis 304.04 through
Fis 302.07 and Fis 302.10
Fis 302.01 Wild Turkey.
(a)
No person shall at any time hunt, shoot, pursue, kill, or take wild
turkey in this state without first procuring a turkey permit and the applicable
license required under RSA 214.
(b)
For purposes of this section, the state shall be divided into wildlife
management units as described in Fis 301.02.
(c)
The spring turkey season shall be May 1 through May 31.
(d)
The fall turkey seasons shall be as follows:
(1) The archery season shall be September 15 to
December 15, provided that in WMU A the closure date shall be December 8; and
(2) In wildlife management units D2, G, H1, H2,
I1, I2, J1, J2, K, L, and M, the shotgun season shall be 7 consecutive days in
length beginning 5 days immediately preceding the moose season as specified in
Fis 301.07(c).
(e) Shooting hours shall be as follows:
(1) The shooting hours during the spring turkey
season shall begin one half hour before sunrise and end at 12:00 noon; and
(2) The shooting hours during the fall seasons
for the taking of wild turkeys shall begin one half hour before sunrise and end
one half hour after sunset.
(f)
Persons licensed to take turkeys shall be entitled to take no more than
2 turkeys per year as follows:
(1) One bearded or male turkey may be taken in
the spring season described in (c) and one turkey of either sex may be taken
during the fall archery season or during the fall shotgun season described in
(d); or
(2) Two bearded or male turkeys may be taken in
the spring season described in (c), provided that:
a. No person shall take a second turkey until
the first turkey has been legally registered; and
b. One turkey may be taken statewide, the other
turkey shall only be taken in wildlife management units H1, H2, J2, K, L, or M.
(g)
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a properly licensed turkey hunter
who has taken a turkey from assisting another properly licensed turkey hunter
by calling only. The person assisting by
calling shall not possess a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow that could
lawfully be used for the purpose of a take.
(h)
The lawful methods of take shall consist of:
(1) Shotguns, with the following shot and loads:
a. Between 10 and 20 gauge inclusively, with
shot size of #4 and smaller, in hunting rather than target loads; or
b. 28 gauge and .410, with shot sizes #7 through
#9, a minimum shot density of 18 grams per cubic centimeter (G/CC), and a
minimum barrel length of 18 inches; and
(2) Bow and arrow or crossbow in accordance with
Fis 301.041.
(3) No person shall use live decoys, electronic
calling devices, baiting, cooperative drives, or dogs during the spring turkey
season;
(4) No person shall use live decoys, electronic
calling devices, baiting, or cooperative drives during the fall archery season
and fall shotgun season; and
(5) No person shall shoot at or take a turkey
while the turkey is in a tree, regardless of the method of take.
(i)
The licensed hunter taking the turkey shall register and report the kill
as follows:
(1) Immediately upon killing a turkey, the
licensed hunter shall:
a. Detach the turkey tag from his or her
license;
b. Fill out the tag with the name and address of
the licensee who killed the turkey, the date and time of kill, and WMU where
the turkey was killed;
c. Securely attach the tag to the leg of the
turkey; and
d. Keep the carcass fully feathered and intact,
except that the carcass may be eviscerated before completing the registration
process;
(2) No person shall attach a turkey tag to a
turkey that person did not kill;
(3) No person shall possess a turkey tag that was
not issued to that person;
(4) No person shall transport a wild turkey
unless it is tagged with a turkey tag and is accompanied by the licensed hunter
who took the turkey;
(5) Any turkey taken during the special youth
hunting days for turkey in accordance with Fis 1204.03(a) or during any other
turkey season shall be registered within 24 hours of taking in accordance with
one of the following methods:
a. Completion of a turkey registration report
and receipt of a seal on the bird at a department approved registration station
in accordance with Fis 302.012; or
b. Completion of all required fields in an
online registration report using the link available at www.wild.nh.com, and receipt
of an electronic confirmation that the report was completed and accepted by the
department;
(6) Each registrant shall maintain proof of
completion of the registration process for a minimum of 180 days in the form
of:
a. The physical seal placed on the bird at a
department registration station; or
b. An electronic or printed copy of the computer
screen that acknowledges the filing of the registration survey in the online
registration tool described in (a) (2) above; and
(7) If requested, the carcass of the turkey shall
be exhibited to a conservation officer for examination to determine the method
of kill.
