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The Department was created in 1865 to both propagate and conserve the state's fish and game. [2] [3] The Governor of New Hampshire appoints 11 Fish and Game Commission members; one from each of the state's ten counties, plus one from the Seacoast Region. [4] The Department maintains four regional offices within the state: [5]
Fish and Game does about 180 search-and-rescue missions a year, said Col. Kevin Jordan, the department’s law enforcement chief, costing an annual total of about $300,000 to $400,000. Besides the ...
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conducts an average of 200 rescues a year for hikers in need of assistance. [2] Mt. Washington itself has had more fatalities per vertical foot than any other mountain in the world, and has been listed among the ten deadliest mountains in the world. [3] [4]
At 3,071 acres (1,243 ha), [2] it is the eighth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire. It is the lowest in elevation and largest in surface area of the four Connecticut Lakes. Fish species include landlocked salmon and lake trout. [3] The lake has average and maximum depths of 56 feet (17 m) and 163 feet (50 m), respectively.
Jul. 19—State leaders have approved a plan to allow New Hampshire National Guardsmen to help Fish and Game officers carry out search and rescue missions in the southern half of the state. The ...
In February 2009 the NHWF rallied sportspeople from across the state to organize and oppose NH House Bill 559 (HB559). The proposed bill was an attempt to remove the authority of the NH Fish & Game Commission, which helps the executive director oversee the affairs of the NH Fish and Game Department.
Surface elevation. 647 ft (197 m) Settlements. New Durham. Merrymeeting Lake is a 1,233-acre (4.99 km 2) [1] water body located in Strafford County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of New Durham. Its outlet is the Merrymeeting River, flowing south and then northwest to Lake Winnipesaukee. The shores of Merrymeeting Lake are ...
The following is a list of New Hampshire state agencies—government agencies of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.Entries are listed alphabetically per their first distinguishing word (e.g. the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food is listed under "A" for Agriculture), with subordinate agencies listed under their parent agency.