PointsAfieldSeason2026–27

New Hampshire · UplandSpruce grouse

Protected - no hunting
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Season windows

Awaiting survey — No dated season on record

This state's classification carries no date range for the species.

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

License and requirements

Bag limit
Awaiting survey
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Present in NH (White Mountain National Forest and Coos County, mostly above 2500 ft) but a species of conservation concern and not legally huntable in NH. Not listed among NHFG's own eight regulated small-game/upland species. Source: NH Audubon and NH Public Radio, corroborated by absence from NHFG's official species list.

Where the birds are

Finding Spruce grouse in New Hampshire

Range and concentration

Spruce grouse is not legally huntable in New Hampshire (a species of conservation concern, absent from NHFG's list of regulated small-game species). NH Audubon and public-radio sourcing (Something Wild, NHPR/Forest Society) consistently describe two habitat clusters, both confined to the state's northernmost county.

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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