Katie and Jason (mostly) found a side benefit to the rising temperature here at the kennel, the snow was perfect for rolling a snowman.  The snow, extremely cold temperatures (-23 F. the other morning) have pretty much put an end to the grouse hunting here in Northern New Hampshire although the actual season doesn’t end […]

In summer and early fall of 2011 Tony Bly and I were working a bunch of dogs trying to get them ready for the fall wild bird trials.  I had Wild Apple Jack and Wild Apple Deuce.  Tony had Stokely’s Ginger B,  Stokely’s Kir B, and John Bilodeau’s Mr. Ted Stokely.  It was a pretty […]

In the 26 years I’ve bird hunting here in Northern New Hampshire, I have always considered any days we could run dogs in December as bonus days.  The earliest we’ve been shut of the woods was one year when it snowed about 10″ on Veteran’s Day and we didn’t see bare ground again until well […]

One of the most interesting aspects of grouse hunting is where you find them at different times during the season or even during the different hours of the day.  The first and last hunts of a day are usually the best for grouse as they feed before and after a night’s roosting in a fir […]