{"id":968,"date":"2020-07-21T11:48:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T11:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwco.net\/?page_id=968"},"modified":"2020-07-21T15:48:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:48:27","slug":"new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/?page_id=968","title":{"rendered":"New Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Regulatory Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Hampshire Fish and Game<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Phone: (603)-271-3421<\/li><li>Address: 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301<\/li><li>If you need technical assistance or help with a wildlife conflict, call USDA Wildlife Services at (603)-223-6832 or contact a wildlife biologist at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlife.state.nh.us\/about\/regional-offices.html\">NH Fish and Game Regional Office<\/a><\/li><li>For information regarding trapping, contact wildlife biologist Patrick Tate at (603)-868-1095<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>License Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A habitat fee is required once annually: $2.50<\/li><li>WCO Level I License: $15.00<\/li><li>WCO Level II License: $135.00<\/li><li>Non-resident WCO license cost: $400.00<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>License Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WCO license are effective from July 1st through June 30th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Obtain a trapping license, for both levels <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlife.state.nh.us\/hunting\/hunter-ed.html\">Click here<\/a> for information on trapping courses<\/li><li>If applying for Level II license, an individual must attend a 6-hour workshop<\/li><li>Workshops are held once a year in January, to see when the next class is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlife.state.nh.us\/wildlife\/wco-classes.html\">click here<\/a> <\/li><li>For more information or to be put on a mailing list for future WCO certification classes, contact (603)-271-2461 or email wildlife@wildlife.nh.gov<\/li><li>Submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/nwco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wildlife-control-operator-application.pdf\">WCO Licensing Application <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Renewal and Reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An annual report of all animals trapped must be submitted. A report must be submitted even if nothing was trapped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report includes bat exclusions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a report is not sent by the required date, then the license may be subject to not being renewed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nwco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/New-Hampshire-Reporting-Form.pdf\">Annual Report Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laws and Regulations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Call USDA Wildlife Services at (603) 223-6832 for advice on dealing with nuisance animals. Their trained staff will guide you to a workable solution. <\/li><li> All traps\/snares must have the name of the person setting them, either stamped or engraved in a legible and permanent manner on the trap or on a durable tag securely affixed to the trap or snare or chain holding the trap.\u00a0 <\/li><li>The NH Fish and Game Department does not lend out traps due to the potential for injury from bites, scratches, and disease exposure. <\/li><li> Snares may be used for taking beaver and otter. Snares shall only be set in water or under ice.\u00a0 <\/li><li> While checking traps at night, no person shall have in possession a rifle, revolver or pistol larger than a .22 caliber long rifle, air rifle larger than 25 caliber, or a shotgun with shells larger than number 4 birdshot. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laws Regarding Translocation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Species can be translocated with written permission from the property owner where the animal is going to be released, prior to releasing the animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Animals cannot be translocated across state lines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trap Tags<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traps are required to have the name of the owner engraved into the trap or affixed to the trap by a durable tag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hunting and Trapping License<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A hunting license is not required to obtain this license<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A trapping license is required to obtain this license<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regulatory Agency New Hampshire Fish and Game Phone: (603)-271-3421 Address: 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301 If you need technical &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nwco.net\/?page_id=968\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Hampshire<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":1338,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-968","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/968"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1459,"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/968\/revisions\/1459"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwco.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}