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Grouse and…American Mountain Ash??
Here’s something you like to see outside one of your grouse covers. Those are some plump looking birds. I think they’re feeding on Rowan, aka mountain ash berries. At first I thought it was...
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What’s her tail telling me?
My dog’s tail says a lot. A couple of weeks ago Puck and I were hunting in Maine and we got into a bunch of grouse. Over almost 2 hours Puck had 6-7 solid points (not including follow ups). I snapped...
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A grouse was here…
Here’s an anthill I came across a couple of weeks ago that looks like it’s pretty popular with grouse. I don’t know if they roost on it, dust themselves on it, or do both. Anthill with grouse...
View ArticleGhost grouse…
Happy 2012. Well, another upland season has come to an end for me and Puck – our seventh season together. December was a good to us. We saw quite a few grouse each time we went out. Our last time out...
View ArticleFavorite winter time foods for Ruffed Grouse…
I was doing a bit more research into winter time grouse foods when I came across this: Winter Food Habitats of Ruffed Grouse in Young Aspen Stands. This paper is based on finding from a 1972-1973...
View ArticleQuick video on Ruffed Grouse habitat…
Here’s a quick little video that shows Ann Jandernoa of Northwind Enterprises explaining some things to look for when you’re trying to find grouse. Ann is a grouse wizard. Puck and I hunted with her...
View ArticleThere’s always another October…
It’s grouse season now in New England. The woodcock are long gone. They’ll be back in March, and as they arrive, Puck and I will in the field to greet them. Until then, we can watch videos like this...
View ArticleThey’re almost here…Woodcock to return soon….
Woodcock crack me up. They’re such odd little birds, so determined in their ways, so accommodating to me and my dog, always easy to find, and always a joy to see. They’ll be back in my coverts in a...
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Chasing woodcock with my girl…
Pointing a Spring Woodcock Puck and I finally found some time to get out and chase some woodcock. The birds have been back in the area for a several weeks now, and finding a few them always marks the...
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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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