I spent the last two weeks in October in northern NH and central Maine. We got into lots of woodcock, but mostly in NH. We hunted covers that always seem to have an abundance of resident birds. There may have been some flight birds, but by the size and fatness of the birds and their flush patterns, we believed that most were residents. My pointer Pink pointed about 30 one day in NH. Our shooting barely put a dent in the population!!
In central Maine the last week of October, we found plenty of woodcock, but nothing compared to what we found in NH. The grouse, however, were another story. While there were many reports of grouse numbers being down in Maine, their numbers in central Maine exceeded our expectations. Many more birds than the last two years!
While not a Parker, this little Fox is a lot of fun!