Source. #1543, eff 3-10-80; amd by #1731, eff
3-24-81; amd by #1986, eff 3-24-82; ss by #2337, eff 4-8-83; amd by #2675, eff
4-18-84; amd by #2991, eff 3-22-85; amd by #4032, eff 4-1-86; amd by #4247, eff
3-30-87; amd by #4398, eff 4-18-88; ss by #4603, eff 4-26-89; ss by #4787, eff
3-22-90; amd by 4859, eff 1-1-91; amd by #5176, eff 7-11-91; amd by #5385, eff
4-29-92; ss by #5612, eff 4-16-93; ss by #5799, eff 3-22-94; amd by #6025, eff
4-26-95; amd by #6250, eff 5-22-96; ss by #6341, eff 1-1-97; ss by #6784, eff
1-1-99; amd by #6841, eff 1-1-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7532, eff
1-1-02; amd by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #8357, eff
5-25-05; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #9055, eff 1-2-08; ss by #9171, eff
6-5-08; ss by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; amd by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #10142,
eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591,
eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 302.011 Turkey Registration Stations.
(a)
New turkey registration stations shall be authorized only if:
(1) The proposed station location is greater than
10 travel miles from the nearest adjacent station unless an adjacent station(s)
registers more than 200 spring turkeys or was in existence on 12/31/09;
(2) The proposed location has adequate facilities
and is easily accessible. Adequate
facilities and easily accessible means that the location has adequate space for
parking and registering or weighing turkey, is a safe distance away from the
highway or road, and is located on or near a main route of travel for hunters;
(3) The hours of operation and location of the
proposed station will minimize inconvenience to hunters needing to register a
turkey by being open during early morning, later into the evening and open on
weekend days; and
(4) The applicant shall not have been convicted
of any fish and game violation within the past 7 years.
(b)
Turkey registration agents under RSA 209:12-a shall provide the
following information on a “Turkey Registration Station Agreement”:
(1) The station owner or operator’s name;
(2) Date of agreement;
(3) Name, physical address, mailing address,
county and telephone number of the station owner or operator’s establishment;
(4) The owner or operator’s home address and
telephone number; and
(5) The hours and days of operation of the
proposed registration station.
(c)
The turkey registration station owner, operator, and employees shall
print legibly, accurately, and completely when filling out the turkey
registration form described in Fis 302.012.
(d)
The turkey registration station owner or operator shall sign the
agreement in the presence of a witnessing department conservation officer or
his designee, who shall also sign the agreement.
(e)
Registration station agreements shall not be transferable upon change of
ownership and shall not be assigned to any other party.
(f)
By signing the agreement, applicants shall agree to abide by the
statutes and rules governing turkey registration stations and turkey
registration reports and shall sign subject to the penalties for making unsworn
false statements under RSA 641:3.
(g)
Failure to accurately and legibly provide the information specified in
Fis 302.012 on the turkey registration report shall, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, result in the suspension or closure of the
registration station.
(h)
Those registration stations which are also fish and game agents as
defined in RSA 214-A:1, II shall remain in good standing with regard to the
requirements of RSA 214-A.
(i)
Turkey registration agents may collect up to $2.00 as a registration
agent fee pursuant to RSA 209:12-a.
Source. #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #9720-A, eff
6-5-10, (paras (a) & (e)-(i)); amd by
#9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (paras (b)-(d)); ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis 302.012 Turkey Registration
Reports.
