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an account of grouse and woodcock hunting
in northern NH and the NEK of Vermont ...

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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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Broken shotgun
Broken
Filed in: 2022 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
It's the end of the line for the grouse hunting season for my pack and I, but to reinforce the point, it's also the end for my 20 gauge shotgun. You can never tell if there's ice under that snow ...
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Tags: ruffed grouse, Vermont

Ruffed grouse hunting in New Hampshire
December Birds
Filed in: 2022 Upland Bird Hunting | Bode | Millie written by: bs
Late season grouse hunting. It can be feast or, far more often, famine, for us late season grouse hunters. There are fewer birds at this time of the season, and those that we find seem to be well versed in the art of concealment and escape, but every now and then one goes up a little too close and becomes a much desired dinner guest. Bode admired this bird after first tracking it, and then retrieving it after it flushed beside me. A "reflex shot" later, it became another victim of the 28 gauge.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, New Hampshire

Ruffed grouse hunting in New Hampshire
Wiped Out
Filed in: 2022 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
Our final grouse hunting trips of the season concluded yesterday, barring a sudden warmup in December, and we're glad to be out of the woods for the time being. Myself and the dogs are physically spent, and the grouse hunting itself has been difficult lately. We just haven't been moving as many birds as we usually do, even though we were hunting prototypical "grouse cover" for the weather conditions that we had to deal with.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, New Hampshire

Ruffed grouse hunting in Vermont
Boot Leather
Filed in: 2022 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
One thing about ruffed grouse hunting: without a doubt, a comfortable pair of boots is perhaps the most important piece of apparel we go to the field with. Without good boots, our hours spent chasing birds would be for naught, as we would struggle mightily to navigate the rocky ridge tops and soggy lowlands that grouse prefer to call home. Fortunately, Jeanne and Harvey (above) had good boots, because we walked at least 14 miles in our two days of hunting together.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, woodcock, Vermont

Ruffed grouse hunting in Vermont
Heatwave
Filed in: 2022 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Bode | Monty | Millie written by: bs
A rare image over the last few days of bird hunting: one of my clients with their hard-earned quarry, a beautiful male grouse. If my last post sounded dire in its description of how the hunting has been in the abnormally warm temperatures over the last week, it really took a turn for the worse over the weekend, as we had two of the warmest hunting days that we've experienced.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, woodcock, New Hampshire, Vermont

Woodcock hunting in New Hampshire
Tough Days
Filed in: 2022 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
It's been a tough go of it lately for my clients and I in the grouse woods of New Hampshire and Vermont. After a great day of finding birds last Friday, we have had several tough days in a row, as we have struggled to move grouse and woodcock consistently. Yes, I said woodcock because there's still some of them around here in our northern coverts, due to the unusually warm weather we have experienced recently. How long they stay around, who knows, but there's still a few of them around at the moment.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, woodcock, New Hampshire, Vermont

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Grouse Hunting Season Stats

2024: 193.0 Hours
VT Hours: 70.0
NH Hours: 123.0
VT Birds Moved: 172
NH Birds Moved: 390
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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