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New Hampshire Bill To End Hunting/Trapping Of Fur Bearer Animals

January 13, 2010


According to the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance, state Representative Steve Vaillancourt (R- Hillsborough) has introduced HB1514.

prohibits the sale, purchase, possession, and transportation of all raw skins or unskinned carcasses of furbearing animals. The bill does make an allowance for the transportation or possession of raw pelts or unskinned carcasses, but only when the pelt will not be used as fur. If passed, the bill would effectively eliminate trapping in New Hampshire. Likewise, the bill would equally limit sportsmen who hunt furbearing animals like coyote, fox and raccoon.

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New Hampshire Pre-Files “Firearms Freedom Act” Bill

January 2, 2010


New Hampshire Representative Dan Itse has filed HB1285, New Hampshire’s version of a “Firearms Freedom Act”.

Gary Marbut, president of Montana Shooting Sports Association and instrumental author of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act, says that Itse’s version, somewhat of a clone of Montana’s, calls for criminal penalties against anyone attempting to enforce federal gun laws against the manufacturers of New Hampshire-made guns, etc.

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2009 New Hampshire Deer and Bear Hunting Season Results

December 23, 2009


CONCORD, N.H. — Based on preliminary deer registration tallies, N.H. hunters harvested 10,390 deer during the 2009 season. This preliminary statewide total kill was down about 5% from the actual 2008 deer kill of 10,916, but is comparable to season results prior to 2006.

Based on these 2009 preliminary registration figures by county (which indicate where deer were registered, not necessarily killed), results were mixed, according to Kent Gustafson, Deer Project Leader for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

“Some areas experienced reduced deer movements this fall as a result of abundant acorn production and, until the very end of the regular firearm season, most of the state was snow-free,” said Gustafson. “These factors combined with the residual effects of recently severe winters, especially 2007-08, have reduced recent harvests from the near record kill in 2007. In spite of this, New Hampshire’s harvest again exceeded 10,000, which has only happened 15 times in the past 50 years.”

New Hampshire has an estimated population of about 85,000 deer, with the 2009 kill representing about 12% of that total. The deer hunting season closed in the state on December 15, the final day of archery deer season.

The unofficial deer kill for New Hampshire’s 2009 season by county, with comparisons to the previous 8 years, is posted at http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/deer_hunt_take_by_County.htm.
Readers are reminded that 2009 estimates are based on the number of deer reported as being registered in each county (not necessarily killed in that county).

The unofficial harvest tally for New Hampshire’s 2009 bear season was 755 bears, the second highest bear harvest in the state’s history. Most of the increase over the 439 bear tally of 2008, took place in the northernmost three management regions, which saw poor beechnut production and highly variable oak crops. Harvest in the southernmost three management regions was very similar to previous years.

“When fall food is scarce, bears become more vulnerable to hunting as they forage over greater distances and become easier to pattern at local food sources,” said Fish and Game Bear Project Leader Andy Timmins. “This year we had an abundant apple crop and a spotty nut crop, so bears were more predictably in orchards. An increased number of bears were also taken in cornfields last fall as compared to previous years.”

Overall, the 2009 bear season tally was 50% above the preceding 5-year average (504 bears) and 72% higher than the 2008 tally (439). Hunters took 413 males and 342 females, yielding a harvest sex ratio of 1.2 males per female. A preliminary breakdown of 2009 bear season results by region and method may be found at http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/bear_hunt_take.htm.

Final official numbers from the 2009 hunting seasons will be available in the 2009 New Hampshire Wildlife Harvest Summary, which will be published in March 2010 and posted on the Fish and Game website at http://www.huntnh.com.

New Hampshire’s successful 2009 hunting seasons are a reminder that hunting activities made possible by science-based wildlife management, contribute significantly to New Hampshire’s economy. The most recent U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service survey indicates that approximately 61,000 people hunted in New Hampshire, generating more than $75 million in hunting-related expenditures annually in the state.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state’s fish, wildlilfe and marine resources and their habitats. Find more information and online license sales at http://www.huntnh.com.

