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Mark Parman

Bird-In-Hand | A Ruffed Grouse Hunting Essay by Mark Parman

September 17, 2020 by Mark Parman

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 […]

Filed Under: Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, hunting, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society

A Winter Grouse Hunt in Wisconsin – RGS

January 20, 2020 by Mark Parman

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 […]

Filed Under: Hunting, Read Tagged With: ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, winter, Wisconsin

A Working Forest is Not Lacking in Wildness – RGS

December 19, 2019 by Mark Parman

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 […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Hunting, Read, Western Great Lakes, Working Forests Model Tagged With: Read, Wisconsin

Ruffed Grouse Hunting with a County Forester

December 10, 2019 by Mark Parman

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 […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Hunting, Read Tagged With: american woodcock, conservation, forestry, habitat management, ruffed grouse, Wisconsin

Working Forests are Local and Sustainable.

December 4, 2019 by Mark Parman

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 […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Read Tagged With: american woodcock, conservation, habitat, healthy forests, ruffed grouse

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