New Hampshire General Provisions-Fish And Game

Disabled Persons. RSA 207:7 shall not apply to a disabled person who is suffering from paraplegia or who is suffering from the loss of, or the loss of the use of both lower extremities and who has obtained a current license to hunt; provided, however, that such person must first obtain from the executive director a special permit entitling said person to hunt while using a motor vehicle, not to include boats with motor attached or aircraft. For purposes of this section, motor vehicle shall include off highway recreational vehicles and all terrain vehicles as defined in RSA 215-A:1. No loaded firearm, shotgun, or rifle shall be carried or transported with a cartridge in the chamber, magazine, or clip attached to said firearm, shotgun, or rifle while said vehicle is in motion. The executive director may issue such a permit upon application in person or upon documentary proof of such disability by a licensed hunter. Such permit shall be carried upon the person of the permittee while hunting and shall be produced for inspection upon the demand of any law enforcement officer. Such permit may be revoked for such period as the executive director may deem proper upon satisfactory proof that such permittee is an improper person to have such a permit or upon conviction in any court of a violation of this title. Such permit shall expire on December 31 of each year. The executive director shall charge a fee of $.50 for such permit for the renewal thereof. Each permittee shall be given one deer seal which shall be attached to the deer immediately upon killing. Should the permittee need assistance in the case of a wounded deer, he shall give the seal to the assistant to attach to the deer before moving it to the vehicle for the permittee to tag.

Crossbows Permitted for Certain Persons with a Disability.

Notwithstanding the provisions for RSA 207:10 or RSA 208:6, a special permit may be issued to a person so physically impaired that he has lost one or both hands or totally and permanently lost the use of one or both hands and cannot operate a conventional longbow or compound bow. Such permit shall allow that person to take one deer during bow and arrow hunting season, one bear during the specified season and carp from Mascoma lake pursuant to RSA 211:2. The permit applicant shall appear before the executive director or designee and demonstrate his ability to use a crossbow. The executive director shall determine the eligibility of the applicant, and the executive director's decision shall be final.
Crossbows shall be unstrung or disassembled while being transported.
The fee for taking deer shall be the same as provided in RSA 208:5, and the fee for taking bear or carp shall be the appropriate fee established under RSA 214:9. 206:15-c Opening Closed Smelt Brooks to Persons with Disabilities: Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or fishing regulations established under this chapter the executive director may open to smelt fishing by any person with a disability and an assistant, for a period not to exceed 60 days, any smelt brook where he has determined the smelt population is at a near peak level and said opening will be unlikely to result in harm to the smelt population or damage to the surrounding property.