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JOHN HARRIGAN
Many people have an instinctive fear of wolves. And for good reason. But in a perusal of many New Hampshire town histories, the noted Fish and Game author Helenette Silver found only a few accounts...
DICK PINNEY
No doubt, the most inquiries we get from our readers have to do with the striped bass fishing, with Great Bay area bringing the most interest.
STACEY COLE
"We have been patiently waiting for the return of the hummingbirds. They finally arrived on May 19th, and we are enjoying seeing them morning, noon, and night. They bring us so much joy."
JOHN HARRIGAN
Towns and clubs north of the notches are engaged in a grand experiment that could determine the future of ATVing in New Hampshire.
DICK PINNEY
Black bass mortality can happen when the male bass is taken from the spawning bed where he stays after the female bass lays her eggs.
STACEY COLE
Great Blue Herons occur throughout New Hampshire, but the vast majority of known colonies are located south of the White Mountains.
JOHN HARRIGAN
One of the more wonderful books I've ever had the privilege to touch my hands to has been, and still is, Helenette Silver's "A History of New Hampshire Game and Furbearers."
STACEY COLE
Recently, the Hon. Alice Calvert of Alton, former legislative friend and column reader, requested an answer to the question: “Why do birds sing?”

Londonderry emergency shelter will now be open to pets

READER COMMENTS: 1

During the December 2008 ice storm that left the area in the dark for well over a week, many residents found themselves torn between seeking out their own safety or keeping watch over their...

Officers Marc Lachance, left, and Scott Tardiff stand with the Manchester Police Department's newest horse, General John Stark, on Tuesday at Smyth Road Elementary School.

Horsing around: Manchester students name police horse

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Nerves might have gotten the best of The General, the police horse formerly known as Clyde, or maybe it was just nature taking its course, but when a class of fourth graders came out for his debut at...

Riders Sam Hodges of Dover and Derk Killiany of Portsmouth pose with volunteers with the University of New Hampshire’s Therapeutic Riding Program astride horses Bobby and Cosmo, respectively. The Therapeutic Riding Program is currently seeking volunteers for their summer session.

UNH's therapeutic riding program needs volunteers

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When Breeanna Brennman, 20, of Londonderry first started volunteering with the University of New Hampshire’s therapeutic riding program, her client had difficulty making eye contact.

Littleton shelter cuts adoption fee for black cats

READER COMMENTS: 0

Second Chance Animal Rescue's board of directors is recognizing Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month by reducing the adoption fee for its adult black cats.

Rescue group searches Merrimack area for dog injured in coyote trap

READER COMMENTS: 6

A small dog was severely injured in a local coyote trap last week and is still roaming the area lost and hurt.

Lawmakers approve lead tackle ban

READER COMMENTS: 2

SB 89 would prohibit the sale and use of lead sinkers and jigs weighing less than an ounce in three years.

Road Agent Dave Reinhold holds a duck that he rescued from a chimney in the Epping Town Hall Tuesday after it became stuck.

Stuck duck just part of a town hall tradition in Epping

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Lisa Fogg knew something wasn’t right Monday when she heard fluttering noises coming from a boarded-up fireplace in her Epping Town Hall office.

Dr. Richard O. Bierregaard holds an adult male osprey named Donovan during tagging in Tilton last month.

Two more adult male ospreys tagged by Squam Lake researchers

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Two adult male ospreys, including the father of the two juvenile ospreys whose signals were lost during their maiden migration to South America, have been outfitted with satellite transmitters as...

Ryan Hoelzel, 9, stands with the new calf he plans to enter in 4-H shows this year.

Epping 9-year-old eager to show off his new calf

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Nine-year-old Ryan Hoelzel refused to give up on his dream to enter a calf in 4-H shows this year after his first one got away, so the future farmer has now found himself a new calf, and soon he'll...

‘We are not starving cats,’ Epping official says after vote to allow shelter, food

READER COMMENTS: 26

Selectmen won’t be cutting off food, water and shelter for the 10 or so feral cats at the town’s recycling center.

Hikers rescued from separate Monadnock region trails during rough weather

READER COMMENTS: 15

Women hiking on Beebe Hill in Fitzwilliam and at Mount Monadnock were rescued after becoming lost in bad weather during the first part of the Memorial Day weekend.

Marie Kohler of Manchester, with her husband, Ray, holds a plaque with her newly engraved name as the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire's 2012 Volunteer of the Year.

Animal Rescue League names Volunteer of Year

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The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire recently named Marie Kohler of Manchester its 2012 Volunteer of the Year.

Bhriley, the spokesdog for Pet Pantry Provisions in Exeter, tastes the new Butchers Feast dog food created by the store.

Exeter company launches refrigerated dog food line

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The demand for pet foods that support a natural, healthy diet has led to a new food for Fido called Butchers Feast Premium Pet Food.

The young steer that ran away when it was being delivered to an Epping farm last weekend waits to be loaded into a trailer and returned to its original owner in Dover this morning.

Mother cow lures wayward steer back to Epping farm

READER COMMENTS: 6

EPPING - The steer ran off Sunday afternoon when it was being delivered to 9-year-old Ryan Hoelzel, who saved up his money to buy the animal in hopes of entering him in 4-H shows at local fairs this...

Fish and Game says Gilford bear shooting was proper

READER COMMENTS: 3

State Fish and Game officials say the matter of a woman who crossed the road with a shotgun and shot a bear in her neighbor's yard last week was dealt with properly, though some bear preservation...

Ryan Hoelzel, 9, of Epping, is hoping the steer he bought returns to his family's Epping farm.

Search continues for gadabout steer in Epping

READER COMMENTS: 1

A Dover farm owner who sold the 1-year-old steer that escaped when it was being delivered to an Epping boy last weekend is confident the animal will be found — with a little help.

Ryan Hoelzel, 9, of Epping, is hoping the steer he bought returns to his family's Epping farm.

Epping boy wondering 'Where's the beef' after his new steer runs away

READER COMMENTS: 5

Ryan Hoelzel has spent months saving his money.

Hillsborough town worker treated for rabies after cat attack

READER COMMENTS: 1

An employee of the town’s water department is being treated for rabies after being bitten and scratched by a rabid cat on Monday morning.

Emily Duval of the Manchester Animal Shelter holds a male ferret that was found in a trash barrel on Cartier Street in Manchester.

Manchester sanitation workers save ferret from trash barrel

READER COMMENTS: 0

A ferret ate his fill and was resting comfortably at the Manchester Animal Shelter on Tuesday, after sanitation workers discovered it in a trash barrel on the West Side during their morning rounds.

Rabid cat found, shot in Hillsborough

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A cat that attacked three people on Monday was rabid, police said.

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