News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
August 8, 2005
Phone: (603) 271-3211
Email: info@wildlife.state.nh.us
For information and online licenses, visit 
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us

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CONTACT:
Edward Robinson: (603) 271-2461 
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
August 8, 2005


WATERFOWL SEASON HEARING SET FOR AUGUST 17

CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a 
public hearing on proposed season dates and bag limits for the 2005 
waterfowl hunting season on Wednesday, August 17, at 6:30 p.m., at Fish 
and Game headquarters on Hazen Drive in Concord. Comments from the 
meeting will be considered in finalizing New Hampshire's 2005 waterfowl 
season dates. 

"Waterfowl populations in the Atlantic Flyway continue to do well. In 
the northeast overall, and in New Hampshire particularly, mallard, wood 
duck, and Canada goose populations remain at high levels. As a result, 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recommended liberal season 
frameworks for ducks," said Edward Robinson, a waterfowl biologist with N.H. 
Fish and Game. 

New Hampshire's proposed waterfowl season is very similar to last 
year's. Fish and Game is proposing a 60-day duck season with a six-bird 
daily limit for the 2005 season.

Fish and Game also recommends continuing split seasons, including both 
ducks and Canada geese, in both the inland and coastal zones to allow 
early and late hunting opportunities. The Inland Zone season would open 
on October 4 and run through November 13, then reopen from November 23 
through December 11. The Coastal Zone season would open on October 5 
and run through October 16, then reopen November 23 through January 9. 

A few species of ducks remain at lower-than-desired levels, so 
restrictions will continue on black ducks, scaup, pintails, canvasbacks, and 
Atlantic brant. 

As the guardian of the state's fish, wildlife and marine resources, the 
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department works in partnership with the 
public to conserve, manage and protect these resources and their 
habitats. Visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us.

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