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New Hampshire Regular Firearms Deer Season Starts November 11

October 29, 2009


CONCORD, N.H. – Opening day for New Hampshire’s regular firearms deer season takes place on November 11, 2009, a date anticipated with great enthusiasm by the state’s estimated 60,000 deer hunters. The season runs through December 6 in much of the state, except in Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) A in northern New Hampshire, where it closes November 29.

The state’s popular muzzleloader deer season gets underway on Saturday, October 31 (except in WMU A, where it begins on November 2), and runs through November 10.

“For many New Englanders, the firearms deer season is a traditional opportunity to get together with family and friends, enjoy our bountiful resources and put meat in the freezer before winter,” said Kent Gustafson, the deer biologist for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

New Hampshire’s deer herd came through last winter in good shape, according to Gustafson. The state’s archery deer kill through October 18, 2009, totaled 1,561, somewhat below last year’s total at that point in the season, but higher than similar totals experienced from 2001 to 2005, according to preliminary reports. For a comparison by county (where deer were registered), visit http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/deer_hunt_take_October.htm.

Deer hunters can find Wildlife Management Unit and season-specific either-sex day regulations in the 2009-2010 New Hampshire Hunting and Trapping Digest, available online at http://www.huntnh.com and from Fish and Game license agents. In WMU A, an antler point restriction and changes in season length are again in place as part of an effort to improve the age structure of the northern deer herd.

Hunting licenses can be purchased online at http://www.HuntNH.com or from license agents statewide. Licenses are also sold at Fish and Game headquarters in Concord. The basic N.H. hunting license costs $22 for residents and $103 for nonresidents. Hunters under age 16 do not need a license, but must be accompanied by a properly licensed adult at least 18 years of age.

Special permits remain available for taking one additional antlerless deer in Wildlife Management Unit M during the archery, muzzleloader or firearms season by any legal method. Permits are sold on a first-come, first-served basis for $13 each (a limit of one per licensed hunter). They can be purchased online, at Fish and Game headquarters, or by mail. Visit http://www.wildnh.com/Hunting/Special_Unit_M_permits.htm.

Successful hunters can help the less fortunate by sharing their harvest with the “Hunt for the Hungry” program at the New Hampshire Food Bank. For more information on donating game meat, call (603) 669-9725 or visit http://www.nhfoodbank.org.

Find more on deer hunting in New Hampshire at http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_deer.htm.

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Moose Hunt Update – Half of N.H. Moose Hunters Successful So Far

October 22, 2009


CONCORD, N.H. — As of Wednesday, October 21, a total of 265 moose had been taken in the 2009 New Hampshire moose hunt (158 bulls and 107 cows). That means that just over half (51%) of hunters holding moose permits had succeeded by the mid-way point in the state’s moose hunt, very similar to the hunter success rate at this point in the moose season last year. The nine-day season runs through Sunday, October 25, 2009.

“Hunters have reported seeing a lot of big bulls this year,” said New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Moose Project Leader Kristine Rines. “People have observed quite a few groups of bachelor bulls together, suggesting that the rut, or breeding season, is pretty much over.”

Rines explained that moose begin to change their habits around this time of year, so people aren’t necessarily seeing the animals where they were scouted out earlier in the year. Both bulls and cows start feeding heavily in order to gain weight for the winter. Also, moose already have their heavy winter coats, so on warm days they tend to bed down in the shade or move uphill to cooler high elevations.

