Frost Fire's Grouse Hunting
"Partridge Blog"

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ...
an account of grouse and woodcock hunting
in northern NH and the NEK of Vermont ...

Woodcock hunting in NH
Easy Come, Easy Go ...
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.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, woodcock, New Hampshire, Vermont

Woodcock hunting in NH
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/25
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.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, woodcock, New Hampshire, Vermont

Ruffed grouse hunting in NH
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/19
Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Bode written by: bs
The grouse woods are magical right now. The smells and the sights are intoxicating if you're a grouse hunter, and these are the days we're all thinking of in the heat of the summer or on a cold winter night. The leaves are coming down and the bird sightings are better than a couple of weeks ago, just not as frequent as we would like.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, woodcock, New Hampshire

Woodcock hunting in NH
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/17
Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
That's Rosie ... on point again. She had quite a few of them this morning and afternoon, as she located a good number of woodcock and a couple of grouse as well. She hunted hard and under control today in the New Hampshire uplands and my client Peter managed to scratch down his first grouse and woodcock with her help.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire, woodcock

Woodcock hunting in NH
Progress
Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Bella written by: bs
Sometimes with puppies, "progress" can happen at a glacial pace, and the making of a bird dog, especially one that is proficient at handling grouse and woodcock, can be especially slow. That is how it has seemed with Bella and Rocky, now both nearly seven months old.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, , New Hampshire

Woodcock hunting in NH
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/11
Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Bode written by: bs
Two more good days in the books, this time in the New Hampshire uplands, with my client Guy. Great temps for hunting, topping out in the low 50's, perfect weather for pointing dogs to work in and they've made the most of it in their time out there.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire, woodcock

Ruffed grouse hunting in Vermont
Cooling Off
Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
A refreshing change in the weather lately, as the warm weather we dealt with last week has given way to more seasonal temps this week - mid 50's today, and it started nicely this morning in the 40's. There was also a healthy breeze coming out of the southeast today, and we attempted to hunt the dogs in to that wind as much as possible.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, Vermont,

Ruffed grouse hunting in New Hampshire
Leaves
Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting written by: bs
It may not seem like it the last few days, especially with the unseasonably hot weather that we've had to put up with, but there are some subtle changes occurring in the grouse woods right now. The impenetrable canopy of leaves that we always deal with during the early part of the grouse and woodcock seasons in New Hampshire and Vermont is slowly coming apart.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire, woodcock

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Grouse Hunting Season Stats

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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