General Info
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CITIES
Cities In County
Not including unincorporated communities
Barrington
Dover*
Durham
Farmington
Place
Lee
Madbury
Middleton
Milton
Milton Mills**
New Durham
Rochester*
East Rochester
Gonic
Rollinsford
Somersworth*
Strafford
Bow Lake Village
Center Strafford
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
County Residential Services
A little bit of contact information for all purpose residential needs.
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County Website
*For more information visit: http://www.co.strafford.nh.us/
HUNTING
Hunting Seasons
Following are general dates for hunting season in New Hampshire. A complete summary of season dates and bag limits is provided in the NH Hunting and Trapping Digest, published each year in August.
| Select the species name for more dates and details. | |
| April 29 and April 30, 2017 | Youth turkey-hunting weekend |
| May 3 – May 31 | Spring gobbler season (wild turkey) |
| Starts September 1 | Black bear/dates vary for method and WMU |
| September 2016 – January 2017 | Waterfowl/dates vary by species and zone |
| September 15 – December 15 | Deer/archery (Note: archery season closes one week early in WMU A) |
| September 15 – December 15 | Fall turkey/archery |
| October 16 – October 22, 2017 | Fall turkey/shotgun (in certain WMUs only) |
| September 2015 – March 2016 | Small game and furbearers/dates vary by species and region |
| October 1 – December 31 | Pheasant |
| October 29 – October 27, 2017 | Moose (by permit only) |
| October 21 – 22, 2017 | Youth deer-hunting weekend |
| October 28 – November 7, 2017 | Deer/muzzleloader |
| November 8 – December 3, 2017 | Deer/regular firearms (closes one week early in WMU A) |
FISHING
Fishing Licenses
Fishing Seasons
This document is only a synopsis of New Hampshire’s fishing seasons and does not contain all the pertinent laws or administrative rules.
Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout & their Hybrids
- Rivers & Streams: January 1 – October 15
- Wild Trout Streams: January 1 – Labor Day
- Trout Ponds: 4th Saturday in April – October 15
- Wild Trout Ponds: 4th Saturday in April – Labor Day
- Lake Trout and/or Salmon Waters: January 1 – September 30 (fish can be taken by ice fishing only January 1 – March 31)
- All Other Waters: No closed season
Lake Trout
- All Waters: January 1 – September 30 (Fish can be taken by ice fishing only January 1 – March 31)
Landlocked Salmon
- 4th Saturday in April – September 30 (Pleasant Lake, New London)
- All Other Waters: April 1 – September 30
Largemouth Bass & Smallmouth Bass
- Rivers & Streams: January 1 – October 15; Catch & Release May 15 – June 15
- Trout Ponds: 4th Saturday in April – October 15; Catch & Release May 15 – June 15
- Lake Trout and/or Salmon waters: No closed season (Fish can be taken by ice fishing only January 1 – March 31)
- All Other Waters: No closed season; Catch & Release May 15 – June 15
Rainbow Smelt: See the current NH Freshwater Fishing Digest
All Other Species
- Rivers & Streams: January 1 – October 15
- Trout Ponds: 4th Saturday in April – October 15
- Lake Trout and/or Salmon waters: No closed season (Fish can be taken by ice fishing only January 1 – March 31)
- All Other Waters: No closed season
