Licenses & Fees

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	Type of License	Comments	Fee	Age	Proof of NH Residency Required	Appropriate Tag Must Be Attached	Issued From Concord Office Only
New Hampshire Resident	Regular Combination Hunting and Fishing License***	Previous Hunting license or Hunter Education card required.	$56.00	16–67	•	•
	Regular Hunting License	Previous Hunting license or Hunter Education card required.	$32.00	16–67	•	•
	Senior Combination Hunting and Fishing License***	Available to those born in 1948 or later, and at least 68 years of age at the time of purchase. Must be purchased annually. Proof of hunter education course or previous hunting license required.	$7.00	68+	•	•
	Regular Lifetime Hunting and Fishing, Archery, Muzzleloader*	Call (603) 271-3422 for details. Requirements for specific licenses are the same as listed for equivalent individual licenses.			•		•
	Newborn Lifetime Combination Hunting and Freshwater Fishing License*	Parent/legal guardian must be N.H. resident. Child’s birth certificate required. Available from birth to day before first birthday. Purchase at Fish and Game headquarters or by mail (see wildnh.com/licensing/forms.html)	$304.50	Under one year	•		•
	Archery License	Previous Archery license or Bowhunter or combined Hunter/Bow Education card required.	$32.00	16–67	•	•
	Senior Archery License	Available to those born in 1948 or later, and at least 68 years of age at the time of purchase. Must be purchased annually. Proof of bow hunter education course or previous archery license required.	$3.00	68+	•	•
	Special Archery Deer Permit	Must be purchased at the same time as annual Archery license; cannot be sold separately. Archery license required unless under age 16. Antlered only.	$26.00	All ages	•	•
	Special Unit L Deer Permit****	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license required unless under age 16. Permits come with one tag (see Deer Hunting Regulations). Only available at nhfishandgame.com.	$26.00	All ages		•
	Special Unit M Deer Permit**	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license required unless under age 16. Permits come with two tags (see Deer Hunting Regulations). Also available at nhfishandgame.com.	$36.00	All ages		•	•
	Muzzleloader License	Current NH Regular Hunting license required. Archery license does not qualify. No deer tag issued (see Deer Hunting Regulations).	$16.00	16–67	•
	Senior Muzzleloader License	Available to those born in 1948 or later, and at least 68 years of age at the time of purchase. Must be purchased annually. Current N.H. firearm hunting license required.	$3.00	68+	•
	Apprentice Hunting License*	Allows a one-time deferral of requirement for previous Hunting license or Hunter Education card. See Hunt with an Apprentice.	See Hunt with an Apprentice	16 & over	•	•	•
	Pheasant License	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license required.	$31.00	16 & over	•
	Migratory Waterfowl License	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license, and a Federal Duck Stamp required. See See Waterfowl/Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons & Bag Limits and Waterfowl/Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations for HIP requirements.	$11.00	16 & over	•
	Turkey License	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license required unless under age 16.	$16.00	All ages	•	•
	Bear License	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license required unless under age 16.	$16.00	All ages	•	•
	Trapping License*	Previous Trapping license or Trapper Education card required.	$36.00	16-67	•		•
	Trapping License — Resident Minor*	Previous Trapping license or Trapper Education card required.	$6.50	Under 16	•		•
	Trapping License — Milestone (68+)*	Previous Trapping license or Trapper Education card required	Free	68+	•		•
	Fur Buyer License*		$50.00	All ages	•		•
	Dog Training Permit*	Current NH Regular Hunting license required.	$5.00	All ages			•
	Guide License, Hunting or Fishing*		$100.00		•		•
	Duplicate Licenses and Permits	Lost licenses may be reprinted at the original issuing agent or at Fish and Game headquarters in Concord at no charge.	Free
NOTE: An annual habitat fee of $2.50 is required for all hunting licenses; this fee is charged once per year per hunter. All license prices include a $1 agent fee. An additional $2 transaction fee is charged for each license form purchased at an agent ($2.75 online). Milestone Licenses: For N.H. residents born in 1947 or earlier who would like a hunting, fishing, archery, muzzleloader or clam/oyster license, they must obtain this free, permanent license at Fish and Game Headquarters, Regional Offices 1, 2, and 4, also available at select licensing agents, or by mail using the application at hunt.nh.com. Resident and Hunter Education requirements apply. All other licenses must be purchased each year.

