Sgt. Heidi Murphy of New Hampshire Fish and Game, left, returns a hunting license to Kurt Elsaesser, of Old Bridge, N.J., after checking for his pheasant stamp at the Mascoma River Wildlife Management Area in Canaan, N.H., on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. "It's great that the state does this for us hunters - it gives us recreation," said Elsaesser. "Whatever I shoot I'm going to eat," he said. "I don't waste anything - that's not right." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Sgt. Heidi Murphy of New Hampshire Fish and Game, left, returns a hunting license to Kurt Elsaesser, of Old Bridge, N.J., after checking for his pheasant stamp at the Mascoma River Wildlife Management Area in Canaan, N.H., on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. "It's great that the state does this for us hunters - it gives us recreation," said Elsaesser. "Whatever I shoot I'm going to eat," he said. "I don't waste anything - that's not right." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.