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Offical New Hampshire Hunting Safety Course New Hampshire Fish and Game

Hello, hunter! The New Hampshire online hunting course has moved. Click here to go to the latest version of the Today's Hunter in New Hampshire course—the official hunting safety course of the New Hampshire Fish and Game.

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The following course material is for reference only. Please go to the new course to complete your New Hampshire certification.

Shotgun Ammunition

Shot Sizes

Shot size is adaptable to the game being hunted. As pellet diameter decreases, more shot can be placed in a standard shotshell load. The smaller the shot number, the larger the shot size.

Cutaway view of shotshells

Click on the image below to see a detailed diagram (PDF format) showing standard shot sizes.

Shot sizes of buck, steel and lead shot
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