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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY Maybe it is just that I have gotten a little older, but during the last grouse season it seemed birds flushed and accelerated away from me a lot faster than ever before. Of course, if … Continue reading
Posted in Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized, Videos
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, birds, conservation, dogs, Grouse, Grouse Camp Tour, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, guns, hunting, hunting dogs, rgs, rgs magazine, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, technology, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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2016 RGS GROUSE CAMP TOUR – North Carolina & Georgia
North Carolina/Georgia RGS chapters are striving to ensure national forests are properly managed in the Southern Appalachian Region to preserve our grouse hunting traditions for future generations. The famed conservationist Aldo Leopold once said, “We shall never achieve harmony with … Continue reading
Posted in Grouse Camp Tour, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, appalachia, bird dogs, bird hunting, conservation, dog, dogs, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, habitat management, hunting, mountains, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, southern appalachia, tree, trees, upland, upland hunting, uplands, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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2016 GROUSE CAMP TOUR – Virginia/Tennessee
Virginia/Tennessee Grouse/woodcock hunters are speaking for the wildlife that cannot speak for themselves – influencing forest management on public lands. Only partially down the Tennessee mountain trail, Parker Street, of the Appalachian Highlands RGS Chapter, pointed to some Rhododendron sandwiched … Continue reading
Posted in Grouse Camp Tour, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized
Tagged advocacy, american woodcock, bird dogs, camp, dogs, english setters, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse camp, Grouse Camp Tour, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, healthy forests, hunting, management, pointing dogs, ruffed grouse, setters, Woodcock
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2016 RGS GROUSE CAMP TOUR – Monterey, Virginia
RGS 2016 GROUSE CAMP TOUR – Monterey, Virginia The Birthplace of the Ruffed Grouse Society Walking down the short main street of Monterey, Virginia, a small mountain town in the northwestern part of the state, it would be difficult to … Continue reading
Posted in Grouse Camp Tour, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, appalachia, bird dogs, bird hunting, conservation, dog, dogs, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, habitat management, hunting, mountains, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, southern appalachia, tree, trees, upland, upland hunting, uplands, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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Anyone Can Be A Grouse Hunter
No cookie-cutter template exists to define a grouse hunter. You don’t have to shoot a double-barrel side-by-side, run an English setter, and wear brand new gear to be a grouse hunter. If you do . . . great! But grouse … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Hunting, Uncategorized
Tagged bird dogs, dogs, Grouse, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, guns, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, upland hunting
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Why We Hunt, with Member A.J. DeRosa
We are living in a golden age of the grouse woods. I no longer see the ruffed grouse of the past, but a culture of today – young and old, dedicated and committed to their calling and never so focused … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Why We Hunt
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, dogs, firearms, Grouse, grouse dogs, grouse guns, grouse hunting, gun dogs, guns, hunt, hunting, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, Why We Hunt, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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Why We Hunt, with Member Tom Keer
Our hats look like oil pans, our favorite vests have more patches and thread than original cloth, and while we may be late to supper, we are never late for opening day. Anything done in moderation shows a lack of … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Hunting, Uncategorized, Why We Hunt
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, bird hunting, birds, firearms, Grouse, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, guns, hunt, hunting, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shooting, upland, upland hunting, uplands, Why We Hunt, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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Why We Hunt, with Member Dave Veldman
To this day, some of my best memories in the upland woods come from hunting with those there for nothing more than the fun and camaraderie that came with a fall day in the grouse woods. As I am now … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Hunting, Uncategorized, Why We Hunt
Tagged bird dogs, dogs, Grouse, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, guns, hunting, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, Why We Hunt
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Women’s Intro to Wingshooting
The Women’s Intro to Wingshooting is a new RGS & AWS program designed to introduce women into upland hunting with the pilot program currently ongoing in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Take a moment and think about why you hunt and who … Continue reading
Posted in Hunting, Mentored Hunting
Tagged grouse hunting, guns, hunting, mentor, mentored hunt, shooting, shotguns, sporting clays, trap shooting, woman, women, women in outdoors
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Book Review – A Grouse Hunter’s Almanac
A GROUSE HUNTER’S ALMANAC The Other Kind of Hunting By Mark Parman Published 2010 – University of Wisconsin Press Mark Parman has been a longtime contributor of classic grouse and woodcock hunting stories to the Ruffed Grouse Society magazine. A … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Gear Reviews, Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology
Tagged american woodcock, bird dogs, book, book review, book reviews, dog, dogs, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, hunting, literature, reading, ruffed grouse, upland, upland hunting, uplands, Woodcock, writing
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