New Hampshire publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 20 hunt units. New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit L is highest at 2.8 deer harvested per square mile in 2024. New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit M has 2.7 in 2024 and New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit D2W has 2.3 in 2024. Harvest in a hunt unit includes private land, so the public share is shown next to each unit. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit L has the highest harvest per square mile at 2.8. The agency reported 1,403 deer on 317,503 acres in 2024.
- 20 hunt units are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured in 2024 and each row shows its own newest year.
New Hampshire public land rankings
Best public land in New Hampshire
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2024. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Download all ranked rows (CSV)
Hunt units
Top 15 of 20 ranked hunt units by deer harvest per square mile. Hunt units include private land, so the public share column shows how much of each unit is public land open to hunting.
15 of 20 hunt units shown
| 1 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit L | 317,503 | 2024 | 1,403 | 2.8 | 54.0 | 10.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit M | 443,711 | 2024 | 1,880 | 2.7 | 53.6 | 7.7% |
| 3 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit D2W | 229,673 | 2024 | 839 | 2.3 | 47.5 | 13.2% |
| 4 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit H1 | 257,977 | 2024 | 814 | 2.0 | 17.3 | 4.3% |
| 5 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit J2 | 526,237 | 2024 | 1,550 | 1.9 | 34.5 | 4.2% |
| 6 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit K | 414,936 | 2024 | 1,145 | 1.8 | 57.4 | 8.8% |
| 7 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit G1 | 268,217 | 2024 | 725 | 1.7 | 38.3 | 9.1% |
| 8 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit H2 | 447,888 | 2024 | 1,142 | 1.6 | 44.6 | 6.4% |
| 9 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit I1 | 230,034 | 2024 | 444 | 1.2 | 42.8 | 11.9% |
| 10 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit J1 | 302,224 | 2024 | 576 | 1.2 | 25.4 | 5.4% |
| 11 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit I2 | 243,039 | 2024 | 347 | 0.9 | 30.4 | 8.0% |
| 12 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit D1 | 150,118 | 2024 | 200 | 0.9 | 23.4 | 10.0% |
| 13 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit A | 364,591 | 2024 | 398 | 0.7 | 20.0 | 3.5% |
| 14 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit G2 | 147,937 | 2024 | 148 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 5.9% |
| 15 | New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit C2 | 156,387 | 2024 | 117 | 0.5 | 53.3 | 21.8% |
01Hunt units
20 hunt units ranked on harvest per square mile
New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit L has the most deer harvested per square mile at 2.8 in 2024. New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit M has 2.7 in 2024 and New Hampshire Wildlife Management Unit D2W has 2.3 in 2024.
The public share is the part of each unit that is public land open to hunting.
02Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured in 2024 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
- wildlife.nh.gov (archived copy)
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2024. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
Keep reading
FDR Scout puts research like this on the map of the ground you hunt. Open Scout →