(a)
All persons reporting a turkey kill to a turkey registration station
under RSA 209:12-a shall provide the following:
(1) The shooter’s:
a. Name;
b. Street and mailing address;
c. Telephone number;
d. Sex;
e. Residency; and
f. Date of birth;
(2) Town of kill
(3) Date of kill;
(4) Time of kill;
(5) The following information
about the turkey:
a. Sex;
b. Weight;
c. Length of beard to the nearest ¼ inch;
d. Length of left and right spurs;
e. Age, by indicating whether the turkey is
adult or immature; and
f. Description of any abnormality, injury, off
coloration, leg band, or wing streamer on turkey;
(6) Weapon type used;
(7) Wildlife management unit of kill;
(8) The following license information:
a. Hunting license type(s) and license number(s)
held by licensee; and
b. Permit type(s) and permit number(s) held by
licensee and under which the turkey was taken; and
(9) The registration number of the vehicle transporting the turkey.
(b)
The registration agent shall include the following:
(1) The date and time of turkey
registration;
(2) The date and time of turkey
license purchase;
(3 The seal number attached to
the turkey, if not registered electronically; and
(4) The registration station
number.
(c)
The hunter shall sign the paper report subject to the penalties for
making unsworn false statements under RSA
641:3.
(d)
The registering agent shall:
(1) Securely affix the seal to
the turkey if not registered electronically, or provide hunter with turkey confirmation number if registered electronically; and
(2) Sign the paper report, or file the electronic report subject to the penalties
for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
Source. #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #9720-A, eff
6-5-10, (para (d)(1)); amd by 9720-B, eff
6-5-10, paras (a)-(c) & (d) intro & (d)(2); ss by #11114, eff
6-3-16; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 302.02 American Crow.
(a)
Pursuant to authority granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50
CFR Part 20, the season for taking American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) shall
open on March 16 and close on March 31; open again on August 15 and close again
on November 30 each year.
(b)
There shall be no bag limit for crows.
(c)
Crows shall not be hunted from an aircraft.
(d)
Crows shall be taken with firearms, bow and arrow, or falconry.
Source. #984, eff 8-1-77; ss by #2150, eff 10-6-82;
ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4463, eff 7-29-88; (See Revision Note at part
heading for Fis 302) #5870, eff 7-19-94; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7359,
EXEMPT, eff 8-24-00; ss by #7550, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-01; ss by #8121, EXEMPT, eff
7-14-04
Fis 302.03 Raven.
There shall be no open season on raven (Corvus corax).
Source. #984, eff 8-1-77; ss by #2150, eff 10-6-82;
ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4858, eff 7-5-90; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96; ss
by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #9985, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11
Fis 302.04 Ducks, Mergansers,
and Sea Ducks.
(a) Pursuant to
authority granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the
season for taking ducks, mergansers, and sea ducks shall be as follows:
(1) The season for taking ducks,
mergansers, and sea ducks in the inland zone shall open October 4 and close
November 6; reopen on November 23 and close again on December 18;
(2) The season for taking ducks,
mergansers, and sea ducks in the coastal zone shall open on October 5 and close
on October 11; reopen on November 23 and close again on January 14;
(3) The season for taking ducks,
mergansers, and sea ducks in the northern zone shall open on October 2 and
close on November 30; and
(4) There shall be no open season for
Harlequin ducks.
(b) The delineation of
the inland, northern and coastal boundaries shall be as follows:
(1) Coastal zone -
Beginning at the Maine-New Hampshire line in Rollinsford, that portion of the
state of New Hampshire 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 New Market to the junction of state highway 85 in Newfields,
south to state highway 101 in Exeter, east to Interstate 95 (New Hampshire
Turnpike) in Hampton, and south on Interstate 95 to the Massachusetts border;
(2) Northern zone - That
area of the state east of the Connecticut River zone and north of the inland
zone beginning
at the junction of route 10 and route 25A in Orford, east on route 25A to
route 25 in Wentworth, southeast on route 25 to exit 26 of route I-93 in
Plymouth, south on route I-93 to route 3 at exit 24 of route I-93 in Ashland,
northeast on route 3 to route 113 in Holderness, north on route 113 to route
113-A in Sandwich, north on route 113-A to route 113 in Tamworth, east on route
113 to route 16 in Chocorua, north on route 16 to route 302 in Conway, east on
route 302 to the ME-NH border; and
(3) Inland zone - The
remaining portion of the state including the Connecticut river zone as
specified in RSA 209:5-a.
