The early morning woods were still and silent as the sunlight struggled to penetrate the still dense tree canopy. The same sun that rose two hours earlier a few weeks ago, and would have been blazingly hot, now dimly lit the forest floor, muting the kaleidoscope of colors of the mountains of leaves that had dropped off of the tree branches above.
Remembering Nugget
Written by: Mike HaiderPine Island, MN This is a story about a dog. A dog that became a member of our family and sometimes a friend of mine while hunting. […]
Dad’s Double Junk Yard Grouse
Written by: George W. CleverClemmons, NC Junkyard Grouse Hunt Every place we hunted grouse in the 1950s had a name we bestowed on the land. One of our favorite grouse […]
Three Little Partridges
Written by: David MotesPlymouth, MN Three little partridges/sitting in a tree/F-L-U-S-H…? No, that didn’t work. F-L-Y- ? …nope. Three little partridges/sitting in a tree/making an ass out of Ollie and […]
Lost but Found
Written by: Darlene OstroskyTorrington, CT I had a gut feeling I was being overly confident. It didn’t help this was my first time out since bird season opened 2 weeks […]
To Flush a King
Written by: Jacob JablonskiWilton, NH The morning is crisp, the woods are quiet, and it’s the calm before the storm. The King has emerged from his log palace to survey […]
The Scout-Plate “RUFF”
Written by: Anthony ConteManhasset, New York Buzz-Buzz – five AM- My Westclox alarm rang right on time. I was about to begin what I hoped would be an exciting and […]
The Future of Conservation: Interagency Partners Work in Tandem to Protect Multiple Species
In the mountains of West Virginia, three agencies are setting an example by joining forces to benefit upland birds and aquatic species. A podcast on Project Upland by Jacob Lam, […]
Purely Dogs – Prepare for the Worst
by Lisa Price Never before did I prepare for the worst things to happen, but then a couple of them did, and I upped my game. There are oodles of […]
Out of Balance
by Tim Flanigan The Ruffed Grouse Society was just 15 years old in 1976 when I attended the Society’s annual meeting in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The audience included the “whose-who” […]
