Fish & Game Department
State of New Hampshire
Christopher T. Sununu, Governor
Scott R. Mason, Executive Director
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
11 Hazen Drive • Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Important Telephone Numbers
Law Enforcement
Dispatch - (603) 271-3361
Hunting Laws - (603) 271-3127
To Report Violations 24 Hours A Day
Operation Game Thief - 1-800-344-4262
Off Highway Recreational Vehicle (laws/education) - (603) 271-3129
N.H. Fish and Game
Headquarters - (603) 271-3421
Executive Director’s Office - (603) 271-3511
Regional Offices
Region 1: Lancaster - (603) 788-3164
Region 2: New Hampton - (603) 744-5470
Region 3: Durham - (603) 868-1095
Region 4: Keene - (603) 352-9669
Law Enforcement Districts
District 1
Region 1, 629B Main St.
Lancaster, NH 03584
(603) 788-3164
Lt. Mark W. Ober
District 2
Region 2, Box 417
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 744-5470
Lt. Bradley R. Morse
District 3
Region 2, Box 417
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 744-5470
Lt. James E. Kneeland
District 4
Region 4,
15 Ash Brook Court
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-9669
Lt. William Boudreau
District 5
Fish and Game HQ
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3361
Lt. Adam P. Cheney
District 6
Region 3, 225 Main St.
Durham, NH
03824-4732
(603) 868-1095
Lt. Delayne Brown
Fish and Game Commissioners
The numbers on this page are the home phone numbers of Fish and Game Commissioners. Please use discretion with the timing of your calls. For emergency calls after hours, call N.H. State Police or your local police. Questions about N.H. hunting laws go to (603) 271-3127.
Belknap County
Marc Lachance
(603) 722-0509
Carroll County
Susan Price
(603) 387-1331
Cheshire County
John Caveney
(802) 254-1535
Coastal
Jim Titone
(603) 394-5794
Coos County
Eric G. Stohl
Chair
(603) 237-4206
Grafton County
Paul W. DeBow
(603) 481-2479
Hillsborough County
Ray Green
(603) 673-2024
Merrimack County
Christopher Hodgdon
(603) 746-1000
Rockingham County
Meggan Hodgson
(603) 418-5983
Strafford County
Albert DeRosa
(978) 314-5193
Sullivan County
Bruce Temple
(603) 543-0519
Bear Hunting
Hunters are asked to refrain from shooting sows with cubs. Sows and cubs remain together as a family unit for approximately 18 months, and events that interrupt that process can have negative effects. The survivability of orphaned cubs is highly variable and is influenced by cub size, condition and the availability of natural foods. These family groups are recognized during fall by the sow leading cubs that are within immediate proximity. Being more conservative in your harvest may significantly decrease cub orphaning and will help safeguard both bears and bear hunting in the future.
Hunters are encouraged to visit huntnh.com for more information on proper bear hunting techniques.
Hunt for the Hungry
Hunt for the Hungry, a cooperative program of the New Hampshire Food Bank in Manchester and N.H. Fish and Game, enables you to donate part or all of your kill to help feed the hungry in our communities. The N.H. Food Bank provides food to more than 400 agencies, food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, elderly services, and group homes. For information or to make a donation, call the N.H. Food Bank at (603) 669-9725.
Loss of Hunting Privileges
Anyone found guilty of violating any Fish and Game hunting regulation or trespass may lose his/her hunting privileges for a minimum of one year. A NH hunting license suspension could result in a hunting license suspension in other states.
Help Protect Nongame Wildlife
When you buy your license, consider adding a donation to N.H. Fish and Game’s Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program. Work related to nongame species and their habitats helps many other wildlife species, including those you like to hunt!
Donate online at:
Other Wildlife
There is no restriction in New Hampshire on the taking of woodchucks, porcupines, English sparrows, European starlings, common feral pigeons, red squirrels, and other rodents not covered in this publication. All other birds not specifically covered in this digest are protected by New Hampshire or federal law and may not be taken. For more information on nongame and endangered wildlife, look for the N.H. Wildlife Action Plan at wildnh.com.
