The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHF&G) is a department within the
government of New Hampshire
The State of New Hampshire has a republican form of government modeled after the Government of the United States, with three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of New Hampshire and the other elected constitutional officers; the ...
in the United States. The Fish and Game Department manages
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
's fish, game, and aquatic plant resources.
Structure
The Department was created in 1865 to both propagate and conserve the state's fish and game.
The
Governor of New Hampshire
The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of New Hampshire.
The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Verm ...
appoints 11 Fish and Game Commission members; one from each of the
state's ten counties, plus one from the
Seacoast Region.
The Department maintains four regional offices within the state:
The Department also has a Law Enforcement Division, which operates in six districts across the state. Each district is staffed by a lieutenant, a sergeant, and several Conservation Officers (CO).
Districts do not exactly align to county boundaries.
Wild Life Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire
In 2006, the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire was formed due to falling revenues from the Fish & Game Department's licenses for hunting and fishing.
The foundation works with and supports the Fish and Game Department on projects and events which otherwise could not be funded. The foundation is a nonprofit
501(c)(3) organization
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.
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Since 2017, Conservation Officers within the Fish and Game Department have been featured on the ]Animal Planet
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reality program
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''North Woods Law
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See also
* List of State Fish and Wildlife Management Agencies in the U.S.
* List of law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire
References
Further reading
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External links
New Hampshire Department of Fish & Game official websiteOfficial F&G Hunting RegulationsOfficial F&G Freshwater Fishing RegulationsOfficial F&G Saltwater Fishing Regulations
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Fish and Game Department
State wildlife and natural resource agencies of the United States
1865 establishments in New Hampshire
Government agencies established in 1865