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.

Select the species name for more dates and details.
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 15 - October 21 in ONLY the following WMUs: D2, G, H1, H2, I1, I2, J1, J2, K, L, M	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 27 - 28, 2018	Youth deer-hunting weekend
November 3 - November 13, 2018	Deer/muzzleloader
November 14 - December 9, 2018	Deer/regular firearms (closes one week early in WMU A)

Source: wildlife.state

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