Two Credited With Saving Lives of Four Massachusetts Hikers
A Fish and Game official says four ill-equipped hikers from Massachusetts probably would have died Sunday on the Franconia Ridge had two Connecticut men not happened along. NHPR’s Chris Jensen has the...
View ArticleThe House Takes Aim At Fish and Game
In a surprising – and to some puzzling - move late last month the New Hampshire House narrowly passed a bill a House committee recommended be killed. Fish and Game officials say the legislation would...
View ArticleTrout Stocking Feels Spring Heat
A fishing license in New Hampshire goes for $35. That money helps fund the State’s six fish hatcheries, where the vast majority of trout that anglers reel in are raised.
View ArticleLead Sinkers Bill Heads to the House
For some Granite Staters the loon represents the state in a very emotional way, and supporters of the bird were out in force on Tuesday, defending a bill that would ban lead fishing gear. The bill was...
View ArticleTurkey Season Opens, Thanks to Turkey Restoration Project
Today is the first day of a quintessential Granite State tradition: turkey hunting season.
View ArticleThree Hikers - And A Big Dog - Rescued By Fish and Game
New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say they had to rescue three hikers and a dog over the weekend. The hikers ran into trouble on Little Haystack Mountain in Grafton County. NHPR’s Chris Jensen...
View ArticleBlack Hawk Rescues Heat Victim From 4,000 Footer
Warm weather over the weekend and climbing a 4,000 footer in the North Country was a bad combination for a Penacook man. NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports. Early Sunday afternoon hiking companions of a...
View ArticleMassachusetts Woman Lost - And Found - Near Pittsburg
A Massachusetts woman who became lost near Pittsburg was rescued last night, according to a news release from New Hampshire Fish and Game. The woman, Sharon Matthews, 49, of Warwick, Mass., was...
View ArticleFour Kids, Two Adults Using Cell Phone For Light Rescued
Two adults and four small children were rescued Friday night in the White Mountains after they became lost and were trying to light the trail with a cell phone, according to a news release from New...
View ArticleInjured Boy Rescued On Mount Washington
A 15-year-old was carried off Mount Washington Monday after he fell and injured his leg, according to a news release from Fish and Game. Conservation Officer Matt Holmes said Michael Hery of Peabody,...
View ArticleTwo Calls For Help In The White Mountains: Two Happy Endings
Fish and Game responded to two calls for help over the weekend in The White Mountains, one involving a five-year-old who fell and hit his head and the other a woman suffering a sudden illness. Both,...
View ArticleFour Rescues In the North Country Over The Weekend
There were four rescues in the North Country over the weekend, requiring good, old fashioned ground pounding, the use of an ATV and an Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter, according to a news...
View ArticleNew Jersey Family Rescued In White Mountains
A New Jersey family was rescued from the White Mountains early Wednesday morning, according to a news release from New Hampshire Fish and Game. The couple and their 31-year-old son called 911 for help...
View ArticleAn Injured Hiker And 4.4 Miles Of Trail
It took almost two dozen volunteers to carry an injured woman out of the White Mountains late Thursday, according to a news release from New Hampshire Fish and Game. Mary Jean Mork, 61, injured her leg...
View ArticleHiker Rescued Saturday Morning By Black Hawk Helicopter
An Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter was used Saturday morning to lift an injured, 285-pound hiker off Mount Adams, according to a news release from New Hampshire Fish and Game. The man, Jason...
View ArticleNashua Man Rescued In White Mountains
A Nashua man who was trail running in the White Mountains was rescued Saturday after he fell and was injured. Kevin McDonald, 48, slipped and injured his knee on the East Pond Trail, according to Lt....
View ArticleBill Proposes Mandatory Fines For All Hiker Rescues
Hikers could be charged for their rescues even if they didn’t do anything wrong under a bill being filed by the NH House’s top republican.Currently much of the money for rescue operations carried out...
View ArticleCanadian Hikers Rescued from Mount Lafayette
Two Canadian men who were lost in the White Mountains overnight were rescued Monday afternoon after an extensive search by Fish and Game and a National Guard Black Hawk helicopter.NHPR’s Chris Jensen...
View ArticleHiker Rescue Bill Gets Hearing
Supporters and opponents packed a committee room for the first hearing on a bill that would charge a fee to anyone needing a backcountry rescue.The proposed law would be the first of its kind in the...
View ArticleThree Snowmobile Crashes Saturday In North Country
There were three snowmobile crashes in the North Country Saturday, including two in which riders were injured, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game.The first involved 32-year-old Kevin Brigham of...
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