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Rosie with her first Vermont grouse of the season
Early Returns
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
It was a beautiful weekend to look for grouse in some of our Vermont coverts, this first Saturday and Sunday of the season. The weather was as good as it gets for this early on - starting in the 30's and topping off in the 50's. It rained Friday night as well, resulting in plenty of moisture which did wonders for the scenting conditions.
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Tags: grouse, grouse hunting, vermont, Tall Timber Lodge, Rosie

Bode on point
One More Week
Filed in: 2018 Bird Dog Training | Bode written by: bs
The grouse hunting season opener in New Hampshire is merely seven days away now, while Vermont is only five days away. Needless to say, the dogs are excited to get out there for the real thing - enough of the "dress rehearsal" stuff that they've had to endure for the last couple of months.
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Tags: grouse, woodcock, NH, Bode, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse points can be distinctive, according to the dog
A Tale of Two Points
written by: bs
While we all think of a point on a grouse or woodcock as being solidly staunch (tail up, dog leaning forward as if it could fall over, preferably with a front leg raised), I have learned through time that this is not always the case. Sometimes the birds that they are pointing (whether grouse or woodcock) will dictate what kind of "pose" they will take, while scenting conditions often determine the intensity of the point.
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Tags: grouse, woodcock, , Pittsburg NH

2018 Grouse Hunting Primer
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
We've got more work to do, but let's be serious ... instead of getting the dogs up to snuff for the woods, it's more about getting myself ready to follow eager bird dogs through the grouse woods. The shortcomings of getting older, but I still get excited for the coming season. Check it out, and get excited too.
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Tags: grouse hunting, fun stuff

Red grouse
The Glorious Twelfth
Filed in: Fun Stuff written by: bs
In a few days, it will be August 12. Just another day here in the United States, but an altogether different story in the British Isles. August 12, or "The Glorious Twelfth" as it has been known in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is the start of the red grouse and ptarmigan shooting seasons, and they get fired up for it.
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Tags: fun stuff, grouse, grouse hunting

Jerry Allen grouse hunting with his wirehairs
Five Questions with Jerry Allen
Filed in: Perspectives written by: bs
I always enjoy reading the perspectives of other hunters on grouse, strategies on how to hunt them, the dogs that help us hunt them, and grouse hunting here in northern New England. I'm fortunate to know one such hunter that is a resident of northern New Hampshire that I've gotten to know a little bit. Jerry Allen (that's him on the right in the picture above) seems like he has lived several lives.
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Tags: grouse hunting, bird dogs, Allen, fun stuff

Rosie points a grouse on a summer training run
July 20 Training Run
Filed in: 2018 Bird Dog Training | Rosie written by: bs
Our New Hampshire training sessions have continued the last two mornings, and while yesterday was in the mid-40's when we started, this morning was in the low-50's when we left the truck. Nice temps at this time of year to get the dogs out, but the temperature rises quickly these days, so we were out of the woods by 10:30 or so both days.
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Tags: grouse, NH, Pittsburg, Tall Timber Lodge

Rosie points a grouse in northern Vermont
Training Begins
Filed in: 2018 Bird Dog Training | Rosie written by: bs
That title is a bit misleading. After all, we've been doing our yard work for the last two months, reinforcing the "whoa" and "come" commands regularly. This morning was the start of training in the grouse woods, in an attempt to simulate what the dogs will be facing in less than three months (can't believe another hunting season is almost at hand).
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Tags: grouse, woodcock, NH, Vermont

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Grouse Hunting Season Stats

2024: 190.5 Hours
VT Hours: 70.0
NH Hours: 120.5
VT Birds Moved: 172
NH Birds Moved: 389
Birds Taken:
24 Grouse (VT - 7, NH - 17)
41 Woodcock (VT - 12, NH - 29)

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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