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Vermont woodcock hunting
Odds and Ends
Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Bode written by: bs
Guiding operations shifted over to Vermont today, and we'll spend another day in the Green Mountain State tomorrow. My clients today were Randy and Conrad, and we had the pleasure of hunting behind Randy's pointers Ginger and Axel. It didn't take long for Ginger to get things going on the right foot as she pointed three woodcock in a short amount of time and Conrad helped her remember exactly why she's out there by taking two of them on skillful shooting.
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Tags: bird dogs, grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, NH, Vermont

Bird dog on point
NH Grouse Hunting Report: 10/6
Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
A slightly abbreviated session today with Brian Fradette and his hard working Brittany Spaniels. They are young at three years old, but these siblings cover the grouse woods well and point their birds staunchly. It gave my dogs a well earned day off, and I'm sure they took advantage of it, lounging around my house and making sure the couch doesn't get stolen while I'm in the woods.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, bird dogs, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Chris Ramel with a norhern NH ruffed grouse
A Day Off
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs
A rare day off from the northern New Hampshire grouse woods today, and after nine days in a row out there marching through the covers, it is much needed, for myself and all of the dogs. Any weight that they may have needed to shed prior to the season is long gone now, as Monty, Bode and Rosie all look trim and fit, geared up for the remainder of our guiding season over the next three weeks (I wish the same could be said for myself!).
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Tags: grouse hunting, grouse, northern NH, Tall Timber Lodge, bird dogs

Jerry Allen grouse hunting with his wirehairs
Five Questions with Jerry Allen
Filed in: Perspectives written by: bs
I always enjoy reading the perspectives of other hunters on grouse, strategies on how to hunt them, the dogs that help us hunt them, and grouse hunting here in northern New England. I'm fortunate to know one such hunter that is a resident of northern New Hampshire that I've gotten to know a little bit. Jerry Allen (that's him on the right in the picture above) seems like he has lived several lives.
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Tags: grouse hunting, bird dogs, Allen, fun stuff

Grouse tracks in the snow
Winter Ramble
Filed in: Perspectives | Monty | Rosie | Rudy written by: bs
This morning was our first snowshoe excursion in to the grouse woods, sad to say. A combination of bitterly cold weather at times as well as icy conditions without much snow cover has delayed venturing forth in search of birds, not to mention the normal and not-so-normal work obligations (trade shows, computer melt downs, etc. - it's been a fun five weeks). But, this morning we have a few inches of new snow in the woods and the temps were pretty good.
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Tags: grouse, bird dogs

Two dogs on point - Kiya and Monty
VT Grouse Hunting Update: 11/5/2017
Filed in: 2017 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs
What a true microcosm of grouse and woodcock hunting the last three days in the uplands of Vermont! We had one of our best sessions of the season of grouse sighting and dog work on Friday, hunting in the rain and getting in to a boat load of grouse in the process. Not many woodcock, but I didn't expect many considering the area that we were in.
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Tags: Vermont, grouse hunting, grouse, Tall Timber Lodge, bird dogs

Woodcock hunting in northern NH
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/14/2016
Filed in: 2016 Upland Bird Hunting written by: bs
Oh what a difference a week makes! We worked hard to find grouse and woodcock, with some limited results, even in our traditional honey holes. While the results weren't terrible by any means, the bird sightings just were not happening nearly as frequently as they should be, but we had a few factors working against us.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, bird dogs, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Red setter grouse point
Late Season Grouse Hunting
Filed in: 2015 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs
Amazing weather lately here in northern New Hampshire, and all over the northeast - very mild, and perfect for grouse hunting. While our winter snowmobiling enthusiasts are justifiably worried about the start of the season for riding Pittsburg's trails (officially open on 12/15), we have been able to get out there this week to chase birds and the long range forecast looks favorable for doing so for at least the next week.
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Tags: grouse, grouse hunting, bird dogs, Pittsburg NH, 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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