208:15-h Online Deer Registration. – The executive director shall cause to be established an online registration system on or before September 1, 2023 for the purpose of registering deer killed in the state. The executive director shall act as the registration agent for deer registered through the online registration system. The requirements, procedures, and […]
208:15-i Emergency Closure; Limitation on Availability. – The executive director may, by administrative rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, limit the availability of online registration on days designated for biological sample collection and suspend online registration in the event of a wildlife or public health emergency, with the consent of the commission. Source. 2022, […]
208:16 Use of Deer Tag. – I. The holder of a license to hunt under RSA 214:9, I, III, VI, VII, and RSA 208:5 shall be provided with a deer tag attached to the license. The holder of a license shall, upon killing a deer, fill out and detach the deer tag from the […]
208:16-a, 208:17 Repealed by 1967, 84:6, eff. Sept. 1, 1967. –
208:18 Repealed by 1988, 219:2, I, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. –
208:19 Repealed by 1988, 219:2, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. –
208:2 Executive Director Controls Taking, Time, and Conditions. – I. The executive director, after consulting with the commission, shall have the authority to open and close the seasons for the taking of wild deer, to fix the number and sex limitations for wild deer, and any other conditions governing the methods and manner of […]
208:2-a Repealed by 1963, 298:2, eff. Nov. 10, 1963. –
208:20 Repealed by 1988, 219:2, III, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. –
208:20-a Repealed by 1988, 219:2, IV, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. –
208:21 Penalties. – A person who violates: I. RSA 208:1, 1-b, 1-d, 7, I and II, and 8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. II. RSA 208:3, 3-a, 3-b, 3-c, 4, 5, 5-a, 6-a, 7, III, 10, and 12-16 inclusive, shall […]
208:22 Wild Black Bear. – I. The executive director, with the consent of the commission, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to opening and closing the seasons for the taking of wild black bear, fixing the number of wild black bear that may be taken and any other conditions governing the methods […]
208:23 Repealed by 1985, 99:2, eff. May 10, 1985. –
208:24 Black Bear Management Program. – I. The wild black bear has played a vital role in the development and history of the state and is recognized as a valuable game and wildlife resource. It is recognized that bears should be accorded such protection as is necessary to maintain and enhance their numbers. II. […]
208:25 Disposition of Condemned Game Animal. – The executive director may condemn, upon request of a licensee, the carcass of a lawfully taken and possessed game animal that is determined unfit for human consumption, provided the condition was not created by the actions of the person who took the animal. The entire game animal […]
208:3 Taking; Mode. – Wild deer shall not be taken by the use of a firearm, other than a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball or loose buckshot, muzzle-loading rifle, bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided in RSA 208:7-a, in the towns of the following counties […]
208:3-a Buckshot Prohibited. – Wild deer shall not be taken in the towns of Greenland, Newington and Stratham and the city of Portsmouth by use of a firearm, other than a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball, a muzzle-loading rifle, bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided […]
208:3-b Town of Chester; Taking of Deer. – Wild deer shall not be taken in the town of Chester by use of a firearm other than a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball, muzzle-loaders as provided in RSA 208:5-a, bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided in […]
208:3-c Town of Auburn. – Wild deer shall not be taken in the town of Auburn except by the use of a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball, a muzzle-loading rifle, a bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided in RSA 208:7-a. Source. 1977, 21:1. 2001, 143:2. […]
208:3-d Pistols Permitted. – Pistols permitted under RSA 208:3, 3-a, 3-b, and 3-c shall include a .357 Magnum, 10mm Automatic, .41 Remington, .44 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, .480 Ruger, .50 Magnum, .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), .460 Rowland, .45 Super, .50 AE (Action Express), .357 SIG Sauer, .327 Federal Magnum, and .400 Corbon, provided […]
