Due to the regular amending of regulations in New Hampshire, it is recommended that before hunting you check these CWD regulations, as well as those of any other states or provinces in which you will be hunting or traveling through while transporting cervid carcasses. The contact information for New Hampshire can be seen below:
Last update was October 2021
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NH Fish & Game Department. Contact:
Dan Bergeron, (603) 271-2461. NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food, Contact:
Dr. Steven Crawford, State Veterinarian, (603) 271-2404,
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Standard Regulations
Dept. of Ag. requires certificate of veterinary innspection and import permit. Certificate shall certify that cervids are individually identified with permanent metal ear tag, legible tattoo or microchip, that all individuals on premises have been inspected, that cervids have never been exposed to animals confirmed to have CWD or animals exposed to confirmed CWD animals. Fish and Game prohibits the importation of native cervid species (white-tailed deer and moose).
CWD Regulations for Captive Cervids and Wildlife
Dept. of Ag. requires that cervids can only be imported into herds participating in NH of federal CWD monitoring program at a level consistent with 5 years participation. Herds of origin must meet at least the same standard. Once imported, individual cervids by never be transferred to another herd within New Hampshire.
New CWD Regulations in Development
In light of New York's testing of over 7,300 deer in their CWD Containment Area over a 5-year period with no additional positives, and their decision to officially decommission the containment area in 2010, New Hampshire exempted New York from its list of CWD postive jurisdictions to again allow carcass importation from New York beginnig in 2012. New Hampshire hunters are being warned that at present, transport of NY deer into or though MA and VT remains illegal.
CWD Testing Program For Captive Cervids
Voluntary CWD testing and certification program through state Dept. of Agriculture.
CWD Testing Program For Wildlife
Statewide monitoring & surveillance of hunter killed wild deer began in 2002. Objective is to test a minimum of 400 samples annually plus targeted surveillance. Since 2002, a total of 7,154 hunter killed deer have been tested statewide. None have tested positive to date.
Baiting Banned?
No ban.
Feeding Banned?
No ban, but are encouraging people not to feed deer
Ban On Movement of Animal Parts?
Rules prohibit the importation of hunter-killed cervid carcasses or parts of cervid carcasses from CWD positive jurisdictions except for: de-boned meat, antlers, antlers attached to skull caps from which all soft tissue has been removed, upper canine teeth, hides or capes with no part of the head attached, finished taxidermy mounts, and tissue prepared and packaged for use by diagnostic or research laboratories. CWD positive jurisdictions are defined as states or provinces in which CWD has been found in wild or captive cervids. Beginning in 2012, New York has been exempted from New Hampshire's list of CWD postive jurisdictions.
CWD Found in Captive Cervids?
No
CWD Found In Free Ranging Cervids?
No