Nh fish and game pheasant stocking

Pheasants are purchased exclusively with revenues from the sale of pheasant licenses. For more information on hunting pheasants in New Hampshire, visit www. Search for: Search. This year, 11, adult ring-necked pheasants will be purchased and released at 63 sites in 43 towns. Sites will be stocked just prior to opening day and then on either a Thursday or Friday through October Pheasant season will be closed until noon statewide on in-season stocking days. These closures will occur on Thursdays and Fridays, October , and The Milford site is now closed and will not be stocked with pheasant any longer.

Please hunt on nearby sites in the towns of Mont Vernon and Lyndeborough. Franklin Falls Flood Control Area. The ring-necked pheasant is one of the most colorful of the game birds. It prefers to run rather than fly and can test the most skilled bird hunting dog with its hide-and-seek behavior. Read the latest fascinating articles about fishing in New Hampshire from some of the best writers in the field - subscribe to NH Wildlife Journal.

In PDF. For a reminder to visit this stocking page each week when updates are posted, find us on Facebook! The pheasant-stocking site in Milford on land owned by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will no longer be stocked with birds due to safety concerns and the loss of available habitat. Hunters should investigate nearby sites in the towns of Mont Vernon and Lyndeborough.

The full list of towns to be stocked, including road names, can be viewed by visiting www. Printed location lists are also available at NH Fish and Game headquarters and regional offices.