New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Fis - Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
Chapter Fis 300 - WILDLIFE SEASONS AND RULES
Part Fis 301 - GAME ANIMALS
Section Fis 301.02 - Wildlife Management Units
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Fis 301.02
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) For purposes of this chapter, the state shall be divided into wildlife management units, also referred to as WMU's, described as follows:
(1) Wildlife management unit - A1: From
Stewartstown Beecher Falls Bridge in Stewartstown east to Rte. 3 then north on
Rte. 3 to the Canadian border then following the Canadian/US border west and
south to the VT/NH border, Connecticut River and continuing south to the
Stewartstown Beecher Falls Bridge;
(2) Wildlife management unit - A2: From the
Stewartstown/Beecher Falls Bridge in Stewartstown east to Rte. 3 in
Stewartstown then north on Rte. 3 to the Canadian/US border northeast to the
ME/NH border then following this south to Rte. 16 in Wentworth's Location,
south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 26 in Errol, west on Rte. 26 in Errol to Colebrook,
west on Lemington Rd. to the Colebrook-Lemington Bridge, then north along the
NH/VT state line to the Stewartstown/Beecher Falls Bridge;
(3) Wildlife management unit - B: From the
junction of the Connecticut River and the Upper Ammonoosuc River in
Northumberland, north along the NH/VT state line to the Colebrook/Lemington
bridge in Colebrook, east on Lemington Rd. to Rte. 3 in Colebrook, south on
Rte. 3 to Rte. 26 in Colebrook, east on Rte. 26 to Rte. 16 in Errol, south on
Rte. 16 to Rte. 110-A in Dummer, west on 110-A to Rte. 110 in West Milan, west
on Rte. 110 to Rte. 3 in Groveton, north on Rte. 3 in Groveton to the Upper
Ammonoosuc Bridge, west along the Upper Ammonoosuc River to its junction with
the Connecticut River;
(4) Wildlife
management unit - C1: From the junction of the Lost Nation Rd. in
Northumberland and Rte. 110, east on Rte. 110 to Rte. 16 in Berlin, south on
Rte. 16 to Rte. 2 in Gorham, west on Rte. 2 to North Rd. in Jefferson, north
along North Rd. to Grange Rd., north on Grange Rd. to Lost Nation Rd., north on
Lost Nation Rd. to the junction of Lost Nation Rd. and Rte. 110 in
Northumberland;
(5) Wildlife
management unit - C2: From the junction of Rte. 16 in Wentworth's Location and
the ME/NH line, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 110-A in Dummer, west on 110-A to Rte.
110 in Milan, south on 110 to Rte. 16 in Berlin, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 2 in
Gorham, east on Rte. 2 to the NH/ME state line, north on the NH/ME state line
to its junction with Rte. 16 in Wentworth's Location;
(6) Wildlife management unit - D1: From the
junction of the Lost Nation Rd. in Northumberland and Rte. 110, south along
Lost Nation Rd. to Grange Rd., south on Grange Rd. to North Rd., south on North
Rd. to Rte. 2 in Jefferson, east on Rte. 2 to Rte. 115 in Jefferson, south on
Rte. 115 to Rte. 3 in Carroll, south on Rte. 3 to I-93 in Franconia, north on
I-93 to the NH/VT state line, north on the NH/VT state line, to the junction of
the Connecticut and Upper Ammonoosuc River in Northumberland, east along the
Upper Ammonoosuc River to the Groveton/Rte. 3 bridge, south along Rte. 3 in
Groveton, east on Rte. 110 to the junction of Rte. 110 and the Lost Nation
Rd;
(7) Wildlife management unit -
D2-west: From the junction of Rte. I-93 and the Vermont border in Littleton,
south on I-93 to Rte. 142 in Franconia, south on Rte. 142 to Rte. 18, west on
Rte. 18 to Rte. 116, south on Rte 116 to Rte. 112 and Rte. 116, west on Rte 116
to Long Pond Rd. (i.e. North/South Rd.) in Benton, south on Long Pond Rd. to
High St. in Glencliff, south on High St. to Rte 25, south on Rte. 25 to Rte.
25-A in Wentworth, west on Rte. 25-A to Rte. 10 in Orford, north on Rte. 10 to
Rte. 25-A, west on Rte. 25-A to the VT/NH border, north on the VT/NH border to
its intersection with Rte. I-93 in Littleton;
(8) Wildlife management unit - D2-east: From
the junction of Rte. I-93 and Rte. 142 in Franconia, south on Rte. I-93 to Rte.
