NH Fish and Game has observed that NH is and has been substantially exceeding the sustainable bear population for quite a while that they deem is acceptable to minimize bear human interactions. One former F&G director stated that there is a good chance that NH has never had a higher bear population. The population density is also flipped where the rural density is far lower than the populations near developed areas. Contrary to some PR, bear hunting is not very popular in the state and really has no significant population impact. Sows rarely have more than one or two cubs, suburban sows are routinely having 3 cubs. There really is no place to ship surplus bears in the state although Pittsburg is a popular area as the transported bears have a high likelihood of being driven to areas with less bear density like the adjacent Quebec province which reportedly has a much higher hunting pressure. Fish and Game employees have known this for years but from a PR perspective, its regarded as far more politically acceptable to expend a lot of resources to trap and truck bears to a potentially cruel fate being dropped off in an unknown area with a full resident bear population. The resident bears will defend their territory driving the introduced bear out. In most cases when the transported bears are tracked they are actively on the move long after the relocation and frequently head back to their original territory.
The national forest staff are not authorized to manage the bear population in NH, they can do things like install bear boxes and close campsites but if there is problem bear F&G are the ones that handle it. F&G are the ones that trap and truck and generally they only trap where they can drive.