Hunting, Pittsburg, NH, Tall Timber Lodge

Tall Timber Hunting

Freya admires her NH grouse! "Everyone knows ... that the autumn landscape in the north woods is the land, plus a red maple, plus a ruffed grouse. In terms of conventional physics, the grouse represents only a millionth of either the mass or the energy of an acre. Yet subtract the grouse and the whole thing is dead." - Aldo Leopold

Bird Hunting in Pittsburg offers some of the finest bird hunting in the Northeast. This area is known for its excellent grouse and woodcock hunting and the stocking of ring-necked pheasant several weekends in October introduces a new facet of game bird hunting to the north country. Woodcock can usually be hunted with success from October through early November. The alder and poplar bogs of Pittsburg provide ideal cover for our resident woodcock and "flights" of migrating woodcock from Canada make for some exciting shooting as well. Freya and a limit of NH roosters

Perhaps the most popular and challenging of all the game birds is the ruffed grouse. Pittsburg’s mixture of hardwood forests and softwood thickets make an ideal home for grouse. The forests of Pittsburg are still actively managed for timber production, making many early growth timber areas so vital to the grouse's success. With so many miles of prime grouse cover, you can opt to hunt the proven hot spots or discover your own secret covers. Whether looking for advice on finding prime areas, or just taking a hearty bagged lunch out on the trail, Tall Timber provides an exciting bird hunting experience.

Big Game Hunting in Pittsburg consists of approximately three hundred square miles of forest, wooded primarily with balsam fir, beech, cherry and birch, 90% of which is in a conservation easement between the State of New Hampshire and Lyme Timber Company. This vast, remote wilderness is open to public hunting and is accessible by logging roads, four-wheeled drive roads or afoot. An abundant supply of wild blueberries and raspberries provide tasty treats for wildlife, particularly the black bear. Browse in our area is plentiful, helping the deer grow large in a short amount of time. Two hundred pound plus bucks are common and yearling bucks average one hundred twenty five pounds, often already sporting four to six antler points. Bucks one hundred fifty pounds and up qualify for our "Tall Timber Big Buck Club". Moose hunting in New Hampshire is done by lottery. If you get lucky enough to be chosen you have a 95% chance of success due to Pittsburg’s large population of moose.

Tall Timber Lodge ~ 609 Beach Road ~ Pittsburg, NH 03592 ~ 800-83-LODGE

Email Address: Tom at Tall Timber