New Hampshire Fish and Game Department


The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is a department within the government of New Hampshire in the United States. The Fish and Game Department manages New Hampshire's fish, game, and aquatic plant resources.

Structure

The Department was created in 1865 to both propagate and conserve the state's fish and game. 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.
The Department maintains four regional offices within the state:
RegionAreaHeadquarters
1North CountryLancaster
2Lakes Region and Central NHNew Hampton
3Southeastern NH / SeacoastDurham
4Southwestern NHKeene

The Department also has a Law Enforcement Division, which operates in six districts across the state. Each district is staffed by a lieutenant, a sergeant, and several Conservation Officers.
DistrictCountiesHeadquarters
1CoösLancaster
2Carroll, BelknapNew Hampton
3Grafton, SullivanNew Hampton
4Cheshire, HillsboroughKeene
5Merrimack, Rockingham, StraffordConcord
6Durham

Districts do not exactly align to county boundaries.