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No Tricks, All Treats

10/31/2023 Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Millie written by: bs

That's Millie with a staunch point on a grouse that ended up eluding my clients and myself today. She had her best day since we've been in the woods, pointing several single grouse, a group of four grouse, as well as three woodcock. In other words, she pointed all of the birds she saw today and gave my clients some good chances to take them. Ultimately, one woodcock ended up in the game vest.

Easy Come, Easy Go ...

10/26/2023 Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Rosie | Millie written by: bs

That was Millie, back on Monday of this week, relishing a woodcock taken over one of her points by my clients. She had several good points on woodcock in her session, and one on a grouse as well, but it seems as though our time with the "Little Russet Fellers" may be coming to an end.

NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/25

10/25/2023 Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Rosie | Bella | Millie written by: bs

A very eventful last few days in the northern New Hampshire grouse and woodcock woods lately. We have had some decent weather, with some moisture and cool mornings for the dogs to run in, and the birds have been somewhat cooperative for the hunters. Thankfully, the woodcock are still around and are providing good action for us as we move towards the end of the month.

Hot Stuff

10/03/2023 Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Millie written by: bs

We're a few days in to the grouse and woodcock seasons in New Hampshire and Vermont, and in one word, it's been "HOT". Not in the good way, either. The temperatures have been far too hot these first four days that we've been out (Saturday in Vermont, and the last three days in NH), getting up to the mid-seventy degrees Fahrenheit by early afternoon.

December Birds

12/12/2022 Filed in: 2022 Upland Bird Hunting | Bode | Millie written by: bs

Late season grouse hunting. It can be feast or, far more often, famine, for us late season grouse hunters. There are fewer birds at this time of the season, and those that we find seem to be well versed in the art of concealment and escape, but every now and then one goes up a little too close and becomes a much desired dinner guest. Bode admired this bird after first tracking it, and then retrieving it after it flushed beside me. A "reflex shot" later, it became another victim of the 28 gauge.

Tags: ruffed grouse, New Hampshire

Heatwave

11/07/2022 Filed in: 2022 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Bode | Monty | Millie written by: bs

A rare image over the last few days of bird hunting: one of my clients with their hard-earned quarry, a beautiful male grouse. If my last post sounded dire in its description of how the hunting has been in the abnormally warm temperatures over the last week, it really took a turn for the worse over the weekend, as we had two of the warmest hunting days that we've experienced.

A Curveball

09/30/2022 Filed in: 2022 Bird Dog Training | Millie written by: bs

That's Millie, with her first grouse of the season, taken in Vermont earlier this week. She patterned well, listened to my commands, hunted with plenty of energy, and maybe this is the tip of the iceberg for her. Unfortunately we were thrown a "curveball" this week, and will have to temporarily suspend our guiding operations until there's a resolution.

Progress

09/02/2022 Filed in: 2022 Bird Dog Training | Monty | Millie written by: bs

We are now just three weeks away from the Vermont grouse hunting season opener, and a full four weeks away from the opener in New Hampshire. Lots of scouting and training going on for myself and the dogs, as this week marked the first consistently cool morning temperatures we've had in quite a while.

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's Grouse Hunting
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No Tricks, All Treats

Easy Come, Easy Go ...

NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/25

Hot Stuff

December Birds

Heatwave

A Curveball

Progress

Grouse Hunting Season Stats

Frost Fire's Grouse Hunting"Partridge Blog"

Grouse Hunting Season Stats

Frost Fire's Grouse Hunting
"Partridge Blog"