The largest bull taken so far this year was registered at the Berlin, N.H., check station. It weighed 940 pounds dressed weight (the approximate live weight would have been an impressive 1,372 pounds) and was taken in WMU B by Joe Hill of Brandon, Mississippi. The largest cow taken so far (also checked in at Berlin) had a dressed weight of 700 pounds (about 1,022 pounds live weight) and was taken in WMU B by Michael Baglivo Sr. of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Want to know more? Listen in as Fish and Game’s moose biologist Kristine Rines talks about the state’s moose population and the latest goings-on at moose registration stations in New Hampshire on Fish and Game’s October podcast at http://blog.wildnh.com. (You’ll also hear furbearer biologist Patrick Tate talk about New Hampshire’s wildcats — bobcat and lynx.)

This year, more than 14,500 people entered the 2009 moose hunt lottery, held last spring, for a chance to win one of the 515 permits drawn for the New Hampshire moose hunt.

For more about moose hunting in New Hampshire, including a list of check stations, visit http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_moose.htm.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state’s fish, wildlife and marine resources and their habitats. Visit http://www.HuntNH.com.

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New Hampshire: Moose Hunt Opening Weekend Brings 26% Success

October 19, 2009


CONCORD, N.H. – More than a quarter of New Hampshire’s moose hunters were successful during the first two days of the season, achieving a 26% success rate on the opening weekend of the hunt. On Saturday and Sunday (October 17 and 18), a total of 134 moose were taken by moose hunters statewide – 80 bulls and 54 cows.

“Moose hunting can be affected greatly by the weather, which was varied around the state this weekend,” said Kristine Rines, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s moose biologist. “In Berlin, it was sunny and warm for Saturday’s opening day. Moose are less active on warm, sunny days, with the result being that hunters were less successful in locating moose. Things picked up on Sunday when seasonably cool weather afforded more opportunity to the state’s moose hunters.”

One successful opening weekend hunter was Richard Noyes of Hancock, who bagged a bull moose that topped 1,300 pounds (live weight), with an antler spread of 53.75 inches, in WMU C-2 in Errol on Sunday. It was late in the afternoon, about 4:30 p.m., and Noyes and his hunting party were changing a tire on a back country road, cursing their luck. Shortly after they got the tire changed, Noyes’ prize bull and three other moose appeared in an adjoining clearing. Had it not been for the delay caused by the tire change, Noyes would have missed the prize of his life!

New Hampshire’s nine-day moose hunt continues through Sunday, October 25, 2009.

This year, more than 14,500 people entered the 2009 moose hunt lottery, held last spring, for a chance to win one of the 515 permits drawn for the New Hampshire moose hunt.

For more about moose hunting in New Hampshire, including a list of check stations, visit http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_moose.htm.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state’s fish, wildlife and marine resources and their habitats. Visit http://www.HuntNH.com.

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N.H. Moose Hunt Is October 17 – 25, 2009

October 12, 2009


CONCORD, N.H. — For nine exciting days, from October 17 to 25, 2009, lucky moose permit holders and their hunting partners will have the experience of a lifetime taking part in New Hampshire’s annual moose hunt. There were 515 permit holders drawn in this year’s lottery, randomly selected by computer from a pool of more than 14,500 applicants.

Each hunter with a moose permit is assigned to hunt in one of 22 wildlife management units throughout the state; most have spent the past several weeks or months scouting out potential hunting spots. Each moose hunter may be accompanied by one partner. Last fall, New Hampshire hunters took 333 moose, for a statewide success rate of 65%. Regional success rates for moose hunters last year ranged from 83% in the North Region to 38% in southeastern New Hampshire. Hunters assigned to northern units typically have the greatest success, because of higher moose densities and excellent access to hunting lands in the North Country.

After taking a moose, hunters must have the animals registered and inspected at one of seven check stations around the state. There, wildlife biologists check each moose to gain information about the overall health of the moose herd. These check stations draw many interested onlookers, a reminder of the economic and symbolic importance of moose in New Hampshire, particularly in the North Country. Find a list of locations at http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_moose.htm.

As part of a sound management strategy, the moose hunt has been an annual event in New Hampshire since 1988. The moose population was only about 50 animals in 1950; it had grown to over 4,100 by the time of the first moose hunt in 1988, when 75 permits were issued.

