Free New Hampshire Blog

For those who don’t know who Fred Bear was, here’s some background information: Fred Bear (March 5, 1902 – April 27, 1988) was an American hunter and bow manufacturer. He was born March 5, 1902, in the town of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Although he did not start bow hunting until he was 29 and did not [...]

NH Fish and Game bagged him big time: A strategically placed business card led to the arrest of David Howard, 44, who is charged with falsely registering a deer and trespassing. Authorities say he killed a deer on posted property in Lee, lied about it on a registration form in Greenland then moved the deer’s [...]

Heh. Good for him. Too bad they aren’t edible. EFFINGHAM, N.H.—He didn’t get a deer, but a hunter in Effingham, N.H., stopped two burglars in their tracks. Police say the man was out hunting when he heard glass breaking at a neighbor’s home Wednesday. He went to investigate, found two men inside, and held them [...]

Sounds like a good time for worthy causes: Dec. 12 will be payback time for the state’s organized hunting and fishing guides. In this case, that’s a good thing. Our resident experts who concentrate on the hook-and-bullet sports are hoping the proceeds from their first annual banquet will build their association’s treasury, start a scholarship [...]

Excellent article on deer hunting in MA as the season opens. Some good history in this article and a good overview of why hunting is such a critical wildlife management technique particularly in states like MA that suffer from a lack of hunters and an overpopulation of deer. The size of the herd, an estimated [...]

This is the time of year to be especially careful when driving especially in southeastern New Hampshire: Mark Ellingwood, programs administrator for the Department of Fish and Game, said the state realizes the growing concern about the deer population in the southeastern part of the state and the need to manage it properly under a [...]

News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department November 24, 2008 Phone: (603) 271-3211 Email: info@wildlife.nh.gov 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, N.H. 03301 For information and online licenses, visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us * * * * * * * CONTACT: Kent Gustafson: (603) 271-2461 Mark Ellingwood: (603) 271-2461 Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211 November 24, 2008 N.H. DEER [...]

Well this really isn’t a surprise at all. Cabelas and Hooksett have been dragging this on for far too long. With the Cabela’s sporting goods store project all but dead, the Hooksett Town Council is considering directing its economic development advisory committee to explore other options for developing Interstate 93′s Exit 11. Committee Chairman Bill [...]

News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department November 13, 2008 Phone: (603) 271-3211 Email: info@wildlife.nh.gov 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, N.H. 03301 For information and online licenses, visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us * * * * * * * CONTACT: Pete Davison (603) 271-3214 Tom Flynn: (603) 536-1290 Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211 November 13, 2008 PLAY IT [...]

Looks like some people had good luck gun deer hunting. Congrats to all. By the time Bill Driscoll assumed his stance behind the cash register at the Brick Store yesterday morning, there was a line of hunters waiting to register the deer they took on the first day of firearms season. “Between 8:30, quarter to [...]