Robert Nortman was raised in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for his B.S. in forestry management. Roberts career history includes being an arborist […]
RGS & AWS Hires Luke Fredricks as Forestry Technician on the Ottawa National Forest
Luke Fredricks grew up in rural Michigan, along the border of Ohio and Indiana. After high school, he moved to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to further his education. After earning a […]
RGS & AWS’ Covers Magazine Wins 2024 Pinnacle and APEX Awards
The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) received two Professional Outdoor Media Association’s (POMA) 2023 Outstanding Achievement awards in the “Magazine Complete – Print” and “Wildlife […]
USFWS to Expand Public Hunting Opportunities Nationwide, RGS & AWS Commends Proposal
(Aug. 1, 2024) – Expanded hunting and fishing opportunities, including some ruffed grouse hunting, have been announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on 12 national wildlife refuges located […]
RGS & AWS Ottawa National Forest Achievements/Current Work Supported by Copper Country Chapter AWS
Photo by Bruno Guerrero on Unsplash Contact Seth Finkle RGS & AWS Western UP Public Lands Coordinatorsethf@ruffedgrousesociety.org or Luke Fredricks, Forestry Technician Ottawa National Forest lukef@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Ruffed grouse drumming counts up in northern and central Wisconsin regions, down in southwestern
The annual ruffed grouse drumming survey found higher drum counts in the north and central regions but lower counts in the southwest compared to 2023. Read the original article on […]
The Impact of Active Aspen Grove Management on Ruffed Grouse Habitat in the Lake States
We The Forest, in partnership with the Federal Forest Resource Coalition, explores how Aspen Grove management helps the habitat and ruffed grouse vitality. The Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock […]
RGS & AWS Reiterates Importance of Sustainable Forestry to Healthy Wildlife Habitat as Forest Service Considers Management Approach
(June 24, 2024) – As the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) evaluates its management approaches relative to old-growth and mature forests, the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society is underscoring […]
MICHIGAN: Senate Bill 860: A Bill to Amend 1994 PA 451
PDF FILE- LETTER: Senate Bill 860: A Bill to Amend 1994 PA 451 June 18, 2024 Subject: Senate Bill 860: A Bill to Amend 1994 PA 451 Dear Senate Committee […]
RGS & AWS Surveys Membership: Conservation, Military Service, Dogs Seize Spotlight
In its first membership-wide survey since 2018, the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) revealed a membership that values conservation, serves in the military at rates […]
