Hunting Dates and Seasons
Dates for hunting seasons are listed on the individual species pages. Select a category to find specific season dates, unit maps and other hunting information.
General Hunting Season Dates
Following are general dates for hunting season in New Hampshire. A complete summary of season dates and bag limits is provided in the NH Hunting and Trapping Digest, published each year in August.
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April 28 and April 29, 2018 | Youth turkey-hunting weekend |
May 3 - May 31 | Spring gobbler season (wild turkey) |
Starts September 1 | Black bear/dates vary for method and WMU |
September - January | Waterfowl/dates vary by species and zone |
September 15 - December 15 | Deer/archery (Note: archery season closes one week early in WMU A) |
September 15 - December 15 | Fall turkey/archery |
October 16 - October 22, 2017 | Fall turkey/shotgun (in certain WMUs only) |
September - March | Small game and furbearers/dates vary by species and region |
October 1 - December 31 | Pheasant |
October 20 - October 28, 2018 | Moose (by permit only) |
October 21 - 22, 2017 | Youth deer-hunting weekend |
October 28 - November 7, 2017 | Deer/muzzleloader |
November 8 - December 3, 2017 | Deer/regular firearms (closes one week early in WMU A) |