Hunting in New Hampshire
24 game management units
Official agency resources
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/licenses-and-permits
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/laws-and-rules
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/hunting-nh/moose-hunting-new-hampshire/moose-hunt-lottery
- GMU map ↗
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/hunting-nh/where-hunt/new-hampshire-wildlife-management-units
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/hunting-nh/hunter-education
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in New Hampshire, go straight to the issuing agency.
New Hampshire Fish and Game DepartmentLoading game management unit boundaries…
Game species in New Hampshire
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Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Game management units
24 units
Huntable public lands in New Hampshire
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
White Mountain National Forest
National Forest
750,852 acres
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
1,153.7 acres
John Hay National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
79.9 acres
Massabesic Experimental Forest
Preserve
11,790.62 acres
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
53,840.2 acres
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
39,897 acres