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

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Millie points a dead woodcock
Hot Stuff
Filed in: 2023 Bird Hunting | Millie written by: bs
We're a few days in to the grouse and woodcock seasons in New Hampshire and Vermont, and in one word, it's been "HOT". Not in the good way, either. The temperatures have been far too hot these first four days that we've been out (Saturday in Vermont, and the last three days in NH), getting up to the mid-seventy degrees Fahrenheit by early afternoon.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire, woodcock

Ruffed grouse in a tree
Expectations
Filed in: 2023 Bird Dog Training | Bella | Rocky written by: bs
The ruffed grouse and woodcock seasons in Vermont and New Hampshire are rapidly approaching, and we're in the homestretch of our preparation now. The dogs have all been getting some valuable "woods time" lately, scouting areas new and old, and more importantly getting in to shape for the rigors ahead.
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Tags: grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire

Bella
Flickering
Filed in: 2023 Bird Dog Training written by: bs
The beat goes on here in the uplands of New Hampshire and Vermont, as we plod on towards autumn and all of its glory. Will there be "glory" this year? As Hamlet might have said, "That is the question". Some of our sessions (always in the morning, when the woods are the coolest) yield very little in the way of grouse or woodcock, but other sessions have been quite good.
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Tags: grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire, Bella, Rocky

Rocky
Training Days
Filed in: 2023 Bird Dog Training written by: bs
A whole lot of rain has fallen here in the north country this summer, much more than needed, and while other parts of Vermont and New Hampshire have suffered far worse than us, we're ready for the rain to stop anytime. Being a grouse hunter, all of this rain is a concerning development, as it has been going on for about six weeks now, and what we received in June may have been much worse for the grouse and woodcock chick survival than the recent storms that we've gotten.
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Tags: grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire, Bella, Rocky

Bella
And Then There Were Two ...
Filed in: 2023 Bird Dog Training written by: bs
That's Rosie's pup "Bella", from the litter of ten pups she had eleven weeks ago. She'll become a grouse hunter and valued member of our hunting pack, but there's a long way to go in her training to get her where we need her to be. The next few weeks will be important for bonding with Bella and her brother "Rocky", another of the pups that we are keeping from the litter.
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Tags: grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire

Spring turkey hunting in Vermont
Spring Ritual
Filed in: 2023 Spring Turkey Hunting written by: bs
A little different entry this time on the Partridge Blog. I began taking some wild turkey spring hunting trips this year, so this is my first entry in that realm. Though wild turkey is also a gallinaceous fowl (like ruffed grouse), it is quite different from our autumn hunting pursuits, where so much of our success depends upon a proficient dog to find and hold game. Not the case with turkey hunting - it's all on us, the hunters.
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Tags: wild turkey, Vermont, New Hampshire

Rosie and her pups
An Announcement
Filed in: 2023 Litter | Rosie written by: bs
No, this is definitely not an April Fool's joke. Rosie had her litter of German Shorthaired Pointer puppies on Wednesday, March 29, and all are feeding and resting comfortably now. Ten pups were born to be exact - 7 females and 3 males. All are healthy, and will now take on the task of putting on weight over the next few weeks.
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Pregnant Rosie
It's Almost Time!
Filed in: 2023 Litter | Rosie written by: bs
Well, in case you hadn't noticed from the image, we are going to soon be embarking on the great journey that is whelping a litter of German Shorthaired Pointer puppies, courtesy of Rosie.
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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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