VT Grouse Hunting Update: 10/8/2013
The last two days of grouse and woodcock hunting in northern New Hampshire and Vermont have provided completely different, and challenging, conditions each day.
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The Final Tune Up
We've been out scouting as often as possible over the last two months, and we had some better days this week. While we are still making contact with the occasional brood of grouse, there have been far more singles and doubles this week, so perhaps the fall shuffle has begun.
More Scouting, and an Indoctrination
We've been out in the woods several times over the last week, looking for some evidence of grouse and woodcock, with mixed results. It's always tough to tell what's going on at this time of year, as the grouse are still in their family units and not widely distributed yet, but it's still great exercise for the dogs and myself regardless.
Will We See This Picture This Fall?
That is the question that many of us grouse hunting enthusiasts are asking this very rainy summer (so far). Up here in the north country, we have endured nearly six weeks of less than desirable grouse rearing weather - cold and rainy, which is not what we're looking for to have exciting days this fall with our four legged friends.
VT Grouse Hunting Update: 11/10
Just finished three days of hunting grouse in the Vermont uplands before the start of the deer hunting season. Art and Craig Stucchi came along for their annual torture test with me this week, and as we had different weather each of our three days together, we also had three different days of hunting.
VT Grouse Hunting Update: 11/4
Another great morning to be out in the Vermont woods hunting grouse today. In a mere three hours of trudging around out there Monty and I moved 21 grouse, quite a few of which he had nice points on. Unfortunately, most of the points didn’t yield great opportunities for shots, until Monty pointed a group of six grouse in heavy cover.
VT Grouse Hunting Update: 10/22
Rudy and I explored the Silvio Conte Wildlife Refuge in Vermont this afternoon, with some good results. This is a huge refuge, and eventhough there were a few other hunters that we saw along the extensive network of logging roads in the refuge, we never met anyone in the woods, and it was a very relaxing way to spend some time outdoors.
Grouse Scouting Update: 9/24
Beautiful day out there today - the leaves are changing as you read this, insuring some brilliant outings in the days ahead. Not much leaf drop yet, so we’re hearing the grouse as they escape, and rarely viewing them in the act. Still seeing broods now and then, so the fall dispersal is still probably a couple weeks away.
Grouse Hunting Season Stats
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2024: 190.5 Hours |
2023: 222.5 Hours |
2022: 123.0 Hours |
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2021: 193.5 Hours |
2020: 199.5 Hours |
2019: 184.5 Hours |
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2018: 144.0 Hours |
2017: 180.5 Hours |
2016: 178 Hours |
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2015: 202.0 Hours |
2014: 138.0 hours |
2013: 152 Hours |
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2012: 114 Hours |
2011: 161 Hours |
2010: 139.5 Hours |
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2009: 93.5 Hours |
2008: 82.5 Hours |
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