	Type of License	Comments	Fee	Age	Appropriate Tag Must Be Attached	Issued From Concord Office Only
Non-Resident	Regular Combination Hunting and Fishing License***	Previous Hunting license or Hunter Education card required.	$151.00	16 & over	•
	Regular Hunting License	Previous Hunting license or Hunter Education card required.	$113.00	16 & over	•
	Muzzleloader License	Current NH Regular Hunting license required unless under the age of 16. No deer tag issued (see Deer Hunting Regulations).	$41.00	All ages
	Archery License	Previous Archery license or Bowhunter or combined Hunter/Bow Education card required.	$83.00	16 & over	•
	Special Archery Deer Permit	Must be purchased at the same time as Archery License; cannot be sold separately. Current NH Archery license required unless under age 16. Antlered only.	$26.00	All ages	•
	Special Unit L Deer Permit****	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license required unless under age 16. Permits come with one tag (see Deer Hunting Regulations). Only available at nhfishandgame.com.	$26.00	All ages	•
	Special Unit M Deer Permit**	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license required unless under age 16. Permits come with two tags (see Deer Hunting Regulations). Also available at nhfishandgame.com.	$36.00	All ages	•	•
	Nonresident Small Game Hunting License	Previous Hunting license or Hunter Education card required. See Small Game Hunting. Pheasant and migratory waterfowl require additional license/stamp.	$53.00	16 & over
	Nonresident 3-Day Small Game Hunting License	Previous Hunting license or Hunter Education card required. See Small Game Hunting. Consecutive days only. Pheasant and migratory waterfowl require additional license/stamp.	$25.00	16 & over
	Apprentice Hunting License	Allows a one-time deferral of requirement for previous Hunting license or Hunter Education card. See Hunt with an Apprentice.	See Hunt with an Apprentice	16 & over	•	•
	Pheasant License	Current NH Regular Hunting, Archery or Small Game license required.	$31.00	16 & over
	Migratory Waterfowl License	Current NH Regular Hunting or Small Game or Archery license required. A Federal Duck Stamp is also required prior to hunting waterfowl. See See Waterfowl/Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons & Bag Limits and Waterfowl/Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations for HIP requirements.	$11.00	16 & over
	Non-resident Student*	Full-time students attending school in N.H. may purchase non-resident hunting licenses at resident rates (see Licenses & Fees). Must be registered for at least 12 credit hours per semester. Sold only at Fish and Game headquarters or by mail.		16 & over	•	•
	Turkey License	Current NH Regular Hunting license or Archery license required unless under age 16 (Small Game License does not qualify).	$31.00	All ages	•
	Bear License	Current NH Regular Hunting or Archery license required unless under age 16.	$48.00	All ages	•
	Trapping License*	Previous Trapping license or Trapper Education card required. Available only if hunter's state of residence permits nonresident trappers.	$301.00	All ages		•
	Fur Buyer License*		$150.00	All ages		•
	Dog Training Permit*	Current NH Regular Hunting license required unless under the age of 16. Permits to train bear dogs are only permitted if your state of residence allows nonresident bear dog training or hunting (see www.huntnh.com/hunting/bear.html).	$5.00	All ages		•
	Guide License, Hunting or Fishing*		$100.00			•
	Duplicate Licenses and Permits	Lost licenses may be reprinted at the original issuing agent or at Fish and Game headquarters in Concord at no charge.	Free
NOTE: An annual habitat fee of $2.50 is required for all hunting licenses. This fee is charged once per year, per hunter. Proceeds are used to manage and protect habitat for New Hampshire’s wildlife populations. All license prices include a $1 agent fee. An additional $2 transaction fee is charged for each license form purchased at an agent ($2.75 online). * Licenses issued only from Concord office may be obtained in person or through the mail by downloading a print-and-mail application from huntnh.com. Sold at Fish and Game headquarters in Concord and online. * Fishing licenses allow the taking of freshwater species. **** Only available online by lottery.

Buying Your License

New Hampshire hunting licenses can be purchased online at nhfishandgame.com, from one of our friendly license agents statewide (listed at huntnh.com/licensing), or in person or by mail at Fish and Game Headquarters, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301.

Carry Your License

The signed license must be carried on your person when hunting.