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Expectations

09/22/2023 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.

Tags: grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire

Flickering

08/10/2023 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.

Training Days

07/19/2023 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.

And Then There Were Two ...

06/17/2023 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.

Tags: grouse, Vermont, New Hampshire

Opening Week

10/05/2020 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.

More September Scouting

09/16/2020 Filed in: 2020 Bird Dog Training written by: bs

Suddenly, fall is here in northern New Hampshire and Vermont, and final preparations for the upcoming grouse and woodcock seasons are ongoing. Walking in the woods is getting a bit easier now, and it is simply beautiful out there.

September Scouting

09/07/2020 Filed in: 2020 Bird Dog Training | Rosie | Bode written by: bs

The season is now less than a month away (actually, it's 24 days away, but who's counting?) and we are starting to hit the woods with a bit more regularity these days. We're trying to sharpen the dogs for the rigors that lie ahead, improve my own "grouse woods" conditioning, scout out new areas for this season, and just get back in the swing of things generally.

2019 Grouse hunting Highlights

08/26/2020 Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs

It's feeling more and more like autumn in northern New Hampshire lately - 56 degrees today as I write this, and a much needed change in the weather and, thankfully, no more humidity. While summers tend to be short and sweet up here, fall can be even shorter at times, and becomes a more treasured part of our memory banks on those especially beautiful days.

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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Expectations

Flickering

Training Days

And Then There Were Two ...

Opening Week

More September Scouting

September Scouting

2019 Grouse hunting Highlights

Grouse Hunting Season Stats

Frost Fire's Grouse Hunting"Partridge Blog"

Grouse Hunting Season Stats

Frost Fire's Grouse Hunting
"Partridge Blog"