Hunters are reminded to avoid consuming moose liver and kidney. Studies conducted by Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have revealed high levels of cadmium in some of the moose livers and kidneys sampled. As a result, officials from the Environmental Health Program at the N.H. Department of Environmental Services recommend that no moose kidney be eaten, and preferably no liver. If individuals do choose to eat moose liver, it should be from moose no older than 1.5 years. If the moose is older than that, consumption should be limited to a maximum of two meals (assuming six ounces per meal) of moose liver per year. Biologists at the moose check stations can determine the age of the animal for hunters. Further questions about the issue of cadmium in moose organs may be directed to David Gordon, DES Environmental Health Program: (603) 271-4608.

Applications for next year’s moose hunt will be available via the Fish and Game website or license agents statewide between January and May 2010.

Visit a photo gallery from the 2008 N.H. moose hunt — and find out more about moose hunting in New Hampshire — at http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_moose.htm.

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Still Time To Enter The New Hampshire Moose Hunt Lottery

April 29, 2009


CONCORD, N.H. — If you want a chance to hunt moose in New Hampshire this fall, then get your application in for the 2009 New Hampshire Moose Hunt Lottery by the Friday, May 29, 2009 deadline! Enter to win one of 515 New Hampshire moose hunting permits at http://www.HuntNH.com, (you can apply online or print out a mail-in application) or pick up an application from any license agent.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online, since there is less chance of submitting an incomplete application. The entry fee is $15 for New Hampshire residents and $25 for nonresidents (nonrefundable).

Each applicant can enter the moose hunt lottery once each year. A bonus point system improves the chances for unsuccessful applicants who apply each consecutive year. New Hampshire still has some of the best odds in the nation for drawing a moose hunt permit. It is not necessary to have a current hunting license to enter the lottery. Don’t miss a year, or you’ll lose your points! If the economy has you down, you can choose to apply for a point only on the application. You will not be entered into the lottery, but you will accrue this year’s bonus point and will not lose any points you may have already accrued.

Don’t wait until the last minute to apply. If paper applications are incomplete or not filled out properly prior to the deadline, they are returned and, if there’s time, you will have an opportunity to correct and resubmit the application before the deadline. Every year we get a few last-minute paper applications that can’t be corrected in time. Don’t let that disappointed person be you!

Applications submitted by mail must be postmarked no later than midnight, May 29, 2009, to be eligible for the lottery. Each year, some applications are turned away because they miss the postmark deadline date. If submitting a paper application by mail on May 29th, deliver it to the post office and see if it can be postmarked while you are there; just dropping it in a mailbox does not ensure that it will be postmarked by the May 29 deadline.

New Hampshire’s moose hunt runs from October 17 to 25, 2009. For more information on moose hunting in the Granite State, visit http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_moose.htm.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state’s fish, wildlife and marine resources. Visit http://www.huntnh.com.

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Northeast Environmentalists Want To Protect Interbred Canids (Dogs)

March 20, 2009


Where will the absolute insanity stop when it comes to efforts by extremists to end hunting, fishing and trapping, close off lands to human use, strip us of our rights and destroy our god given right in the pursuit of happiness?

It has gotten so bad that a group, made up of representatives from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York, have petitioned the Department of Interior in order to place protections under the Endangered Species Act for any interbred species of dogs, coyotes, wolves or any combination of the above, claiming these all to be unique species.

In accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and/or the Endangered Species Act, we hereby petition the U.S. Department of Interior and the Service to regulate the commerce or taking, and treat as endangered species in the States of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts, coyotes (Canis latrans), coyote/gray wolf hybrids (Canis latrans x Canis lupus), eastern wolves (Canis lycaon), eastern wolf/gray wolf hybrids (Canis lycaon x Canis lupus), coyote/eastern wolf hybrids (Canis latrans x Canis lycaon), and coyote/eastern wolf/gray wolf hybrids (Canis latrans x Canis lycaon x Canis lupus) because of their close resemblance to the federally endangered and protected gray wolf.
In accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and/or the U.S. Endangered Species Act, we also hereby petition the U.S. Department of Interior and the Service: (1) to establish a Northeastern Gray Wolf Distinct Population Segment consisting of the States of New York, Vermont New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts; and, (2) to develop and implement a Northeastern Gray Wolf Recovery Plan.

