OUR WILDLIFE

STOP THE DECLINE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FURBEARING SPECIES

NH Wildlife Furbearing Predators Threatened

Photo: Paul Malenfant

NH FURBEARING PREDATORS THREATENED

Over the last two decades, New Hampshire’s red fox, gray fox and fisher have declined by 55%. New Hampshire’s wildlife “management” results in excessive trapping and scarcity before any management occurs.​

Decline of NH's fisher population

DECLINE OF NH’S FISHER POPULATION

New Hampshire Fish and Game has a talking point that is not true: that New Hampshire’s furbearers remain “abundant and widespread.” They do not.

New Hampshire Wildlife Killing Contests

Photo: Ashley Contarino

WILDLIFE KILLING CONTESTS DO NOT MAKE SENSE

Our wildlife is the first fatality of wildlife killing contests. Sportsmanship is the second. The principle of fair chase and respect for our natural wildlife are absent from killing contests.

END KILLING CONTESTS

New Hampshire Coyote Mating

Photo: Jon Way

COYOTE MATING DISRUPTION

In the Spring and early summer, mated pairs of coyotes are driven, like all life, to thrive by reproducing. Doing so means surviving arrows, bullets and killing contests. Learn about the life – and death – of our coyotes.

New Hampshire Wildlife Coalition - Furbearers

Photo: Cheryl Leatham

HUNTING COYOTES

Occasionally we encounter policy suggestions which make it easier to hunt coyotes or even to take everything out of what makes hunting an honorable, fair chase. Read our response.​

New Hampshire Wildlife Coyotes

Photo: Cheryl Leatham

MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT COYOTES

Did you know that coyotes are naturally occurring and native to our area? How about that the population self-regulates based on temperature and prey availability? Check out more true facts about our coyotes.​

New Hampshire Wildlife Fawn

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: KILLING CONTESTS

Did you know the policy we advocate for would end killing contests, but not “big buck” or “trophy buck” contests? It’s true – we can have hunting that is consistent with fair chase and respect for wildlife *and* good policy for our predators. Read all about it.