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August 9, 2018
For Immediate Release
Coraopolis, Pa. – The Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society (RGS/AWS) provided testimony regarding the proposed early closure of the Wisconsin ruffed grouse hunting season at the August 8, 2018 Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting in Green Bay through David Moore, RGS/AWS Board Chairman.
[Read more…] about RGS & AWS Provide Testimony Regarding Proposed Early Closure of WI Ruffed Grouse Season06/14/18
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June 14, 2018
For Immediate Release
Coraopolis, Pa. – The Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society (RGS/AWS) announced the selection of Benjamin C. Jones as their new President and Chief Executive Officer. Following the planned retirement of then President and CEO John Eichinger, the Board of Directors began an exhaustive national search to find his replacement, and Ben emerged as a leader in science-based conservation.
[Read more…] about Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society Welcome Benjamin C. Jones as New President and CEO03/06/18
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451 McCormick Rd
Coraopolis PA 15108
412-262-4044
Coraopolis, PA – The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) was honored to maintain a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. The 4-star rating is a result of RGS continuing to maintain sound fiscal management practices and a commitment to accountability and transparency in efforts to preserve sporting traditions by creating healthy forest habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and many other forest wildlife species.
[Read more…] about Ruffed Grouse Society Maintains 4-Star Charity Rating
By Matt Soberg, RGS & AWS Editor & Director of Communications
Now is your window to help RGS & AWS create healthy forests and increase the voice for the future of grouse and woodcock – New member drive ends April 1!
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I was flying to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Ruffed Grouse Society headquarters, watching a movie on my smartphone through the GoGo entertainment app offered by Delta, when I heard a character say, “Give me a window, that’s all I need.”
[Read more…] about EDITOR NOTE: GIVE ME A WINDOW . . . That’s all I need . . .12/20/17
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RGS in the News
The original article Teaming up to save the Grizzled Skipper, by Kristen Beverage-Doss, The Pocohantus Times at https://pocahontastimes.com/around-the-forest/ was posted December 13, 2017.
CAT 299D, donated by RGS, in operation in West Virginia. Photo courtesy WVDNR
A focus on simple gateways to grouse hunting can recruit our next generation of hunters.
By Matt Soberg, RGS/AWS Editor & Director of Communications
We always hear about perceived barriers to entry purportedly inherent in grouse and woodcock hunting. “There are no birds around, and it’s hard to find them. The cover is so thick, too hard and strenuous. When you do find birds, the shots are impossible. Guns are intimidating, and I don’t know how to train a bird dog.” Blah, blah, blah.
Grouse hunting is not that scary. Trust me.
[Read more…] about GROUSE AND WOODCOCK HUNTING GATEWAYS06/29/17
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
June 29, 2017
Coraopolis, PA – The Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society (RGS/AWS) were honored to receive a recent 2017 APEX Award for Publication Excellence in the “Magazine Series” category for the 2016 Spring, Summer and Fall Hunting Special Edition issues of the Ruffed Grouse Society magazine. The award, given in the print magazines and journals section, marks the seventh consecutive year RGS/AWS has received an APEX award.
[Read more…] about Ruffed Grouse Society Wins 2017 APEX Award for Publication ExcellenceCONNECTING 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 . . .
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.
[Read more…] about What is it like to watch a drummer?10/18/16
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RGS in the News (Michigan Department of Natural Resources bulletin)
Oct. 3, 2016
Contact: Clay Buchanan, 517-614-0918 or Chip Kosloski, 517-284-5965
The DNR’s Wildlife Habitat Grant program aims to improve game species habitat.
The Grand Traverse Conservation District, a previous grant recipient,
used grant funds for a project that provided food and habitat for wildlife
by developing early successional forests, creating a small wetland
and planting mast-producing trees in Grand Traverse County.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced the recipients of the 2016 Wildlife Habitat Grants. A total of $933,892 was awarded to various conservation organizations, units of government, landowners and nonprofit organizations for projects to be completed by Sept. 30, 2018.
[Read more…] about 2016 Wildlife Habitat Grant recipients announcedOff-season scouting can lead to important clues and fall success in the grouse woods, and NOW is the time to go!
Watching a male ruffed grouse drum his spring beat from less than 20 yards away is quite the surreal experience, especially considering we barely see a glimpse of them post flush in the fall as they dodge young trees toward their escape route.
[Read more…] about Scout Spring Drummers & Find Fall Covers
