Coastal Zone

About Coastal Zone

Coastal Zone is a waterfowl zone in New Hampshire, United States, set by New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. It covers about 376 km² (145 mi²). The town of Portsmouth is inside it.

HuntGrid draws its boundary from New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's data for the 2026 season. The agency uses this unit system for waterfowl.

Unit code

Coastal

Area

376 km²

Area (miles)

145 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 42 km² of public or protected land inside it, 11% of the unit. Some protected land is privately owned (a conservation group's, for one). By manager, as the source names it:

Boundaries are approximate and aren't legal descriptions. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there: check your local regulations and posted signs.

Public land: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Seasons and regulations

Seasons for this unit that a person has checked against New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's regulations:

The official regulations have the final word: check them before you hunt.

Official regulations: New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

Units around it

Next to it in the same unit system

• Inland Zone (incl. the Connecticut River zone)

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• Bear WMU L (bear wildlife management unit)
• WMU L (deer wildlife management unit)
• Moose WMU L (moose wildlife management unit)
• Turkey WMU L (turkey wildlife management unit)
• WMU M (deer wildlife management unit)
• Moose WMU M (moose wildlife management unit)
• Turkey WMU M (turkey wildlife management unit)
• Bear WMU M (bear wildlife management unit)

What HuntGrid shows for Coastal Zone

• Its boundary on the map; tap inside it for the unit's card with the agency's regulations link.
• Public land and the other hunting units in the same view, each with its source.
• Season dates once a person has checked them, and legal shooting hours where the rule is checked.
• Hourly wind with a scent cone for every stand, and official weather alerts.
• Offline maps: download the area and use the map, your pins and the forecast with no signal.

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Questions

How big is Coastal Zone (waterfowl zone)?

About 376 km² (145 mi²), as HuntGrid maps New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in Coastal Zone?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 42 km² of public or protected land, 11% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Other or unnamed managers. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for Coastal Zone?

This page lists 62 seasons a person has checked against New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's regulations; the official regulations have the final word.

Which units are next to Coastal Zone?

In the same unit system: Inland Zone (incl. the Connecticut River zone).

More on huntgrid.net

• Hunting map of New Hampshire
• Duck and goose hunting
• HuntGrid, the hunting app

Sources

Unit boundary: New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (zone definition); U.S. Census Bureau. Licence: Zone defined in NH Code of Administrative Rules Fis 302.04(b) and RSA 209:5-a; geometry public domain (U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line). Boundaries for the 2026 season.

• The agency's boundary data
• Official regulations

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The official regulations and maps have the final word.