NH Moose lottery...FYI

[Bill Carlsen]

Got the NH F&G Newsletter today  about the NH moose lottery.


CONTACT: 
Linda Verville: (603) 271-2461
Kristine Rines: (603) 744-5470
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
January 20, 2012


2012 N.H. MOOSE HUNT LOTTERY OPENS!

CONCORD, N.H. -- It's time to try your luck on the adventure of a lifetime -- hunting moose in New Hampshire. The state's 2012 moose hunt lottery is now open. Entering costs $15 for New Hampshire residents and $25 for nonresidents. 

It's easy to enter the moose hunt lottery. Visit  http://www.huntnh.com  to enter online or print out a mail-in application. You can also get an application from any Fish and Game license agent. Moose hunt lottery applications for 2012 must be postmarked or submitted online by midnight Eastern Time on May 25, 2012, or delivered to the Licensing office at N.H. Fish and Game headquarters in Concord before 4:00 p.m. that day. Winners will be selected through a computerized random drawing on June 15.

Last year (2011), nearly 14,000 people entered the lottery for the chance to win one of 395 permits. Hunters from 16 different states and the United Kingdom won permits. The overall odds of being selected in last year's lottery were 1 in 26 for New Hampshire residents and 1 in 85 for nonresidents, some of the best odds in the nation for moose hunting! About 85% of the permits go to New Hampshire residents; the number of permits available to nonresidents is capped, based on the prior year's sales of nonresident hunting licenses. 

Each applicant can enter the moose hunt lottery once a year. A bonus point system improves the chances for unsuccessful applicants who apply each consecutive year. For example, last year resident applicants who had a total of 8 points had a 1 in 13 chance of being drawn, and a nonresident with 8 points had a 1 in 43 chance.

You do not need a current hunting license to enter the lottery, but hunters who are offered and accept a permit must buy a $150 resident or $500 nonresident moose hunt permit, as well as a New Hampshire hunting license.

New Hampshire's nine-day moose hunt starts the third Saturday in October. This year's hunt runs from October 20-28, 2012. N.H. has had an annual moose hunt since 1988, when 75 permits were issued for a three-day hunt in the North Country. The state's current moose population is estimated at about 4,500 animals. The availability of moose hunting permits, with some issued for every area of the state, is made possible by careful management of moose populations. The resulting sustainable annual harvest of moose helps to regulate moose numbers and provides a unique recreational opportunity. Learn more about moose hunting in New Hampshire at  http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_moose.htm.  

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department works in partnership with the public to conserve, manage and protect the state's fish, wildlife and marine resources and their habitats. Visit  http://www.huntnh.com.

[Tajue17]

Bill if your entering,, goodluck to you..

[Dirtybird]

Very interesting, thanks for the info.

[Bill Carlsen]

Tajue: I got picked 2 years ago so I can't reapply until next year. My wife, Laura, however, is able to apply and we are hoping for the best. Between us we have four moose hunts and one moose. If I hunted with firearms we could have filled 3 of the 4 tags. But it's recurves or nothing for us.

[Fletch2]

thanks for the heads up.

[WCSims]

Thanks

[TAWL]

I'll be putting in my 23rd application this year. Never been drawn. Maybe this year!!!!!  

[Seeking Trad Deer]

Spent so much applying to Maine over the years I could have bought a hunt.  Maybe I should try New Hampshire.

[leatherneck]

This will be year 4 for me.

[Swamp Yankee]

Compared to Maine, NH looks like they're almost giving those non-resident permits; I'm in!

Maine had the same system until they got greedy and allowed unlimited chances to be purchased by non-residents; making it more of an expensive auction than a lottery.