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New Hampshire Hunting Seasons Open Sept. 1st
By nhfishanDgame
New Hampshire's fall hunt- ing seasons kick off on Monday, September 1, with the opening of black bear and gray squirrel sea- sons. Archery seasons for turkey and white-tailed deer get under- way on September 15, and the statewide resident Canada goose hunt runs September 1–25.
Highlights of New Hamp- shire’s hunting seasons can be found in the New Hampshire Hunting and Trapping Digest, which includes hunting season dates, bag limits, check station locations, and more. Hunters and trappers can pick up a free copy at New Hampshire Fish and Game Department headquarters, or at their local license agent. The Digest can also be viewed online at www.eregulations.com/ newhampshire/hunting. Other helpful online resources include the most recent Wildlife Harvest Summary Report and the Small Game Summary Report.
Hunters look forward to the opening day of deer season all
year, and the much-anticipated muzzleloader deer season starts on November 1 and runs for 11 consecutive days. The regular firearms deer-hunting season immediately follows starting on November 12. Both the archery and regular firearms seasons for deer will again end one week early in Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) A. Check the Di- gest for WMU-specific either-sex deer hunting regulations as well as other expanded deer hunting op- portunities. Additional bear hunt- ing opportunities will continue this year, including the ability to take an additional bear in WMUs C1, D2, E, and F. This fall’s shot- gun turkey season will again run for 7 days (October 13–19) and includes one full weekend.
The following is a general overview of New Hampshire's fall hunting seasons. Be sure to consult the Digest or visit www.huntnh. com for more information.
2025 New Hampshire Hunting Seasons
WHITE-TAILED DEER: Archery: September 15–De- cember 15 (ends December 8 in WMU A)—Special archery deer permits must be purchased with hunter’s annual archery licenses Youth Deer Weekend: October 25–26
Muzzleloader: November 1– November 11
Firearms: November 12–De- cember 7 (ends December 1 in WMU A)
BLACK BEAR: Starts Septem- ber 1 (end date varies by WMU) GRAY SQUIRREL: September 1, 2025–January 31, 2026 SNOWSHOE HARE: October 1, 2025–March 31, 2026 (bag limit varies by WMU)
RUFFED GROUSE: October 1–December 31
MOOSE: October 18–26 (by permit only)
FALL TURKEY:
Shotgun: October 13–19 (certain WMUs)
Archery: September 15–De- cember 15 (ends December 8 in WMU A)
As the fall hunting seasons begin, the NH Fish and Game Department asks hunters not to use natural urine-based deer lures. These products can potentially spread chronic wasting disease (CWD), a neurological disorder that is always fatal to white-tailed deer and moose. Synthetic lures are suggested. Do your part and help keep our deer herd free of CWD. Learn more at www.wild- life.nh.gov/wildlife-and-habitat/ wildlife-related-diseases/deer-dis- eases.
Hunters should remember to take proper care when handling wild game to minimize possible exposure to wildlife diseases. First and foremost, hunters should avoid harvesting or handling any animal that appears sick. Get out and enjoy New Hampshire's woods safely by wearing hunter/ blaze orange. With more than a million acres of public land open to hunting and outdoor recre- ation, blaze orange is the safe choice for all outdoor enthusiasts this fall.
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Joining them in the room to provide a little education on wild- life that live in New Hampshire’s forests, lakes and streams were members of Squam Lakes Nat- ural Science Center with their Discovery Table.
People also gathered around a long table in the bay area where all sorts of fire and extraction tools used by firefighters were on display. There they were shown the function of each as well as their value in handling emergen- cies.
Fire trucks, ambulances, res- cue trucks, four-wheelers and all other kinds of large apparatus were also parked out front for everyone to get an up close look and ask any questions they had about them.
Out behind the station demonstrations were held every hour. One of them was a Forc- ible Entry demo, courtesy of the N.H. Fire Academy. Firefight- ers demonstrated how they are taught to make entry to a build- ing when the doors are locked, no one is home, or there is a person/ people trapped inside who need to be rescued.
Throughout the day, there were photo booths, balloons, a Dump Bucket (the smaller ver- sion of a Dunking Booth), and fire helmets for boys and girls. Adults could purchase attractive T-shirts from the department, drop donations in firefighter boots around the facility, and participate in their 50/50 raffle.
At noon, a cookout with free burgers and hot dogs was avail- able, and nearby Camp Berea also donated ice cream cups to cool people down on the hot summer day.
EMT Linda Fischer, herself a 23-year member of BFB and 48- year member of Hebron Fire De- partment, chaired the committee that organized the celebration, but said they also received “a lot of help from many others” to make the day a big success.
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