New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Agency overview
Formed1865
Headquarters11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH
Annual budget$27.94M (2016)[1]
Agency executives
  • 11 Commissioners, appointed by the Governor
  • Colonel Kevin Jordan, Law Enforcement Division
Websitewww.wildlife.state.nh.us

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHF&G) is a department within the government of New Hampshire in the United States. The Fish and Game Department manages New Hampshire's fish, game, and aquatic plant resources.

Structure

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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]

NHF&G Regional Offices
Region Area Headquarters
1 North Country Lancaster
2 Lakes Region and Central NH New Hampton
3 Southeastern NH / Seacoast Durham
4 Southwestern NH Keene

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).[6]

NHF&G Law Enforcement Districts
District Counties† Headquarters
1 Coös Lancaster
2 Carroll, Belknap New Hampton
3 Grafton, Sullivan
4 Cheshire, Hillsborough Keene
5 Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford Concord
6 (Seacoast Region) Durham

† Districts do not exactly align to county boundaries.

Wild Life Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire

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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.[7] 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.[7]

Since 2017, Conservation Officers within the Fish and Game Department have been featured on the Animal Planet reality program North Woods Law.[8] The production company for the series makes a $2,000 donation per aired episode to the Wildlife Heritage Foundation.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Big Picture: Fish and Game Budget". wildlife.state.nh.us. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Historical note", Fish and Game in A Brief History of New Hampshire, New Hampshire State Library
  3. ^ "Celebrate 150 Years". wildlife.state.nh.us. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "NH Fish and Game Commission". wildlife.state.nh.us. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Regional Offices". wildlife.state.nh.us. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Contact a Conservation Officer". wildlife.state.nh.us. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "About Us". nhwildlifeheritage.org. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Brooks, David (February 13, 2017). "'North Woods Law' New Hampshire program to start March 5". Concord Monitor. Concord, New Hampshire. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

Further reading

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