Part of this groups reasoning is that with open hunting and trapping seasons on eastern coyote, because some of these coyotes my have interbred with an Eastern gray wolf, it should be protected in order to protect the gray wolf.

We seem only now willing to admit that wolves and domestic dogs have been interbreeding for centuries. Recently it was determined that what made wolves black was the result of interbreeding with dogs. We’ve even found in historic writings, like those of Teddy Roosevelt’s, that Indians and trappers/hunters used to do a lot of interbreeding with wolves and their hunting dogs to develop a dog that could stand up to wolves.

Neither the gray wolf nor the eastern coyote is threatened or in any danger of extinction. To think that we now should consider protecting mongrel dogs in the wild is absolutely ridiculous. When the USFWS gets done reviewing this petition, it should be immediately tossed in the garbage can.

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Black Friday Buck

December 2, 2008


This photo and caption was sent to me by reader Brian.


Thought I’d send along a couple pics of a 10 pointer I shot (shotgun) on Black Friday in Durham, NH. Came along just before dark w/ it’s nose to the ground and in somewhat of a hurry. Seems like the rut is still on up here!

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2008 New Hampshire Moose Hunt A Success

October 28, 2008


CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s 2008 moose season was a success, with preliminary figures showing that hunters took 333 moose. With 516 permits issued, this represents a statewide success rate of 65%. About 54% of the harvest was bulls, according to Kristine Rines, Moose Project Leader for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The nine-day moose hunt ended on Sunday, October 26. In 2007, by comparison, hunters took 482 moose (with 675 permits issued) for a statewide success rate of 71%.

This year, the success rate in four of the six regions was higher than last year. The Connecticut Lakes region saw a success rate of 81%, the North region had 83% success; the White Mountains region had a 47% success rate; the Central region, 68% success; the Southwest region saw 45% success; and in the Southeast region, 38% of hunters got their moose.

“The reduction in the success rate in the White Mountain region is primarily due to the introduction of antlerless-only permits in this region for the first time,” said Kristine Rines, Moose Project Leader for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. “This is a difficult region to hunt because of limited access and clearcuts. Adding restrictions on what moose hunters can take makes it even more challenging, so we expected a reduction.” In 2007, the success rate for the White Mountain region was 62%. In 2008, it was 47%.

The other region that saw a lower success rate than last year was the Connecticut Lakes region, with 81% of hunters getting a moose. While down a bit, the season’s results were not unusual for that area, according to Rines. In 2007, the Connecticut Lakes region saw an 88% success rate, but in 2006, it was 80%.

Final figures for the 2008 moose season will be distributed when available.

A ten-year comparison of regional success rates for the N.H. moose hunt is available at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Hunting/Moose_hunt/moose_hunt_take.htm.

Find out more about moose hunting in New Hampshire, including a link to a gallery of photos from this year’s and past hunts, at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_moose.htm.

This year, more than 15,000 people entered the 2008 moose hunt lottery, held last spring, for a chance to win one of the 515 permits drawn for the New Hampshire moose hunt. If you want to try your luck next year, look for applications for the 2009 moose hunt in late January on the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department website at http://www.HuntNH.com.

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Ticks Taking Toll On Moose

June 25, 2008


Photos courtesy of Albert Ladd
Tick Infested MooseThey are called winter ticks. They are smaller than the tick most of us seem more familiar with, the deer tick, and they survive through the winter by attaching themselves to moose and other large mammals, sucking blood from them. In the spring, the blood-nourished females drop off the moose and providing they can find something other than snow to live in, they will lay eggs that will continue the infestation process.

