The Grouse Woods

The Grouse Woods at Red Gate Farm is a private hunting and fishing club operated by the Connolly family in Temple, New Hampshire. Founded on Martin Connolly's vision to create traditional hunting grounds, the preserve has been a licensed NH hunting preserve since 1987 and remains anchored in family values and good sportsmanship.

Unlike tower shoots or European-style operations, The Grouse Woods specializes in traditional field hunting only. The landscape tells the story: restored colonial-era farmland transformed into natural upland bird habitat featuring rocky ground, oak ridges, bogs, brambles, and weed-grown meadows. Low cover in summer transitions to high cover in winter, creating ideal conditions year-round.

"Walking these trails is like boarding a time machine. The work of several generations of farmers is unmistakable, reflected in the rocky ground and hinted at in wood decays, iron rust, and cellar holes."

• •In-season game (with NH license):
• •Ruffled Grouse
• •Woodcock
• •Pheasant (Hungarian and Chukar Partridge)
• •Ring-necked Pheasant

Hunt on your own or with experienced guides and exceptional gun dogs. Members get early-season accessibility and a long hunting window from September through March.

• •Unlimited 7-day hunting access (limited membership = no crowding)
• •Several hundred acres of varied terrain
• •Experienced guides available
• •Dog training with live birds year-round
• •Short-term and long-term dog kenneling at the farm or Pondview Kennels
• •Warm lodge and clubhouse for gatherings
• •Bird cleaning and freezing service

The club enforces strict safety procedures: walk-up hunting only, hunting parties limited to 4 people with maximum 2 loaded guns in the field at any time. The Connolly family manages the property as environmental custodians, maintaining logging roads and supporting native game populations.

Planned improvements include a modernized, larger dog kennel facility and expanded gathering space for members.