Why Well-Managed Aspen is the Best Grouse Habitat If you hunt ruffed grouse on the southern fringe of its range, aspen forest may not be all that relevant to you. […]
Grouse Ecology
Winter Ruffed Grouse Survival – RGS
Examining food and cover necessary for winter grouse survival. In northern Wisconsin, winter regrouping of ruffed grouse starts to take place toward the end of October and the first part […]
Reversing Ruffed Grouse Declines in Indiana
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 […]
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 […]
Minnesota DNR Reports Findings of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Ruffed Grouse
On Monday, November 18th, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) reported results that confirmed three ruffed grouse submitted for testing were infected with Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). The grouse […]
Earliest Test Results of West Nile Virus Sampling in Upper Great Lakes Ruffed Grouse Now Available – RGS
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan Departments of Natural Resources recently announced results of the first year of coordinated West Nile Virus (WNV) sampling efforts for ruffed grouse in their state Rates […]
What We Can Learn from Grouse Drumming Surveys
What exactly does a drumming survey tell us…or not tell us? There’s something special about that feeling you get in the grouse woods in springtime – that moment when you […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: What are “Healthy Forests”?
“I have read many definitions of what is a conservationist, and written not a few myself, but I suspect that the best one is written not with a pen, […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – Stay Focused on Habitat
When I hunt grouse and woodcock next fall, I want to better clear my mind of all things occupying my thoughts . . . I want to stay focused on […]
PUBLIC LANDS, ACCESS & THINKING LONG TERM
By Meadow Kouffeld, RGS & AWS Regional Wildlife Biologist Despite the current negative state and federal climate toward public land holding, RGS and partners are working with government agencies to […]
