ABOUT NATURE AND EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION. ON THE DAY THE STATE CELEBRATES LIFE OUTDOORS, MOTHER NATURE DIDN’T COOPERAT >> I THINK IT’S REALLY FUN EXCEPT IT’S POURING RAIN, SO YEAH, THAT’S NOT SO FUN. MIKE: BUT, THAT DIDN’T STOP THOUSANDS FROM COMING OUT TO NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME’S BIGGEST COMMUNITY EVENT OF T YEAR. >> IT’S FISH AND GAME. THE RAIN IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT? THIS IS GREAT. WE COME HERE EVERY YEAR AND TH KIDS LOVE IT. MIKE: THIS IS THE 30TH YEAR OF DISCOVER WILD NEW HAMPSHIRE DAY. A CHANCE FOR FAMILIES TO MEET ANIMALS LIKE SHADOW, A GREY FOX, AND BIRDS OF PREY LIKE SCARLETT, A RED-TAILED HAWK. >> WE USE TRAINED BIRDS OF PREY TO HUNT WILD GAME. SHE HUNTS RABBITS, COTTONTAILS, SNOWSHOE HARE, PHEASANTS, SQUIRRELS. MIKE: ULTIMATELY, THIS EVENT IS ABOUT CONNECTING CHILDREN TO NATURE. LEARNING HOW TO CAST A LINE AND TRYING THEIR HAND AT ARCHERY. >> YOU HAD TO GUESS THE POISON IVY AND YOU HAD TO GUESS WHICH ONE IT WAS AND OVER ON THE OTHER TENT THERE WAS COLORING PAGES. >> THAT’S THE BEST PART IS THAT WE’RE INTRODUCING KIDS TO PLA OUTSIDE AND WHAT A BETTER PLACE TO START WHERE YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT PLACES TO GO, MEET PEOPLE FOR MORE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MIKE: WITH MORE THAN 100 EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY, THERE’S LOTS TO LEARN FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. >> THE PEOPLE THAT PUT IT ON ARE REALLY DEDICATED TO IT AND THEY PASS A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE ON TO THE YOUNGER FOLKS. MIKE: OUTSIDE OF THE EVENT, A FEW ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS GATHERED TO PROTEST TRAPPING. THEY SAY TRAPPING IS CRUEL AND SHOULD BE OUTLAWED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. >> THERE’S BEEN INCIDENTS WHERE THEY WILL GNAW OFF THEIR LIMB IN ORDER TO FREE THEMSELVES. YOU COULD HAVE A MOTHER ANIMAL WHO’S BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK TO HER PUPS IN A DEN, SO IT’S JUST CRUELTY ALL AROUND. MIKE: BY PROTESTING, ACTIVIS