New to NH

[ecgreen]

Hey guys,

I am new to the forum and moving to NH next summer. I have been a trapper here in NY for 3 years now. I am looking forward to being able to trap otter and fisher! I am also looking forward to being able to snare beavers, we cant do that here.

Anyhow, its nice to meet you all! Here are some of my catches in NY:








Hope to meet you all eventually!

Sean

[thunderchicken]

Welcome ecgreen!

those are some great trapping pics!!!

I see you are moving to Boscawen...........That is where I grew up and now live in Penacook!

Again welcome!!!!!

[ecgreen]

Nice to meet ya!

[ecgreen]

I was checking out the regs for trapping in NH. It seems that some rivers and streams are open to public trapping? Am I reading this right? In new york, you cant trap any river without permission from the land owner. Just trying to get a feel for what it will be like. From the numbers posted, it seems like there arent a whole bunch of animals taken each year. Is this due to a lack of animals or a lack of trappers? I know guys here in NY that take more fox in one year than the whole state of NH (not me of course!!! I get all the possums ). Anyhow, looking forward to it. Hopefully get to meet up with some of you guys next year

Sean

[danf]

NH is considered private ownership, public use. Which means that if the land is not posted you do not have to have permission to hunt/fish/trap on said land. Permission from the landowner is encouraged and recommended but not 100% necessary. That being said, if you are on the land and are asked to leave, you must leave.

It's a strange concept to me as well- I moved to NH in August of '09 from Indiana where regardless of posting you have to have permission.

From what I've seen, there's plenty of animals around. If you were going to be up my way I'd show you where you could likely trap all of the beaver and muskrat you care to.

[regnar]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You do have to have written permission to trap on any land in NH unless its yours. Its just like a bait permit. You need to have a copy filed with the local CO.

For State manged lands it is a lottery. I do not know exactly how this works as I never did it.

You can find it here [glow=red,2,300] www.wildnh.com/Hunting/hunt_trapping.htm[/glow]

[danf]

Ok, I stand corrected.

[regnar]

Just did not want someone throwing traps out there!!!!!

[Scout]

Welcome to NH. State land is by lottery every two years, and they just issued the permits for them this past year so it will be 2013 I believe when they become availably again. You can trap rivers, but be careful about that law. Get it clarified by the CO. Check out Baileys Trapping supplies right in Boscawen. Bill is a great guy and has a good inventory of supplies. He is a trapper himself. Our Fisher season runs from 12/1 to 12/31 with a limit of five. You can get an additional five but you will have to get them from another zone. Beaver and Otter trapping is pretty good, but fur sales still not that great. Bill is also a fur buyer, so you can sell to him or ship them out. Otter and fisher require sealing, which means at the close of the season you need to call and make arrangements to have a CO come seal them. Last year me an my nephew put up just under a 100 beaver, with and average sell price of around $15.00. Hope this helps a little.

[ecgreen]

Thanks Scout! That is exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I drove by that trapping store last time I was in NH. I stopped by, but he wasnt in. There was a nice Brittney spaniel hanging around though.

I am really excited about trying out the fisher, as well as snaring beaver. How do you set for Fisher? Leaning pole and a 220? Is it hard to fill your limit in that short amount of time?

BTW...100 Beaver is a respectable number IMHO! You got me all excited now! Maybe I can bug you guys to let me tag along one day and learn a few things!!!

[Scout]

I use 220's on poles and 160's in cubbies or on poles. Last year I had a better season for fisher. I got skunked this year with 18 sets out, don't know why just wasn't in the best area I guess. I use Gusto as a lure and always have plenty of Beaver meat on the pole. The best way to get Bill is call before you go. Love to have you on the line with us. When you get here look me up. I don't expect to do that many this year. It was like having a second job. We never used snares here because they have to be under the ice. I'm trying to get a snare class from Fish and game that will allow people who take the class to snare for nuisance work, but according to F&G there is no interest. I think you have to hold a NH trappers license for three years before they will let you.

[ecgreen]

Sounds like your quite involved with trapping in NH. Are you a member of the NH association? If you ever need a hand with anything give me a shout.

And about that trap line ride along, you got it! Expect an message come next fall. I just got the green light from the family to go out for another week this Jan. cant wait