New Hampshire Hunting

New Hampshire

White Mountain big woods tracking, lottery bull moose tags, and hardwood ridge ruffed grouse covers.

State Field Guide

Small Game & Upland Hunting in New Hampshire

Official Regulatory Authority

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFGD)

Small Game Regs & Permits
Ruffed Grouse
Great North Woods Grouse

Ruffed Grouse

The White Mountains and northern paper company lands offer classic New England grouse hunting in young hardwood cuts.

American Woodcock
Alder Swale Flights

American Woodcock

Moist river valleys and abandoned pastures hold migrating timberdoodles throughout October.

Snowshoe Hare
Winter Boreal Hares

Snowshoe Hare

Plentiful in northern spruce-fir forests and alder thickets from October through March.

Eastern Grey Squirrel
Oak & Beech Timber

Eastern Grey Squirrel

Abundant in southern hardwood forests with a 5-squirrel daily limit.