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RGS Recognized as 4-Star Charity

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02/27/17
Media Contact:
Matt Soberg
(218) 232-6227
editor@ruffedgrousesociety.org

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Ruffed Grouse Society Recognized as 4-Star Charity

PRESS RELEASE

451 McCormick Rd

Coraopolis PA 15108

412-262-4044 

For Immediate Release

February 8, 2017

Coraopolis, PA – The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) was recently honored with a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. The 4-star rating is a result of RGS maintaining sound fiscal management practices and a commitment to accountability and transparency in its efforts to preserve our sporting traditions by creating healthy forest habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and many other forest wildlife species.

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THEY SAID IT! . . . Best Quotes from the Spring RGS Magazine

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THEY SAID IT! . . . Best Quotes from the Spring RGS Magazine

By Matt Soberg

Are you an upland hunter?  Bird dog owner? Shotgun lover?

Have you become afflicted by the grouse and woodcock hunting addiction? Do you care about the future of our sporting traditions?

If you answer “yes” to any of the above, the Ruffed Grouse Society magazine is a must see – a one stop shop for everything grouse and woodcock hunting and forest habitat conservation – hunting tips, bird dog info, gun reviews, book reviews, cooking recipes, classic hunting stories, habitat management information . . . the list goes on and on.

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2017 Wisconsin Drummer Fund Projects

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02/24/17

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PRESS RELEASE

451 McCormick Rd

Coraopolis PA 15108

412-262-4044

For Immediate Release

Ruffed Grouse Society Provides Record $119,227 to Improve Wildlife Habitat and Hunter Access in Wisconsin

Coraopolis, PA – The Ruffed Grouse Society and its sister organization, the American Woodcock Society, are pleased to provide $119,227 to support 18 outstanding projects in Wisconsin that will enhance habitat for young forest wildlife and increase hunter access to prime hunting areas. Partners will bring an additional $199,811 to complete these projects resulting in over $319,000 in forest habitat improvements during 2017. Over 1,789 acres will be enhanced directly; funds used to support expanded landowner outreach efforts and forest access road improvements will indirectly support habitat improvements on thousands of additional acres.  Over 88 miles of hunter walking trails will also be created or enhanced with these funds.  To accomplish these projects, RGS/AWS will partner with the United States Forest Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin County Forests Association, Class ACT Charter School in Park Falls, Price, Eau Claire, Langlade and Marinette counties, and the city of Merrill. 

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What is it like to watch a drummer?

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CONNECTING THE DOTS . . . From Habitat to Hunting

By Matt Soberg, RGS & AWS Editor & Director of Communications

This is what it’s like to watch a spring drummer connect the dots from habitat to hunting . . .

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I lifted my Kromer above my left ear thinking I had heard a faint rustle of leaves down the hill from my strategically placed location. I set my Thermos cup of coffee onto the ground’s newly-green, late-April shoots and leaned my head forward toward one of the opened blind windows for a better vantage point. Sure enough, my ears were right . . . the pitter-patter of small feet traipsing across the forest floor was getting closer . . . and louder . . . and closer.

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President’s Message – And Now It’s Our Turn . . .

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President's Message
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Every four years, the confluence of hunting season and the national general election causes me to think about our freedom, democracy and our passion for hunting grouse and woodcock that we so deeply cherish. I think about this in two ways: 1) we hunt grouse and woodcock because we can, and 2) we hunt grouse and woodcock because someone was there to help us get started.

We often hear that hunting is a privilege – which it is. We often hear that the percentage of hunters in North America is in decline – which it is. What many do not realize is that there is more recreational hunting in North America, and more hunters afield, than practically anywhere else in the world.

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