(c)
The sea duck hunting area includes all coastal waters and waters of
rivers and streams seaward from the first upstream bridge from the coast.
(d) Daily shooting or falconry
hours shall begin at one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
(e) Taking of ducks in the
inland, northern and coastal zone shall be limited to a daily bag of
6, and a possession limit of 18. Taking of sea ducks shall
be limited to a daily bag limit of 4 and a possession limit of 12. Taking of mergansers shall be limited
to a daily bag of 5, and a possession limit of 15. The falconry
daily bag limit shall not exceed 3 migratory game birds in the aggregate.
(f) The species of ducks named below
shall be subject to the following restricted bag limits, and shall be included
as part of the daily bag limit specified in paragraph (d):
(1) Taking of black
ducks statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 2 and a possession limit
of 6;
(2) Taking of wood ducks
statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 3 and a possession limit
of 9;
(3) Taking of redheads
statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 2 and a possession limit
of 6;
(4) Taking of mallards
statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 2 (only 1 of which may be a hen),
and a possession limit of 6 (only 3 of which may be hens);
(5) Taking of pintails
statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 1, and a possession limit
of 3;
(6) Taking of scaup
statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 1 and a possession limit
of 3;
(7) Taking of scoter
statewide shall be limited to a daily bag limit of 3 and a possession limit of 9;
(8) Taking of eiders
statewide shall be limited to a daily bag limit of 3 (only 1 of which may be a
hen) and a possession limit of 9;
(9) Taking of
long-tailed ducks statewide shall be limited to a daily bag limit of 3 and a
possession limit of 9; and
(10) Taking of
canvasbacks statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 2 and a possession
limit of 6.
(g) In addition to the regular
migratory bird season, there shall be a special extended falconry season on
ducks, mergansers, and American coots as follows:
(1) The inland zone
season extension shall open on November 7 and shall close on November 22,
reopen on December 19 and close again January 16;
(2) The coastal zone
season extension shall open on January 25 and close on March 10;
(3) The northern zone
season shall open on December 1 and shall close on January 14; and
(4) The daily bag and
possession limits for falconry are specified in Fis 302.04.
(h) Non-toxic shot shall be required
statewide for the taking of ducks and mergansers. For the purposes
of this section “nontoxic shot” means, as it does in 50 CFR 20, any
shot type that does not cause sickness and death when ingested by migratory
birds as determined under 50 CFR 20. The only shot currently
approved by the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, are steel shot,
bismuth-tin shot, tungsten-iron shot, tungsten-polymer shot, tungsten-matrix
shot, tungsten-nickel-iron shot, tungsten-bronze shot, tungsten-tin-bismuth
shot, tungsten-tin-iron-nickel shot, tungsten-iron-copper-nickel shot,
tungsten-tin-iron shot, and tungsten-iron-polymer shot.
Source. #1635, eff 9-22-80; amd by #1821, eff
9-29-81; amd by #1447, eff 10-3-79; ss by #2150, eff 10-6-82; amd by #2493, eff
9-30-83; ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; amd by #3115, eff 9-16-85; amd by #4127, eff
9-5-86; amd by #4307, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4490, eff 9-16-88; ss by #4634, eff
6-21-89; ss by #4674, eff 9-19-89; ss by #4929, eff 9-6-90; ss by #5216, eff
8-30-91; ss by #5460, eff 8-31-92; ss by #5696, eff 8-26-93; (See Revision Note
at part heading for Fis 302) #5885, eff 8-25-94; (See Revision Note at part
heading for Fis 302) #6088, eff 8-29-95; ss by #6331, eff 8-26-96; ss by #6579,
EXEMPT, eff 9-16-97; ss by #6850, EXEMPT, eff 8-27-98; ss by #7092, EXEMPT, eff
9-2-99; ss by #7360, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-00; ss by #7550, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-01; ss
by #7757, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-02; ss by #7941-A, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-03; ss by #8154,
EXEMPT, eff 9-2-04; ss by #8421, EXEMPT, eff 8-18-05; ss by #8734, EXEMPT, eff
9-25-06; ss by #8982, EXEMPT, eff 9-21-07; ss by #9251, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-08; ss
by #9540, EXEMPT, eff 9-10-09; ss by #9771, EXEMPT, eff 8-26-10; ss by #9985,
EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #10174, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-12; ss by #10400, EXEMPT,
eff 8-21-13; ss by #10658, EXEMPT, eff 8-16-14; ss by #10911, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-15; ss by #11072, EXEMPT, eff
4-14-16; ss by #12159, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-17; ss by #12514, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-18; ss by #12759, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-19; ss by #13034, eff
4-14-20; ss by #13197, eff 4-24-21; ss by #13376, eff 4-14-22
Fis 302.05 Coots.
