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The countdown begins: 41 days to the best day of the year…
There are 365 days in the year. For me, the best days arrive when the upland hunting season begins, and this year, Friday, October 11, will be my first day in the field. Here’s a bit of what I’m...
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So this is where New England’s famous grouse coverts went…
Up until WW2, much of New England was one big grouse cover – CT, MA, RI & southern ME, NH, VT. As farms were abandoned and the woods reclaimed the fields, upland game birds were everywhere Today,...
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We’re off to try again…
The first place we hit. Lexi and I headed out for our first day in the field last Saturday. Lexi did well, but the birds were scarce. We moved two grouse and zero woodcock (and we hit two of my best...
View ArticleA great grouse hunting video: Take a trip to October now…
Here’s one of the best grouse-hunting videos I’ve seen. It was produced by the Ruffed Grouse Society. If you care about grouse & woodcock, you should join the Ruffed Grouse Society and help them...
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Welcome to the best time of the year …
Fall 2015 Season Preview Today is the second day of fall – and one day into the best time of the year. Here’s a bit of what I’m looking forward to: Fresh apples, pumpkins, poplar leaves shimmering...
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Finally, our season begins …
Lexi last winter, before the snow If you live to hunt grouse & woodcock (like me), the first two weekends of October are horrible teases. I always high hope for them, but I never have an equal...
View ArticleShort films grouse & woodcock hunter are sure to like…
Like grouse hunting? Then you’ll really like these short films. They’re part of the Project Upland Film: Bird Hunting Film Series a ” film initiative to help promote the future of upland bird hunting...
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Pictures from fall, 2016 …
I was going through some pictures this weekend, and I came across these ones I took last fall. Hope you like them. Lexi pointing a grouse, fall, 2016 Enjoying the view, Fall, 2016 Fall, 2016...
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No ribbons, but still a great time…
New England Bird Dog Club, August, 2017, field trial Field Trials are great places to see other dogs and meet other dog folks. The New England Bird Dog Club held their August field trial a few weeks...
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For the heart, for Project Upland: A Bird Hunting Anthology, Vol 1…
Essential reading: Project Upland: A Bird Hunting Anthology, Volume 1, No. 1 I’ve been kicking around the upland world for a while. As my friends and covers get older, I wonder what will become of...
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