These winter ticks are having a profound impact on the moose populations of New England, mostly affecting Maine and New Hampshire’s herd. In New Hampshire it is estimated that ticks are killing as many as 70% of the newborn moose calves and 20% of adults.

A recent study in New Hampshire showed that the average moose will carry 35,000 ticks through the winter and as many as 160,000 will catch a free ride. Moose are a large animal but with that many ticks it would result in nearly 50 ticks per square inch of moose hide.

Winter Ticks on MooseThe ticks irritate the moose causing them to find likely trees, any place they can get themselves to rub in an effort to get the ticks off. This rubbing will rub the winter hair off leaving the moose more susceptible to the elements of winter.

Combine this effect with the state of emaciation and weakness due to the sucking of blood from the animals and chances of surviving a harsh winter diminish greatly.

Moose TicksOne theory of why there is an increase in ticks is that with several shorter, milder winters, it allows the ticks to flourish and reproduce, last winter being an exception over the past 10 years or so.

There has been a lack of study on the ticks and the effects they are having on moose and as this problem continues to grow, could pose a threat to the sustainability of a healthy moose population.

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515 Drawn For New Hampshire Moose Hunt

June 21, 2008


The names of 515 moose hunters were drawn this week for this coming October’s annual hunt. You can read the names at the New Hampshire Fish and Game website.

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Albino Moose Photos

March 24, 2008


On Saturday when I went to Plant City, Florida to pick up Milt Inman, our chief photographer, I also ran into Sayward Lamb, who is a contributing writer for U.S. Hunting Today. He wanted to show me some photos he had been sent from a friend of a somewhat rare albino moose. He had some concerns about copyright infringements but I had him forward them on to me.

I did a little research on the photos and it didn’t take long to discover the photos have been out for a while and so far claims have the moose in Montana and New Hampshire. The email Mr. Lamb received had stated the photos were taken in New Hampshire as is also claimed at this website.

Looking a bit further, I found the website of KTVB.com in Idaho, stating the photos were taken in Montana. A quick search at Snopes.com turned up nothing. Perhaps the below photos haven’t been around that long.

Either way, thanks to Mr. Lamb, I’ll go ahead and post the photos for your enjoyment.

Albino Moose

Albino Moose

Albino Moose

Albino Moose

Albino Moose

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Turkey Hunting Workshop April 19, Holderness, New Hampshire

March 11, 2008


New Hampshire Fish and GameHOLDERNESS, N.H. — A free workshop covering the basics of hunting wild turkeys is being offered by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department on Saturday, April 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Owl Brook Hunter Education Center on Perch Pond Road in Holderness, N.H. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. To sign up for the workshop, or for more information, call (603) 536-3954.

The workshop will be conducted by Fish and Game hunter education instructor Dave Priebe, a professional staff member of turkey call manufacturer Quaker Boy. The session will cover the basics of turkey hunting, turkey calling and turkey hunting safety. Fish and Game wildlife programs supervisor Mark Ellingwood will talk about the natural history and behavior of wild turkeys. In addition, participants will be given a demonstration on shotgun patterning at the range. No lunch will be served, but there will be a short break for those who wish to bring a bag lunch or snack.

“Whether you’re new to turkey hunting or just looking to pick up some additional tips, sign up now!” said Tom Flynn, manager of Fish and Game’s Owl Brook Hunter Education Center.

New Hampshire’s spring gobbler season runs from May 3 through May 31. The state’s youth turkey hunting weekend will take place April 26-27, 2008. For more information on turkey hunting in New Hampshire, visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_turkey.htm.

If you’re interested in other course offerings at the N.H. Fish and Game Department’s Owl Brook Hunter Education Center, need directions to the center or would like to volunteer, visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Hunting/hunter_ed_center.htm.

New Hampshire hunting licenses can be purchased online at http://www.HuntNH.com.

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