112 in Woodstock, south west on Rte. 112 to Rte. 118 in Woodstock, south west
on Rte. 118 to Rte. 25 in Warren, north on Rte. 25 to High St., north on High
St. to Long Pond Rd., also known as North/South Road, north on Long Pond Rd. to
Rte 116 in Benton, north on Rte. 116 to Rte. 18 in Franconia, east on Rte. 18
to Rte. 142, north on Rte. 142 to the intersection with Rte. I-93;
(9) Wildlife management unit - E1: From the
junction of Rte. 2 and Rte. 115 in Jefferson east on Rte. 2 to Rte. 16 in
Gorham, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in Glen, north on Rte. 302 to Rte. 3 in
Twin Mountain, north on Rte. 3 to Rte. 115 in Carroll, north on Rte. 115 to its
junction with Rte. 2 in Jefferson;
(10) Wildlife management unit - E2: From the
junction of Rte. 2 and Rte. 16 in Gorham, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in
Conway, east on Rte. 302 to the NH/ME state line, then north along the state
line to its junction with Rte. 2;
(11) Wildlife management unit - E3: From the
junction of Rte. 302 and Rte. 3 in Twin Mountain, south on Rte. 3 to I-93,
south on I-93 to Rte. 112 in Lincoln, east on Rte. 112 to Rte. 16 in Conway,
north on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in Glen, north on Rte. 302 to its junction with
Rte. 3 in Twin Mountain;
(12)
Wildlife management unit - F: From the junction of Rte. 25-A and Rte. 25 in
Wentworth, north on Rte. 25 to Rte. 118 in Warren, north on Rte. 118 to Rte.
112 in Woodstock, east on Rte. 112 to Rte. 16 in Conway, south on Rte. 16 to
Rte. 113 in Chocorua, west on Rte. 113 to Rte. 113-A in Tamworth, west on Rte.
113-A in Tamworth to Rte. 113 in Sandwich, west on Rte. 113 to Rte. 3 in
Holderness, west on Rte. 3 to Exit 24 of I-93 in Ashland, north on I-93 to Rte.
25, exit 26 in Plymouth, west on Rte. 25 to the junction with Rte.
25-A;
(13) Wildlife management unit
- G1: From the junction of Rte. 25-A and the VT/NH border in Orford, east on
Rte. 25-A to Rte. 10 in Orford, south on Rte. 10 to Rte. 25-A in Orford, east
on Rte. 25-A to Rte. 25 in Wentworth, southeast on Rte. 25 to Rte. 118 in
Rumney, south on Rte. 118 to Rte. 4 in Canaan, south and east on Rte 4 to Rte.
11 in Andover, west on Rte. 11 to Rte. I-89 in New London, west on Rte. I-89 to
the VT/NH border, north on the VT/NH border to its intersection with Rte. 25-A
in Orford;
(14) Wildlife management
unit - G2: From the junction of Rte. 118 and Rte. 25 in Rumney, southeast on
Rte. 25 to Exit 26 of Rte. I-93 in Plymouth, south on Rte. I-93 to Rte. 104 in
New Hampton, west on Rte. 104 to Rte. 4 in Danbury, north on Rte. 4 to Rte. 118
in Canaan, north on Rte. 118 to Rte. 25 in Rumney;
(15) Wildlife Management Unit - H1: From the
junction of I-89 and the NH/VT state line in Lebanon, south on I-89 to Rte. 10
in Grantham, south on Rte. 10 to Rte. 123 in Marlow, west on Rte. 123 to its
junction with the Cold River in Walpole, west on Cold River to the NH/VT
border, Connecticut River, north on the NH/VT border to I-89 in
Lebanon;
(16) Wildlife management
unit - H2-north: From the junction of Cold River and NH/VT border Connecticut
River, in Walpole, east on Cold River to Rte. 123, east on Rte. 123 to Rte. 9
in Stoddard, east on Rte. 9 to Rte. 202 in Hillsborough, south on Rte. 202 to
Rte. 101 in Peterborough, west on Rte. 101 to Rte. 9 in Keene, west on Rte. 9
to the VT/NH border, north to the Cold River;
(17) Wildlife management unit - H2-south:
From the junction of Rte. 9 and the NH/VT border, east on Rte. 9 to Rte. 101 in
Keene, east on Rte. 101 to Rte 202 in Peterborough, south on Rte. 202 to the
NH/MA border, west on the NH/MA border to the NH/VT border (Connecticut River),
north on the NH/VT border, Connecticut River to its intersection with Rte.
