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NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/27
Filed in: 2010 Upland Bird Hunting | Rudy written by: bs
Yesterday was my last day of guiding in NH, as the muzzleloader deer season is set to open on Saturday, so we really wanted to go out with a bang. A “pep talk” was given to Greta, Rudy and Monty, and they decided to give it their all on our final day out in the granite state.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, , Pittsburg NH

Grouse flusher resting
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/25
Filed in: 2010 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
Sometimes it’s good to find new ways to approach our pursuits. Occasionally it gives us a different perspective that we can then bring with us the next time we’re out in the woods chasing grouse. There can never be enough methods to try to catch Mr. Partridge napping, so I learned yet another lesson in hunting over flushers for a few days last weekend.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, bird dogs, Pittsburg NH, Moody

NH grouse hunting
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/23
Filed in: 2010 Upland Bird Hunting | Rudy | Monty written by: bs
The arrival of the first snow of the season throws another curveball at us grouse hunters, as if we didn’t have the odds stacked against us already. One opinion on this ocurence is that the grouse and woodcock will hold tighter after the first snow of the season, as the young birds especially have never experienced such a phenomenon before.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

NH grouse retrieve
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/21
Filed in: 2010 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
I hope that some of you own stock in ammunition companies, because this group discharged their firearms a lot in our three days of hunting together.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg NH, bird dogs, Tall Timber Lodge

Pittsburg NH grouse hunting
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/15
Filed in: 2010 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
It’s pretty blustery outside tonight as I write this. Our nor’easter blew in last night and intensified this morning, leading to a big rainout of a day for our bird hunters. We did have some great autumn days this week however, and I was fortunate to spend a couple of those days hunting with Mike Scarks and Lou Wood, both veteran bird hunters, but new to the woods of Pittsburg.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

NH ruffed grouse cover
What is "Great" Grouse Cover?
Filed in: Perspectives written by: bs
That is the question that most runs through my mind, no matter what time of year. Having a feeling for where grouse might be helps us form a plan that might turn an ordinary day of upland hunting in to one of those memory-making “great” days.
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Tags: grouse hunting, ruffed grouse, habitat, advice

NH woodcock hunting
NH Grouse Hunting Update
Filed in: 2010 Upland Bird Hunting | Greta | Rudy written by: bs
It seems like a pretty good start so far to this year’s hunt. Grouse numbers appear to be the same, and maybe even a bit better than last year. It also looks like our resident woodcock fared very well this spring and summer, but the early flights have begun up here as well, so things are really cooking.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg NH,

Vermont grouse hunting
VT Grouse Hunting Update: 10/8
Filed in: 2010 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
Yup, that’s the kind of weather we’ve had up here the last couple of days, and, guess what, it’s raining right now as I write this. Still, that doesn’t deter the dogs from doing what they do best, and the birds were there after all ... but, not the most comfortable conditions for a stroll in the woods.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Vermont, bird dogs, Tall Timber Lodge

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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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