Vermont Grouse & Woodcock Season
VT's ruffed grouse hunting season or "partridge," is September 26 through December 31. The daily limit is four grouse with a two-day possession limit of eight. Woodcock season opens October 8 and ends November 6. The daily limit is three woodcock with a possession limit of six. Woodcock and ruffed grouse both frequent the same habitat. Look for them in alders along brooks and near beaver ponds as well as in new-growth small timber where old fields are reverting to forest. Old clear cuts near water is a great place to start.
