Last week, the New Hampshire State Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on two hunting bills.
House Bill 490 permits the use of game cameras so long as any harvest takes place more than 10 hours after viewing game remotely. Currently, the Fish and Game Department prohibits hunters from taking game viewed the same day as on a game camera. The legislation will also require written permission from any property owner where a game camera is placed and requires hunters to affix labels with their name and contact information on all cameras put in the field.
Another bill, House Bill 1052, permits the use of semi-auto rifles that are limited in capacity to six rounds. The bill also prohibits hunting with full metal jacket ammunition.
New Hampshire sportsmen who wish to voice their opinions on these bills should contact members of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Emails should be sent to:
Chairman Kevin A. Avard: kevin.avard@leg.state.nh.us
Vice Chair Bob Giuda: bob.giuda@leg.state.nh.us
Senator James P. Gray: James.Gray@leg.state.nh.us
Senator Rebecca Kwoka: rebecca.perkinskwoka@leg.state.nh.us
Senator David Watters: david.watters@leg.state.nh.us
About the Sportsmen’s Alliance: The Sportsmen’s Alliance protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected to Sportsmen’s Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
