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Annual Winni Derby 2024 fishing tournament canceled due to landlocked salmon shortage

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

Given recent declining trends in the number of landlocked salmon available in Lake Winnipesaukee, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFG) and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have agreed to cancel next year’s (2024) “Winni Derby.” Currently sponsored by the BSA, the “Winni Derby,” an entry-fee-based tournament typically held each May, targets landlocked salmon as the primary species with regard to prize structure. READ MORE

Free NH Fish & Game workshop: Beginners Weekend Fly-Fishing

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

First session is April 29-30 and the highlight of these events happens on day 2, when the group dons waders and gets onto the water at a local fishing pond to put their new skills to use. READ MORE

Woman killed in Groton snowmobile crash

Friday, March 17, 2023 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

The woman had departed shortly before 5 p.m. for an evening trail ride with a friend with no destination in mind. A short time after starting out, the two became separated and the companion could not locate her and spent several hours searching the local trails for signs of the missing snowmobiler. It wasn’t until he called a family member of the deceased who was able to track her cell phone that her location was determined. READ MORE

Get hooked on angling: Free Fishing Day is Jan. 23

Thursday, December 22, 2022 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

If you’ve ever wanted to try ice fishing, why not take advantage of New Hampshire’s winter free fishing day on Saturday, January 21, 2023. That’s a day you can fish without a license in New Hampshire. READ MORE

Climber perishes at Clough State Park in Weare

Monday, October 10, 2022 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

The cliffs were off-trail and not part of a designated climbing area. The individual climbing had no climbing gear or safety equipment. Despite life-saving measures, attempted by Weare Fire Department personnel and Weare Police Officers, the individual succumbed to their injuries. READ MORE

Eurasian A5 avian influenza confirmed in dead wild geese in New Hampshire

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

This type of HPAI is considered a low risk to humans, and sickness and mortality is usually low in wild birds, but larger die-offs such as this one do happen. This virus could be a potential danger to the poultry industry and other domestic birds, such as at the Pumpkin Wall Farm in Derry last month. READ MORE

Share your rabbit sightings with NH Rabbit Reports this spring

Monday, March 28, 2022 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

NH Rabbit Reports is a citizen science project sponsored by the University of New Hampshire’s Cooperative Extension and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, with support from the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire. This project collects your sighting information, including data and photos, to help researchers better understand the distribution and potential abundance of rabbit species in New Hampshire. READ MORE

No Frogger Zone: Watch out for amphibians crossing roadways on rainy nights

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

Whenever possible, please consider not driving on rainy nights when temperatures are greater than 40°F for the next few weeks. If you must drive, delay your travel time until at least two hours after sunset or adjust your route to larger streets and avoid smaller, wooded roads with higher concentrations of wetlands and vernal pools. READ MORE

Bear season in NH opens Sept. 1 with ease of hunter reporting

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

The Granite State’s bear season will officially open on Wednesday, September 1, and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Law Enforcement Division is ready to assist successful hunters with the registration of their bruins this year. READ MORE

Unknown illness affecting songbirds so far undetected in New Hampshire

Saturday, July 17, 2021 New Hampshire Fish and Game 0

No conclusive causes of either illness or death have been determined. State wildlife agencies including New Hampshire Fish and Game are working collaboratively with diagnostic laboratories, federal agencies, and other partners to track reports of the disease and bird mortality. READ MORE