(a) Pursuant to authority
granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the season for
taking coots shall be as follows:
(1) The inland zone, as
specified in Fis 302.04(a)(3), shall open October 4 and close on
November 6; reopen on November 23 and close again on December 18;
(2) The coastal zone, as
specified in Fis 302.04(a)(1), shall open on October 5 and close on
October 11; reopen on November 23 and close again on January 14; and
(3) The northern zone,
as specified in Fis 302.04 (a)(2), shall open on October 2 and
closeon November 30.
(b) Taking of coots shall be limited
to a daily bag of 15, and possession limit of 45.
(c) Daily shooting hours
shall be from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset.
(d) Nontoxic shot, as defined
in Fis 302.04(h), shall be required statewide for the taking of
coots.
Source. #1447, paragraphs (b) & (c), eff 10-3-79;
#1633, paragraph (a); amd by #1787, paragraph (a), eff 7-29-81; ss by #2131,
eff 9-8-82; ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; ss by #4490, eff 9-16-88; ss by #4634,
eff 6-21-89; ss by #4674, eff 9-19-89; (See Revision Note at part heading for
Fis 302) #5696, eff 8-26-93; (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 302)
#6088, eff 8-29-95; ss by #7359, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-00; ss by #8121, EXEMPT, eff
7-14-04; ss by #8421, EXEMPT, eff 8-18-05; ss by #10400, EXEMPT, eff 8-21-13;
ss by #11072, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-16; ss by #12759, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-19; ss by
#13034, eff 4-14-20; ss by #13197, eff 4-24-21; ss by #13376, eff 4-14-22
(formerly Fis 302.06)
Fis 302.06 Geese.
(a) Pursuant to authority granted by
RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the regular Canada goose
season shall be as follows:
(1) The inland zone, as
specified in Fis 302.04(a)(3), shall open October 4 and close on
November 6; reopen on November 23 and close again on December 18.
(2) The coastal zone, as
specified in Fis 302.04(a)(1), shall open October 5
and close October 11; reopen on November 23 and close again on January 14;
(3) The northern zone,
as specified in Fis 302.04(a)(2), shall open October 2 and close on
November 30; and
(4) Taking of Canada
geese shall be limited to a daily bag of 2, and a possession limit of 6.
(b) The season for taking snow geese
shall be as follows:
(1) The inland zone, as
specified in Fis 302.04(a)(3), shall open on October 4 and shall
close on December 18;
(2) The coastal zone, as
specified in Fis 302.04(a)(1), shall open on October 5 and close on
January 14; and
(3) The northern zone,
as specified in 302.04(a)(2), shall open on October 2 and shall close on
November 30.
(c) The taking of snow geese
statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 25, and there shall be no
possession limit.
(d) Daily shooting hours shall begin
at one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
(e) Nontoxic shot, as defined
in Fis 302.04(h), shall be required statewide for the taking of
geese.
