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NH Grouse Hunting Update: 11/6
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.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse hunting at Tall Timber Lodge
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/15
Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Monty written by: bs
A tale of different days, with much different conditions for hunting grouse and woodcock in the uplands of New Hampshire. Yesterday was the day after a very busy holiday weekend, and though it started out on the chilly side, it had warmed considerably by noon and got down right hot in the afternoon.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Northern NH grouse hunting
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/11
Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty | Bode written by: bs
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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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

German shorthaired pointer pointing a NH woodcock
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/4
Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Monty written by: bs
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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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, NH, Pittsburg, Tall Timber Lodge

Woodcock hunting in New Hampshire
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/2
Filed in: 2019 NH Upland Bird Hunting | Bode | Monty | Rosie written by: bs
Two days in the books for the 2019 upland bird season, and it has been the typical early season story. We're encountering a good number of grouse and woodcock, but they are not giving us many chances at makable shots - especially the grouse. They have certainly lived up to their "gray ghost" moniker, as they seem to have an amazing knack of disappearing, even when they go up very close to us.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg, NH, Vermont

German shorthaired pointer woodcock hunting in NH
September 5 Scouting
Filed in: 2019 Bird Dog Training | Monty | Rosie written by: bs
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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Tags: woodcock, ruffed grouse, NH, 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

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

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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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