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Posted By: Brian New Hampshire questions - 10/29/20 10:16 PM
I PM'd a board member who live sin NH but got no response so I am asking the entire board.
Trying to find out about new Hampshire living. I am looking at moving there in a few years when I fully retire. one of my kids and her family live in Merrimack. that's too urban for me.
I really want to find a place away from population centers, that has terrain and agriculture (dairy etc) and similar to the northern Catskills that I currently live in. I want to be able to bird hunt (grouse and woodcock) and deer hunt. and shoot. I would buy a place with a decent size piece of property (at least 50 acres) in order to have my own range and clay bird area.

I can search online but I would rather get it straight from someone who is a shooter.
anything anyone can offer as far as insight would be appreciated.
only other things would be that I would like to be no more than 90 minutes from a VA hospital if possible
Posted By: SKB Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/29/20 10:48 PM
A buddy of mine lives outside Dartmouth and moved there from the Finger Lakes region of NY. He is not a bird hunter but if you like I can put you in touch with him.

Steve
Posted By: susjwp Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/30/20 02:31 AM
Pittsburg, NH. A hunter, fisher, shooter friendly region. Out of the way and very friendly, low Real estate taxeswhen compared to NY, No sales or state income taxes, few urbanites from Boston, Dartmouth, Vermont, etc., Low population, deer, bears, and coyotes. No traffic, plenty of sleds and ATVs. A bit colder than the Catskills, similar to the Adirondacks, not suited for dairy, hospital In
Colebrook, not sure about VA, 25 miles away.
Posted By: ed good Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/30/20 11:46 AM
no real bird huntin left in nh...

go west, far west of the mississippi...

like where wa, id and mt come together...

spokane is a nice place...
Posted By: Stanton Hillis Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/30/20 11:53 AM
I dunno if ed is trying to keep you away, or if he really is ignorant about game bird populations in NH. But, a quick look turned up this website.

https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/hunting/birds.html
and
https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/hunting/small-game-outlook.html.

Two quick quotes from the site .....

"Ruffed grouse were the most sought-after small game species in New Hampshire, accounting for 62% of hunter-hours in 2019. Although most abundant in northern forests, good numbers exist throughout the state."

"New Hampshire's grouse and woodcock populations are abundant and healthy."

Just sayin' SRH
Posted By: Run With The Fox Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/30/20 12:08 PM
Wish my old fly-fishing and high-end tackle dealer was still with us- the late Bill Hunter- a NH native son-like Stan Bogdan--Recall from Corey Ford and Bill Tappley an area named "Center Ossipee" as being a good productive bird hunting area.. Thanks for your service, and I hope trips to an area VA hospital find you and yours in great good health. RWTF
Posted By: ed good Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/30/20 09:38 PM
stan, if you believe nh fish & game bs, den i got two bridges fur sale, both in manhattan...and both are toll bridges...

first one is over the hudson river and has toll payin traffic comin in from jersey...

de udder one is over the east river an has toll payin traffic comin in from brooklyn...


as i am liquidatin the last of my income producing assets, i will let you have one or both of the fine bridges fur ah reel bar gan price...

pm me for details now, as i have other buyers who are pressing me to make ah deal wid dem...
Posted By: ed good Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/30/20 09:45 PM
foxie,an udders, wanna know about the glory days of grouse shooting in new england?

read william harnden foster...

or burt spiller...
Posted By: Der Ami Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/30/20 10:11 PM
Brian,
If you want to find out about hunting/fishing in NH, watch "North Woods Law" on "Animal Planet".
Mike
Posted By: dave michno Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/30/20 10:48 PM
Brian - Good advise from RWTF as the Ossippe area is not only a good hunting area (deer, birds) but is a lovely area as well. Gets a little crowded in No. Conway in season but not a big deal. We have a camp on Ossippee lake and very much enjoy the area. Prices are going up as out of staters are looking for a safe haven from the Covid. Short hop to the seacoast and to the Big Woods up North.
Dave
Posted By: Run With The Fox Re: New Hampshire questions - 10/31/20 03:28 PM
I have all of their books in my library-well read. Ditto GBE and Dr. Charles Norris as well-RWTF
Posted By: eightbore Re: New Hampshire questions - 11/02/20 02:04 PM
A friend at my gun club just got back from the "North Woods" in Maine, wherever that is. He mentioned 100 plus flushes. He said they could have killed many times their limits. It's a heck of a drive, but apparently worth it.
Posted By: ed good Re: New Hampshire questions - 11/02/20 04:12 PM
good news...
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