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NH Grouse Hunting Update: 11/6
Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty | Rosie | Bode written by: bs
Yes, the first snowfall of the season was actually today, which is late this year. Traditionally, we usually have our first snow around October 20, so we have been pretty lucky in the weather department this season. Lots of rain, but it has been well timed (at night, or on my "off" days), but the temperatures have mostly been mild. It was cold today however with the gusty wind, but the dogs still did a good job of finding birds and pointing them.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse hunting in Pittsburg NH
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/20
Filed in: 2019 Upland Bird Hunting | Bode written by: bs
A few more days gone in the 2019 grouse and woodcock hunting season, and conditions are changing fast as we enter the "middle" part of the three phases, as I like to call it. We lost a lot of our leaves last week when the "Bomb Cyclone" came through - it really wasn't that bad up here, but the gusty winds helped dispose of another of our excuses for missing grouse - the abundant foliage.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pittsburg, NH

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

Grouse hunting bird counter
September 17 Grouse Scouting
Filed in: 2019 Bird Dog Training | Bode | Rosie written by: bs
Exactly two weeks until the grouse and woodcock hunting season opener in New Hampshire, and just eleven days until the grouse hunting season opens in the Green Mountain state. The season is nearly upon us, so we're in crunch time for our preparations.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, Vermont, New Hampshire, Pittsburg NH

Monty points a grouse while Paul moves in
Cold & Blustery
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs
Cold and blustery. Two words that you rather were not used in the same sentence, let alone together, especially when it comes to describing conditions for grouse hunting. While cold really isn't a problem for hunters or dogs, blustery can make things much more challenging when we're pursuing the King of Gamebirds.
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Tags: grouse hunting, Monty, woodcock, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

The woodcock hunting has been good in Pittsburg NH
The Bird Hunting Has Been "Hot"
Filed in: 2018 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty | Bode | Rosie written by: bs
First off, the grouse and woodcock hunting has been pretty good, let's say better than average, so far in 2018, but the hunting was also literally "hot" the last two days. Our hottest temperatures of the month in fact, and while it took its toll on us hunters and the dogs that actually do all of the work, it didn't seem to affect the bird hunting too much.
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Tags: grouse hunting, grouse, woodcock hunting, Pittsburg NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse points can be distinctive, according to the dog
A Tale of Two Points
written by: bs
While we all think of a point on a grouse or woodcock as being solidly staunch (tail up, dog leaning forward as if it could fall over, preferably with a front leg raised), I have learned through time that this is not always the case. Sometimes the birds that they are pointing (whether grouse or woodcock) will dictate what kind of "pose" they will take, while scenting conditions often determine the intensity of the point.
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Tags: grouse, woodcock, , Pittsburg NH

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

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Grouse Hunting Season Stats

2024: 189.0 Hours
VT Hours: 68.5
NH Hours: 120.5
VT Birds Moved: 171
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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