CONTACT:Dan Ellingwood: 603-352-9669Andy Timmins: 603-271-2461April 7, 2026 Concord, NH – The Granite State’s spring turkey season opens on May 1 and runs through May 31. The annual youth turkey hunt takes place the preceding weekend, Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department urges hunters to take advantage of […]
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CONTACT:Kyle Glencross: (603) 271-0457April 6, 2026 Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Let’s Go Fishing Program will be hosting two sessions of their “Fly Fishing A–Z” workshop this spring. These 2-day weekend programs are designed primarily for first-time fly anglers. Instruction will cover the basics including equipment, fly casting, stream ecology,
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CONTACT:Renee Zobel: (603) 868-1095March 31, 2026 Durham, NH – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is announcing a change to haddock rules for recreational anglers fishing in state waters 0–3 miles from shore or transiting and landing haddock in New Hampshire. Effective April 1, 2026, the recreational minimum size limit for haddock for recreational
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CONTACT:Dianne Timmins: 603-271-1744John Magee: 603-271-2744March 31, 2026 Concord, NH – Trout-managed waters offer anglers the chance to experience exciting fishing in some of the Granite State’s most scenic surroundings. You can fish in many of New Hampshire’s managed trout ponds starting on the fourth Saturday in April, and this year’s opening day is April 25.
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CONTACT:Josh Mackay: (603) 271-0459Lisa Collins: (603) 271-3212March 27, 2026 Concord, NH – Sign up now to take your Hunter Education class and be ready for all of this fall’s hunting seasons. Register today at https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/hunting-nh/hunter-education. Select “Find a class,” to locate traditional in-person courses or pick “Start online course” to take the online Hunter Education
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Contact:Renee Zobel: (603) 868-1095Riplee Mercer: (603) 868-1095March 23, 2025 Durham, NH – If you are out enjoying the ocean views of Route 1A on Saturday, April 18, you may see more activity than usual. The Granite State’s commercial fishing community and volunteers will be busy that day collecting lobster traps and other fishing gear that
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CONTACT:John Viar: 603-744-5470March 20, 2026 Concord, NH – April 1 marks the official start of the open-water fishing season on New Hampshire’s large lakes, which are managed for landlocked salmon, including Big Squam Lake, Lake Sunapee, and Lake Winnipesaukee. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department also manages other waterbodies for landlocked salmon, including First
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CONTACT:Linda Verville: 603-271-2461Henry Jones: 603-788-3164March 18, 2026 Concord, NH – New Hampshire’s 2026 moose hunt lottery is open. Enter today for your chance at the adventure of a lifetime—hunting moose in the rugged woods of the Granite State. The lottery entrance fee is $15 for Granite State residents and $25 for nonresidents. Visit www.wildlife.nh.gov/hunting-nh/moose-hunting-new-hampshire where
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CONTACT:Major David Walsh: (603) 271-3128Lieutenant Robert Mancini: (603) 271-3127March 9, 2026 Concord, NH – According to state law, all bobhouses (also known as ice shanties) must be removed from the ice no later than the end of the day on April 1. Please remember to use all precautions, including monitoring ice thickness, to ensure your
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CONTACT:Jessica Carloni: (603) 868-1095Andrew Timmins: (603) 271-1742March 5, 2026 Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public meeting on proposed season dates and bag limits for the 2026–2027 waterfowl-hunting seasons on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the NH Fish and Game
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