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New Hampshire Administrative Code
Title Fis - Executive Director, Fish and Game DepartmentChapter Fis 300 - WILDLIFE SEASONS AND RULES
Part Fis 302 - GAME BIRDS
Section Fis 302.06 - Geese

N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 302.06

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Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Fis 302.06 - Geese
(a) Pursuant to authority granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the regular Canada goose season shall be as follows:
(1) The inland zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(a)(3), shall open October 9 and close on November 11; reopen on November 27 and close again on December 22.
(2) The coastal zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(a)(1), shall open October 3 and close October 9; reopen on November 27 and close again on January 18;
(3) The northern zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(a)(2), shall open October 2 and close on November 30; and
(4) Taking of Canada geese shall be limited to a daily bag of 2, and a possession limit of 6.
(b) The season for taking snow geese shall be as follows:
(1) The inland zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(a)(3), shall open October 9 and close on November 11; reopen on November 27 and close again on December 22;
(2) The coastal zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(a)(1), shall open October 3 and close October 9; reopen on November 27 and close again on January 18;
(3) The northern zone, as specified in 302.04(a)(2), shall open on October 2 and shall close on November 30.
(c) The taking of snow geese statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 25, and there shall be no possession limit.
(d) Daily shooting hours shall begin at one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
(e) Nontoxic shot, as defined in Fis 302.04(g), shall be required statewide for the taking of geese.

N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 302.06

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