Up against an endangered listing, how can we help ruffed grouse in Indiana? Ruffed grouse used to be present across the Indiana landscape, but now they could be joining the […]
Ecology
Winter Grouse Hunting Strategies – RGS
Things to consider before your next winter grouse hunt. Here in Wisconsin, the snow is deep, and the winds are howling, and we have settled in for the winter. However, […]
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 […]
Jon Steigerwaldt and Jared Elm featured on Project Upland Podcast – RGS
Listen | Project Upland Podcast #84 Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) biologist Jon Steigerwaldt along with RGS forest wildlife specialist, Jared Elm joined host Nick Larson on a recent episode of […]
The Importance of Alders for Grouse and Woodcock
Exploring Our Love (and Hatred) of Alder Thickets Maybe in your grouse hunting career, you’ve explored the edges of a tangled alder swamp while looking for birds. You’ve quite possibly […]
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 […]
Shell Appalachia awards Susquehanna River Valley chapter $25,000 grant for Pennsylvania habitat project
Shell Appalachia has awarded the Susquehanna River Valley chapter a $25,000 grant in support of habitat work in Tioga State Forest designed to benefit wildlife and healthy forest regeneration. The […]
What is Highbush Cranberry (and Why Should You Care)? – RGS
How Highbush Cranberry Could Help Your Grouse Hunting Growing up in northern Minnesota, I was strictly warned as a child about which wild berries I could and could not eat […]
Finding Your Next Grouse Cover – RGS
Know Your Grouse Cover You have waited all year for grouse season to arrive. Like many, you have your gear, maybe a new shotgun and shells, and the dog is […]
Ruffed Grouse Habitat | Cost Share Planting for Private Landowners
How You Can Improve Grouse Habitat on Your Property I’ve always loved the idea of leaving a legacy. Not for fame or glory, by any means, but for something simpler. […]
