
Buckmasters News

2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...

Spring gobbler numbers down, as F&G seeks hatch counters
Preliminary results for May 2016 spring gobbler season show hunters harvested 3,821 turkeys in New Hampshire during the spring hunt.
This is 172 fewer...

Moose hunters see 63% success rate
New Hampshire’s 2022 moose hunting season closed Oct. 23 with hunters harvesting a total of 27 moose, 23 bulls and 4 cows, according to Henry Jones, Moose...

New project asks citizens to report rabbit sightings
A new citizen science project in New Hampshire is asking citizens to act as scientists and submit information and photographs of any rabbit they see.
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) discovered in Quebec
A red deer from a captive facility in the Laurentides region of Quebec has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the Province’s first...

Preliminary season deer harvest sees minor decrease
Preliminary numbers are now available for fall hunting seasons.
The unofficial deer kill for New Hampshire’s 2016 hunting season was 10,702, down 2 percent...

Take a kid hunting on youth weekend Oct. 24-25
Youth deer weekend, Oct. 24 and 25, 2020, is the perfect time to take a young person hunting. The special weekend gives youth age 15 and younger the...

2017 NH moose hunt lottery now open
New Hampshire's popular annual moose hunt lottery is now open to residents and nonresidents. Entering the lottery costs $15 for New Hampshire residents and...

Testing shows no evidence of CWD
New Hampshire’s white-tailed deer population once again showed no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) based on monitoring data gathered during the 2017...

Citizen scientists asked to report rabbit sightings
This winter, citizen scientists can report rabbit sightings to help biologists assess the distribution and status of New Hampshire’s rabbit species,...

Help track wild turkey broods and report sightings
Residents of New Hampshire are being asked to help track wild turkey broods this spring and summer by reporting their sightings on the Fish and Game turkey...