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Grouse hunting in northern NH
Season Review
Filed in: 2021 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Bode | Monty written by: bs
It's that time of the grouse season again. Finally, a break for me and my spotted gang after a busy guiding schedule, meaning a much needed rest for the dogs, as well as a time for reflection on how this grouse season has gone. In short, it's been a good fall for finding grouse and woodcock, and my clients have connected on more birds (56 as of 11/20) this season than in any autumn we've had so far.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, New Hampshire, Vermont

Ruffed grouse hunting in northern NH
Two Days
Filed in: 2021 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Monty written by: bs
Charles Dickens couldn't have written it any better: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...". Much like his opening of A Tale Of Two Cities, we just had two days of grouse and woodcock hunting that exemplify that oft quoted line. The weather couldn't have been any more different from Tuesday to Wednesday, and the hunting was the best of the season so far. Nevertheless, each day had its challenges for my clients and I.
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Tags: ruffed grouse, woodcock, grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, New Hampshire

Woodcock hunting with Frost Fire Guide Service
Stormy Weather ...
Filed in: 2021 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
What a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday, it was nearly 75 degrees and we hunters and the dogs that we follow through the grouse woods were gassed by noon. Today, it was a balmy 45 degrees with a heavy mist coming down and a cool breeze blowing from the north. Our weather, and grouse hunting conditions, have literally changed in the matter of a few days, dramatically.
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Tags: grouse hunting, ruffed grouse, woodcock hunting, New Hampshire, NH

Grouse hunting in NH
NH Upland Bird Hunting Update: 10/12
Filed in: 2021 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty | Rosie written by: bs
The 2021 grouse and woodcock hunting season is moving along here in northern New Hampshire, and while there have been a few subtle changes in the conditions occurring in the woods over the last week, we are still in what I would term the "first" stage of the grouse hunting season.
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Tags: grouse hunting, ruffed grouse, woodcock, woodcock hunting, New Hampshire

Frost Fire Grouse Hunting
By the Numbers
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Bode | Monty written by: bs
Now there's some time to sit down and analyze the recently passed grouse guiding season. Frequent readers of the blog know that I keep a "tote board" of each grouse season (except the first season that I guided, in 2008), but this year I want to put some context with the numbers that we have collected during our five-week guiding season.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, fun stuff, New Hampshire, Vermont

Grouse hunting in northern New Hampshire
NH Grouse Hunting Update: 10/28
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie written by: bs
Our weather pattern has gotten significantly colder this week, as what's been out west and in the midwest has begun to affect us a bit. It has also affected the upland bird hunting to some degree as well, as areas that were teeming with grouse just a few days ago were seemingly bereft of them yesterday. Why the change ... that is the great question.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, NH, Pittsburg, Tall Timber Lodge

Grouse hunting in northern Vermont
NH / VT Upland Bird Hunting Update: 10/26
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Rosie | Monty | Bode written by: bs
Fall is when I feel the most alive, and I'm sure I'm not the only person that feels this way. Don't get me wrong, there are parts of the other seasons that I like as well - the rebirth of the north woods in the springtime, casting dries to rising fish on a warm summer night, and even the stillness of winter can be appealing as well. For me, they all pale in comparison to fall - the grouse woods are strikingly beautiful, as their secrets are revealed as the leaves drop.
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Tags: grouse hunting, woodcock hunting, NH, Vermont, Tall Timber Lodge

Woodcock hunting in NH
He's an Oldie, but Goodie ...
Filed in: 2020 Upland Bird Hunting | Monty written by: bs
A veritable cornucopia of weather conditions for us the last few days in the northern New Hampshire grouse woods lately. From a sizable snow storm on Saturday, then nice hunting conditions on Sunday, to rain yesterday morning, and finally a gray, but dry day today, we've had to contend with it all lately. The bird finding has been challenging at times, but overall we've had some good sessions this week.
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Tags: woodcock, woodcock hunting, 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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