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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

NH Fish and Game Commission Approves Bobcat Season Proposal

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission today voted 5 to 4 to move forward on a proposal to establish a bobcat hunting and trapping season in New Hampshire.

The Fish and Game Commission is proposing to issue a total of 50 bobcat permits through a lottery process. The draft season would be similar to New Hampshire's fisher season, with December trapping and January hunting. The proposal would take effect in December of 2016.
Current estimate of population in New Hampshire is 2,200 Bobcats.
Rhode Island is in the process of trapping and tagging through the colleges to learn more about the elusive animals. The Nutmeg State has a healthy population of 1,500 Bobcats

All of New Hampshire's neighboring states and provinces -- Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and Quebec -- currently have more liberal bobcat seasons than that proposed by N.H. Fish and Game.

"As our bobcat population has increased and expanded, some New Hampshire residents have expressed an interest in hunting and/or trapping bobcats. Other residents have expressed an interest in seeing the bobcat population continue to grow. The conservative bobcat season being proposed for New Hampshire is designed to accommodate both of these interests and is consistent with the Department’s mission," said NH Fish and Game Commission Chair Ted Tichy.

The next step for the rule proposal is approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (JLCAR).

What is the status of bobcats in North America?

Bobcats are the most widely distributed cat species in North America. Bobcats reside in all the contiguous United States. North American bobcat populations are thought to have been on the increase since the late 1990s.

For more background on New Hampshire’s bobcat season proposal, see www.wildnh.com/wildlife/bobcat-season-proposal.html.

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