A hunter’s reflection on the complexities and associated emotions of the moment we find ourselves bird-in-hand… In the closing minutes of the last day of Wisconsin’s ruffed grouse season, I […]
A Winter Grouse Hunt in Wisconsin – RGS
The sights, sounds and silence of a winter grouse hunt. On a winter grouse hunt all is quiet, save for the creaking of my snowshoe bindings and the webbing crunching […]
A Working Forest is Not Lacking in Wildness – RGS
The working forest we hunt is full of wildness and we are drawn to these special places. We make a big deal about preserving and protecting wilderness areas. Groups, such […]
Ruffed Grouse Hunting with a County Forester
A day in the grouse woods with a forestry professional. Aldo Leopold wrote in Sand County Almanac that it’s best to just tag along behind a bird dog because it […]
Working Forests are Local and Sustainable.
A Wisconsin ruffed grouse and woodcock hunter appreciates the local and sustainable nature of working forests. A few years ago, I was helping my neighbor, a contractor, frame up a […]
