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The Department was created in 1865 to both propagate and conserve the state's fish and game. [2] [3] The Governor of New Hampshire appoints 11 Fish and Game Commission members; one from each of the state's ten counties, plus one from the Seacoast Region. [4] The Department maintains four regional offices within the state: [5]
Fish and Game does about 180 search-and-rescue missions a year, said Col. Kevin Jordan, the department’s law enforcement chief, costing an annual total of about $300,000 to $400,000. Besides the ...
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conducts an average of 200 rescues a year for hikers in need of assistance. [2] Mt. Washington itself has had more fatalities per vertical foot than any other mountain in the world, and has been listed among the ten deadliest mountains in the world. [3] [4]
Four species of mammals are currently extirpated from the state: gray wolf, [1] cougar, [2] wolverine, [3] and caribou. [4] The list does not include species found only in captivity. While New Hampshire does not have a state mammal, it does have a state animal (the white-tailed deer) [5] and a state wildcat (the bobcat).
The New Hampshire Wildlife Federation (NHWF) is a non-profit member organization promoting conservation, environmental education, sportsmanship, and outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, and photography. Its mission statement is "To be the leading advocate for the promotion and protection of hunting, fishing and ...
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department stocks the lake for recreational fishing. The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species including rainbow trout , landlocked salmon , lake trout , smallmouth bass , chain pickerel , and horned pout .
At 3,071 acres (1,243 ha), [2] it is the eighth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire. It is the lowest in elevation and largest in surface area of the four Connecticut Lakes. Fish species include landlocked salmon and lake trout. [3] The lake has average and maximum depths of 56 feet (17 m) and 163 feet (50 m), respectively.
The purple finch is the state bird of New Hampshire. This list of birds of New Hampshire includes species documented in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and accepted by New Hampshire Rare Bird Committee (NHRBC) and New Hampshire Audubon (NHA). [1] As of February 2021, the list contained 425 species.