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an account of grouse and woodcock hunting
in northern NH and the NEK of Vermont ...

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Northern NH grouse hunting
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/11
The beat goes on up here in northern New Hampshire with the grouse season. We've been moving plenty of birds the last couple of days (18 grouse and 12 woodcock Thursday morning, and 21 grouse and 5 woodcock on Friday), but the chances to actually take them have been, shall we say ... fleeting. Here today, gone tomorrow, especially with the grouse, or "gray ghosts", as I like to call them.
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Bird dog on point
NH Grouse Hunting Report: 10/6
A slightly abbreviated session today with Brian Fradette and his hard working Brittany Spaniels. They are young at three years old, but these siblings cover the grouse woods well and point their birds staunchly. It gave my dogs a well earned day off, and I'm sure they took advantage of it, lounging around my house and making sure the couch doesn't get stolen while I'm in the woods.
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German shorthaired pointer pointing a NH woodcock
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/4
This has been a familiar pose for Rosie this first week of the hunting season: on point. While she has had some solid grouse points this week, she has really excelled with her talents on woodcock. She has helped clients harvest five woodcock in the last few days, with some dynamic points, and it has been wonderful watching her be rewarded for her work.
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German shorthaired pointer woodcock hunting in NH
September 5 Scouting
The weather has taken a turn towards fall lately in the north country, so running conditions for the dogs, particularly in the morning, have been all that we could ask for. It was really beautiful out there this morning, and with a slight breeze and plenty of moisture in the air, probably the remnants of a couple of rainy days that we've had this week, we had good scenting conditions for the canines.
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Vermont bird hunting
Same Old, Same Old
Bode (above) and Rosie finally started their woods training today in Vermont, in search of grouse and woodcock to sharpen their skills on. Both dogs had good sessions in our limited time out there this morning (only 1.5 hours, due to rising temperatures), as they contacted eight birds (one grouse and seven woodcock) in their runs.
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Grouse Hunting in the Winter
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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VT Grouse Hunting Update: 11/8/2018
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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VT Grouse Hunting Update: 11/4/2018
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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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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