FURBEARER HUNTING licensing requirements
To hunt for furbearers, hunters must have a current Regular NH Hunting, Combination or Archery License. A Small Game License does not allow for the hunting of furbearers.
FURBEARER Hunting Regulations
Hunting Hours: ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.
There is no daily bag limit for coyote, fisher, red fox, gray fox, opossum, skunk, weasel, mink, muskrat or raccoon.
There is no open hunting season for otter or beaver.
Coyote
- No closed season.
- Night Hunting: Coyotes may be hunted at night from Jan. 1 through March 31. Lights may be used, except from a motor vehicle, snowmobile or OHRV. Coyote night hunters are restricted to shotguns, .22 caliber rimfire, muzzleloaders or archery equipment in those towns with special rules (see rifle prohibition map).
- Electronic calling devices are legal.
- Written landowner permission, filed with the local conservation officer, is required to hunt coyote at night or to place bait for coyotes.
- Baiting is not permitted on ice-covered public waters.
Fisher
Sealing required within 10 days of the close of season.
Raccoon
Raccoon may be hunted at night. Must not use rifle or pistol larger than .22 caliber, shot size not larger than number 4 birdshot. It is illegal to take raccoons using a light from a motor vehicle or OHRV.
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2012–2013 FURBEARER HUNTING SEASONS
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Species
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Inclusive Dates
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Daily Limit
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Season Limit
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Coyote
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No closed season;
Night hunting allowed,
Jan. 1–Mar. 31
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No
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No
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Fisher
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Dec. 1, 2012–Jan. 31, 2013
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No
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10*
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Fox (Red & Gray), Opossum, Skunk, Raccoon
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Sept. 1, 2012–March 31, 2013
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No
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No
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Mink, Muskrat, Weasel
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Oct. 15, 2012–April 10, 2013
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WMUs
A–F
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No
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No
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Nov. 1, 2012–April 10, 2013
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WMUs
G–M
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* The statewide bag limit is 10 fisher per hunter (combined with trapping), with no more than 5 fisher from the combined area of C1, D2, E, F, G, H1, H2, I1, I2, J1, J2, K, L and M.
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