Source. #1821, eff 9-29-81; amd by #1447, eff
10-3-79; ss by #2150, eff 10-6-82; ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; amd by #4127, eff
9-5-86; amd by #4307, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4490, eff 9-16-88; ss by #4634, eff
6-21-89; ss by #4674, eff 9-19-89; ss by #4929, eff 9-6-90; ss by #5216, eff
8-30-91; ss by #5460, eff 8-31-92; ss by #5696, eff 8-26-93; (See Revision Note
at part heading for Fis 302) #5885, eff 8-25-94; (See Revision Note at part
heading for Fis 302) #6088, eff 8-29-95; ss by #6331, eff 8-26-96; ss by #6579,
EXEMPT, eff 9-16-97; ss by #6850, EXEMPT, eff 8-27-98; ss by #7092, EXEMPT, eff
9-2-99; ss by #7360, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-00; ss by #7550, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-01; ss
by #7757, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-02; ss by #7941-A, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-03; ss by #8154,
EXEMPT, eff 9-2-04; ss by #8421, EXEMPT, eff 8-18-05; ss by #8734, EXEMPT, eff
9-25-06; ss by #8982, EXEMPT, eff 9-21-07; ss by #9251, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-08; ss
by #9540, EXEMPT, eff 9-10-09; ss by #9771, EXEMPT, eff 8-26-10; ss by #9985,
EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #10174, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-12; ss by #10400, EXEMPT,
eff 8-21-13; ss by #10658, EXEMPT, eff 8-16-14; ss by #10911, EXEMPT, eff
8-22-15; ss by #11072, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-16; ss by #12159, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-17;
ss by #12514, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-18; ss by #12759, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-19; ss by
#13034, eff 4-14-20; ss by #13197, eff 4-24-21; ss by #13376, eff 4-14-22
(formerly Fis 302.07)
Fis
302.061 Special September Canada
Goose Season.
(a) The special statewide September season to
take
(b) The taking of
(c) Nontoxic shot, as defined in Fis 302.04(g),
shall be required for the taking of
(d) Daily shooting hours shall begin one-half
hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
Source. #6309, eff 7-30-96; ss by #6553, eff 7-23-97;
ss by #6850, EXEMPT, eff 8-27-98; ss by #7067, EXEMPT, eff 8-1-99; ss by #8121,
EXEMPT, eff 7-14-04; ss by #8943, EXEMPT, eff 7-18-07; ss by #10400, EXEMPT,
eff 8-21-13; ss by #10911, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-15; renumbered by #13376 (formerly
Fis 302.071)
Fis 302.062 National Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program (HIP).
(a)
In accordance with 50 CFR Part 20.20,
(b)
In addition to the licensing requirements of RSA 214 and 209:6, any
person taking migratory waterfowl, woodcock or snipe shall have a migratory
bird HIP validation number recorded on his/her current hunting license.
(c)
Applicants shall call the telephone number provided by the department or
go online at www.wildlife.state.nh to complete a HIP survey.
(d)
Applicants shall obtain the HIP validation number after completing the
HIP survey and shall record it in the space provide on their hunting or
combination hunting and fishing licenses.
(e)
The applicant shall provide the following information on the HIP survey:
(1) The applicant's complete name;
(2) The complete mailing address;
(3) The applicant's date of birth; and
(4) An indication as to whether the applicant
hunted for migratory waterfowl, woodcock, or snipe and how many birds were
taken during the previous season.
Source. #6578, eff 12-1-97; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00;
ss by #7359, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-00; ss by #7550, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-01; ss by
#7739, EXEMPT, eff 8-1-02; renumbered by #13376 (formerly Fis 302.072)
Fis 302.07 Common Snipe.
(a)
Pursuant to authority granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50
CFR Part 20, the season for taking common snipe shall open on September 15 and
close on November 14 each year.
(b)
Taking of common snipe shall be limited to a daily bag of 8, and a
possession limit of 24.
(c)
Daily shooting hours shall begin one-half hour before sunrise and end at
sunset.
Source. #1447, eff 10-3-79, paragraphs (b) & (c);
amd by #1811, eff 9-17-81; ss by #2131, eff 9-8-82; amd by #2455, eff 8-28-83;
ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; amd by #4119, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4318, eff 9-28-87;
ss by #4463, eff 7-29-88; (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 302)
#5870, eff 7-19-94; ss by 6553, eff 7-23-97; ss by #7739, EXEMPT, eff 8-1-02;
ss by #7757, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-02; ss by #8943, EXEMPT, eff 7-18-07; ss by
#9985, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #10400, EXEMPT, eff 8-21-13; renumbered by
#13376 (formerly Fis 302.08)
Fis 302.08 American Woodcock.