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Winter grouse hunting in NH and Vermont
Grouse Hunting in the Winter
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting written by: BS
The grouse hunting season in northern New England, speaking specifically of New Hampshire and Vermont, is a short one. Yes, the rule book for both states may say that it stays open until December 31, but in most years the season lasts until the beginning of the firearm deer hunting seasons for all intents and purposes.
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Tags: grouse hunting, upland bird hunting, Vermont, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Rosie retrieves a Vermont ruffed grouse
VT Grouse Hunting Update: 11/8/2018
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: BS
While there have been many retrieves of wounded and crippled birds through the years by all of the dogs at one point or another, today's retrieve by Rosie ranks up there with the best that I've ever seen, not just because of the setting where it took place, but also the sheer determination shown by Rosie in doggedly hunting this bird down.
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Tags: Vermont, grouse hunting, grouse, Tall Timber Lodge, Rosie

Great day grouse hunting in Vermont
VT Grouse Hunting Update: 11/4/2018
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting written by: BS
It is unusual for me to post two consecutive days on the Partridge Blog, but Sunday's conditions were so different from Saturday that an update is warranted. The fast moving and chilly front that drove us from the grouse woods the day before left the Vermont highlands with a coating of several inches of snow overnight, immersing our hunting areas back in to winter, at least temporarily.
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Tags: grouse, grouse hunting, Vermont, Tall Timber Lodge

Monty locks down a grouse in northern VT
VT Grouse Hunting Update: 11/3/2018
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty | Bode written by: bs
The approaching muzzleloader season for deer in New Hampshire has meant a shift to our grouse covers in northern Vermont, and the hunting has been pretty good the last two days, although they were rain shortened sessions each day. The good news is that the areas that we were hunting were huge, which allowed us to put in some long half days of hunting - four hours or more in each spot.
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Tags: grouse, grouse hunting, woodcock, Vermont, Monty

Bird dog on point!
NH Grouse & Woodcock Hunting Update: 10/29/2018
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Bode written by: bs
The beat goes on up here in northern New Hampshire's grouse woods. The hunting has had its moments over the last few days, but this has been the most challenging period of the season so far, mostly due to our wintry weather conditions. It was unseasonably cold last week, with high temps in the 30's most days, and very brisk winds to boot. While the conditions didn't seem to bother the dogs too much, it made it difficult on us hunters.
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Tags: grouse, grouse hunting, NH, woodcock hunting, Tall Timber Lodge

Monty points a woodcock in northern NH
NH Grouse & Woodcock Hunting Update: 10/24/2018
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty | Bode written by: bs
We are definitely now in the "second phase" of the grouse hunting season. Gone are the leaves that hid the grouse and woodcock so completely just two weeks ago and now the cover has opened up to a great extent. We're getting some good looks and semi-clean shots at fast escaping grouse and woodcock, but they are the survivors of the first few weeks, and tend not to linger too long when approached too closely by hunters or dogs.
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Tags: woodcock hunting, grouse, grouse hunting, NH, Monty

Chris Ramel with a norhern NH ruffed grouse
A Day Off
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs
A rare day off from the northern New Hampshire grouse woods today, and after nine days in a row out there marching through the covers, it is much needed, for myself and all of the dogs. Any weight that they may have needed to shed prior to the season is long gone now, as Monty, Bode and Rosie all look trim and fit, geared up for the remainder of our guiding season over the next three weeks (I wish the same could be said for myself!).
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Tags: grouse hunting, grouse, northern NH, Tall Timber Lodge, bird dogs

Monty points a grouse while Paul moves in
Cold & Blustery
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs
Cold and blustery. Two words that you rather were not used in the same sentence, let alone together, especially when it comes to describing conditions for grouse hunting. While cold really isn't a problem for hunters or dogs, blustery can make things much more challenging when we're pursuing the King of Gamebirds.
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Tags: grouse hunting, Monty, woodcock, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

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Grouse Hunting Season Stats

2024:

2023: 222.5 Hours
VT Hours: 65.5
NH Hours: 157.0
VT Birds Moved: 143
NH Birds Moved: 430
Birds Taken:
14 Grouse (VT - 4, NH - 10)
43 Woodcock (VT - 7, NH - 36)

2022: 123.0 Hours
VT Hours: 49.5
NH Hours: 73.5
VT Birds Moved: 96
NH Birds Moved: 178
Birds Taken:
11 Grouse (VT - 5, NH - 6)
6 Woodcock (VT - 2, NH - 4)

2021: 193.5 Hours
VT Hours: 66.0
NH Hours: 127.5
VT Birds Moved: 226
NH Birds Moved: 427
Birds Taken:
36 Grouse
21 Woodcock

2020: 199.5 Hours
VT Hours: 36.0
NH Hours: 163.5
VT Birds Moved: 77
NH Birds Moved: 552
Birds Taken:
24 Grouse
21 Woodcock

2019: 184.5 Hours
VT Hours: 28.0
NH Hours: 156.5
VT Birds Moved: 65
NH Birds Moved: 509
Birds Taken:
14 Grouse
29 Woodcock

2018: 144.0 Hours
VT Hours: 32.0
NH Hours: 112.0
VT Birds Moved: 114
NH Birds Moved: 417
Birds Taken:
18 Grouse
12 Woodcock

2017: 180.5 Hours
VT Hours: 44
NH Hours: 136.5
VT Birds moved: 110
NH Birds moved: 407
Birds Taken:
23 Grouse
24 Woodcock

2016: 178 Hours
Birds moved: 563
Birds/Hr Avg.: 3.16

Birds Taken:
23 Grouse
30 Woodcock

2015: 202.0 Hours
Birds moved: 607
Birds/Hr Avg.: 3.0

Birds Taken:
18 grouse
26 woodcock

2014: 138.0 hours
Birds moved: 350
Birds/hr. Avg.: 2.53

Birds Taken:
17 grouse
17 woodcock

2013: 152 Hours
Birds moved: 480
Birds/hr. Avg.: 3.15

Birds Taken:
20 grouse
27 woodcock

2012: 114 Hours
Birds moved: 526
Birds /Hr Avg.: 4.61

Birds Taken:
22 grouse
4 woodcock

2011: 161 Hours
Birds moved: 522
Birds / Hr Avg.: 3.24

Birds Taken:
34 grouse
21 woodcock

2010: 139.5 Hours
Birds moved: 430
Birds / Hr Avg.: 3.08

Birds Taken:
26 grouse
21 woodcock

2009: 93.5 Hours
Birds moved: 307
Birds / Hr Avg.: 3.28

Birds Taken:
16 grouse
14 woodcock

2008: 82.5 Hours
Birds moved: 188
Birds / Hr Avg.: 2.27

Birds Taken:
10 grouse
5 woodcock

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