PointsAfieldSeason2026–27

New Hampshire · UplandNorthern bobwhite quail

Open
Season 2026
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Season windows

WindowDatesDays
Season01 OCT – 31 DEC 202692d

As publishedOct 1 - Dec 31, 2026

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit
4/day, no season limit

License and requirements

Exceptions posted at the boundary

NHFG regulates quail jointly with chukar and Hungarian/European partridge under one identical season/bag line; no source distinguished bobwhite from other quail species specifically, and no NH source addressed whether birds are wild or stocked (neighboring New England states rely on pen-raised/stocked birds for this species, so likely stocked in NH as well, but not confirmed for NH specifically).

Where the birds are

Finding Northern bobwhite quail in New Hampshire

Range and concentration

No confirmed wild population exists in New Hampshire. No New Hampshire source distinguishes bobwhite from the state's other jointly-regulated introduced species (chukar, gray partridge), or confirms whether birds encountered are wild or stocked. Independent hunting-press sourcing describes the same put-and-take, private-preserve pattern common to introduced upland birds across New England generally. No mappable release-site or preserve-location geography rises above scattered, individually-named private clubs.

Population outlook

New Hampshire 2026

Awaiting survey — New Hampshire 2026

No formal population survey program exists for this species in this state.

Issuing agencyNew Hampshire Fish and Game Departmentwww.wildlife.nh.govRecord year 2026
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