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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ...
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in northern NH and the NEK of Vermont ...

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Woodcock hunting in NH
He's an Oldie, but Goodie ...
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs
A veritable cornucopia of weather conditions for us the last few days in the northern New Hampshire grouse woods lately. From a sizable snow storm on Saturday, then nice hunting conditions on Sunday, to rain yesterday morning, and finally a gray, but dry day today, we've had to contend with it all lately. The bird finding has been challenging at times, but overall we've had some good sessions this week.
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Tags: woodcock, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse hunting in northern NH
Weather Rears Its Ugly Head
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Bode written by: bs
Good old unpredictable north country weather finally caught up with us over the last two days. Our first major weather system of the season rolled in over night on Thursday / Friday, resulting in a sizable deluge of rain yesterday. To make matters worse, the temperature dropped a few degrees last night, and we were greeted with a blanket of heavy, wet snow this morning.
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Tags: grouse hunting, ruffed grouse, Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Jon and Tom earned their birds on this day of grouse hunting
Rainy Day Hunting
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
Weather plays a massive role in whether a grouse hunt will be successful or not. Too hot, too much wind, not enough wind, too dry, whatever it is, there's a bunch of factors that can combine to confound a successful hunt. Today's weather had dire warnings of major rain coming, and we knew that we had a narrow window to get our hunt in.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting , Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse hunting in northern NH
Changing Seasons
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
A tale of two completely different days for grouse hunting in northern New Hampshire this weekend, due entirely to the vastly different weather we had on successive days. Both days were good in their own ways, but I'll take Sunday morning's weather every time.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Woodcock hunting in NH
A Week in the Books
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
Finally, a rare day off from the grouse woods today. Much needed for myself and primarily the dogs - they have worked hard every day so far and were definitely ready for a little rest. They'll be back at it tomorrow, and quite a lot more over the next month or so. The day off allowed me some reflection on the season so far and what we have to look forward to in the coming weeks.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse hunting in NH
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/7
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
Sometimes everything falls right - the conditions are perfect, the dog work is spot on, and the birds are flying, sometimes cooperatively for my clients. Every now and then we have a special day, and today falls in to the "memorable" category.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse hunting in New Hampshire
Opening Week
Filed in: 2020 Grouse Hunting | Rosie | Bode | Monty written by: bs
The grouse season is underway here in northern New Hampshire, and it has been what we thought it would be, at least to this point. In short, there have been many more grouse contacts than woodcock, and though sporadic at times, the action has been steady most days.
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Tags: grouse, grouse hunting, woodcock, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Ruffed grouse hunting in NH
Predictions
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
Making predictions isn't generally my thing. I'm bound to be wrong, eating my words just a couple of weeks in to the season. This can be for a number of factors. Perhaps I just wasn't right about what I thought the grouse and woodcock hunting seasons would be, or a sudden change in the weather makes conditions more favorable (or worse) than what was originally thought. That's why I don't like to make predictions when it comes to the season for hunting ruffed grouse and woodcock.
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Tags: fun stuff, ruffed grouse, woodcock, Vermont, NH

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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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