The regular firearms deer hunting season opened Wednesday, Nov. 11, and runs through Dec. 6 in most areas, with the season closing Nov. 29 in Wildlife Management Unit A.
Through Friday, Nov. 13, all harvested deer must be registered in person at physical check stations to allow for biological data collection. Beginning Saturday, Nov. 14, successful hunters may register deer either online or in person.
Hunters are urged to avoid urine-based lures, which can spread fatal chronic wasting disease, and use synthetic alternatives instead. Whole deer carcasses may not be imported from jurisdictions with confirmed cases of the disease.
Regulations, check station locations, and online registration details are available at wildlife.nh.gov. Wildlife violations can be reported to Operation Game Thief at 800-344-4262 or wildnh.com/ogt.