Moose Hunting in New Hampshire

New Hampshire's moose hunt is nine consecutive days starting the third Saturday in October. October 18, 2025 – October 26, 2025 

Moose hunting is by permit for a wildlife management unit (WMU). This permit system allows the Department to control the number and location of moose taken by hunters.

As part of a sound management strategy, the moose hunt has been an annual event in New Hampshire since 1988. The moose population, which was only about 50 animals in 1950 had grown to over 1,600 by the time of the first moose hunt in 1988, when 75 permits were issued primarily for the northern part of the state.

For those lucky winners who take part in the hunt, it is often the adventure of a lifetime.

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Moose Hunting Basics

• Each permit holder (permittee) may select one person of any age (subpermittee) to join him or her on the moose hunt.
• Both either-sex and antlerless-only permits may be issued in some units.
• The limit is one moose per permit, which may be shot by either hunter.
• Archery, muzzleloader, and regular firearms hunting are allowed, according to the hunting license type the hunter possesses.
• Hunting is permitted by unit assignment, made as a result of the preferences listed on the application form and the order in which the applicant ranks in the drawing. Hunters may hunt only in the unit assigned to them.
• The percentage of permits issued to nonresidents is the same as the percentage of hunting licenses sold to nonresidents in the previous year.
• Moose hunters must carry their valid moose permit and NH hunting license with them at all times while hunting and registering their moose.
• Moose must be registered by the shooter at one of the listed registration stations within 24 hours of being killed.

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