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Jon and Tom earned their birds on this day of grouse hunting

Rainy Day Hunting

10/13/2020 Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs

Weather plays a massive role in whether a grouse hunt will be successful or not. Too hot, too much wind, not enough wind, too dry, whatever it is, there's a bunch of factors that can combine to confound a successful hunt. Today's weather had dire warnings of major rain coming, and we knew that we had a narrow window to get our hunt in.

Changing Seasons

10/11/2020 Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs

A tale of two completely different days for grouse hunting in northern New Hampshire this weekend, due entirely to the vastly different weather we had on successive days. Both days were good in their own ways, but I'll take Sunday morning's weather every time.

A Week in the Books

10/09/2020 Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs

Finally, a rare day off from the grouse woods today. Much needed for myself and primarily the dogs - they have worked hard every day so far and were definitely ready for a little rest. They'll be back at it tomorrow, and quite a lot more over the next month or so. The day off allowed me some reflection on the season so far and what we have to look forward to in the coming weeks.

NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/7

10/07/2020 Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs

Sometimes everything falls right - the conditions are perfect, the dog work is spot on, and the birds are flying, sometimes cooperatively for my clients. Every now and then we have a special day, and today falls in to the "memorable" category.

NH Grouse Hunting Update: 11/6

11/06/2019 Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty | Rosie | Bode written by: bs

Yes, the first snowfall of the season was actually today, which is late this year. Traditionally, we usually have our first snow around October 20, so we have been pretty lucky in the weather department this season. Lots of rain, but it has been well timed (at night, or on my "off" days), but the temperatures have mostly been mild. It was cold today however with the gusty wind, but the dogs still did a good job of finding birds and pointing them.

Vermont Grouse Hunting Update: 11/4

11/04/2019 Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs

Though the overall numbers of grouse that we've seen and heard this season seem to be a bit down from what it was like last year, we've had some beautiful fall days to chase them around, that's for sure. My client Brian bagged this beautiful male bird last Saturday in Vermont, as we gave our New Hampshire coverts a rest with the beginning of the muzzleloader season for deer.

NH Grouse Hunting Update: 11/1

11/01/2019 Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Bode | Rosie written by: bs

It is on days like this where we question why exactly we grouse hunt. Cold temps, very windy conditions (30 - 40 MPH) and severely skittish ruffed grouse can lead one to wonder what we're doing out there, but every now and then we're successful, even under the harshest of conditions. That was the case today for my client Eric, as he harvested his first grouse ever and I'm sure that will keep him coming back for more, even when the odds are decidedly against us.

Odds and Ends

10/28/2019 Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Bode written by: bs

Guiding operations shifted over to Vermont today, and we'll spend another day in the Green Mountain State tomorrow. My clients today were Randy and Conrad, and we had the pleasure of hunting behind Randy's pointers Ginger and Axel. It didn't take long for Ginger to get things going on the right foot as she pointed three woodcock in a short amount of time and Conrad helped her remember exactly why she's out there by taking two of them on skillful shooting.

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

FROST FIRE GUIDE SERVICE

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Frost Fire's Grouse Hunting
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Rainy Day Hunting

Changing Seasons

A Week in the Books

NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/7

NH Grouse Hunting Update: 11/6

Vermont Grouse Hunting Update: 11/4

NH Grouse Hunting Update: 11/1

Odds and Ends

Grouse Hunting Season Stats

Frost Fire's Grouse Hunting"Partridge Blog"

Grouse Hunting Season Stats

Frost Fire's Grouse Hunting
"Partridge Blog"