9;
(18) Wildlife management unit -
I1: From the junction of I-89 and Rte. 11 in New London, north on Rte. 11 to
Rte. 4 in Andover, north on Rte. 4 to Rte. 104 in Danbury, north on Rte. 104 to
I-93 in New Hampton, south on I-93 to I-89 in Concord, north on I-89 to Rte. 11
in New London;
(19) Wildlife
management unit - I2: From the junction of I-89 and Rte. 10 in Grantham, south
on I-89 to Rte. 9 in Hopkinton, south on Rte. 9 to Rte. 123 in Stoddard, west
on Rte. 123 to Rte. 10 in Marlow, north on Rte. 10 to I-89 in
Grantham;
(20) Wildlife management
unit - J1: From the junction of Rte. 113 and Rte. 3 in Holderness, north on
Rte. 113 to Rte. 113-A in Sandwich, north on Rte. 113-A to Rte. 113 in
Tamworth, east on Rte. 113 to Rte. 16 in Chocorua, north on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302
in Conway, east on Rte. 302 to the ME/NH line, south on ME/NH line to Rte. 109,
west on Rte. 109 to Rte. 28 in Wolfeboro Center, south on Rte. 28/109 to Rte.
109 in Wolfeboro, north on Rte. 109 to Rte. 25 in Moultonboro, west on Rte. 25
to Rte. 25B in Center Harbor, along Rte. 25B to Rte. 3, north on Rte. 3 to its
junction with Rte. 113 in Holderness;
(21) Wildlife management unit J2: From the
junction of Rte. I-93 and Rte. 3 in Ashland, south on Rte. 3 to Rte. 25B in
Center Harbor, east on Rte. 25B to Rte. 25 in Center Harbor, east on Rte. 25 to
Rte. 109 in Moultonboro, southeast on Rte. 109 to Rte. 28/109 in Wolfeboro,
north on Rte. 28/109 to Rte. 109 in Wolfeboro Center, east on Rte. 109 to its
intersection with the ME/NH border, south along the ME/NH border to Rte. 202 in
Rochester, south on Rte. 202 to Rte. 4 in Northwood, west on Rte. 4 to I-393 in
Pembroke, west on I-393 to I-93 in Concord, north on I-93 to the junction of
Rte. 3 in Ashland;
(22) Wildlife
Management Unit - K: From the junction of Rte. 9 and Rte. 202 in Hillsborough,
south on Rte. 202 to the NH/MA state line, east on the NH/MA state line to Rte.
13 in Brookline, north on Rte. 13 to Rte. 101 in Milford, north on Rte. 101 to
I-293 in Manchester, north on I-293 to I-93, north on I-93 to I-89 in Concord,
west on I-89 to Rte. 9 in Hopkinton, south on Rte. 9 to its junction with Rte.
202 in Hillsborough;
(23) Wildlife
management unit - L: From the junction of I-93 and I-393 in Concord, east on
I-393 to Rte. 4, east on Rte. 4 to Rte. 202 in Northwood, north on Rte. 202 to
NH/ME state line, south along the NH/ME state line to Little Bay, south along
the Rockingham/Stafford County line in Little and Great Bay to the Squamscott
River, south along the Squamscott River to Rte. 101, west along Rte. 101 to
I-93 in Manchester, south on I-93 to I-293, north on I-293 to I-93 to I-393 in
Concord; and
(24) Wildlife
Management Unit - M: From the junction of Rte. 13 in Brookline and the NH/MA
border, north on Rte. 13 to Rte. 101 in Milford, north on Rte. 101 to Rte.
I-293 in Manchester, east on I-293 to I-93, north on I-93 to Rte. 101 in
Manchester, east on Rte. 101 to its junction with the Squamscott River in
Exeter, north along the Squamscott River to Great Bay, north along the
Strafford/Rockingham County line in Great and Little Bay to the NH/ME state
line, east along the NH/ME state line to the Atlantic Ocean, south along the NH
coast line to the NH/MA line, west along the NH/MA state line to its junction
with Rte. 13 in Brookline.
(b) Whenever a wildlife management unit is referenced with only a letter, and that WMU has been divided into subwildlife management units with number, that reference shall include all of the area enclosed by those subunits. For example, WMU-J shall include WMU's J1 and J2.
(c) Whenever a subwildlife management unit is referenced with a letter and number and that WMU has been further divided into smaller units, that reference shall include all of the area enclosed by those units. For example, WMU-H2 shall include H2-north and H2-south.
(See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301) #6250, eff 5-22-96; amd by #6520, eff 5-31-97; amd by #7107, 9-25-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12
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