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Grouse Ecology

The Special Relationship Between Grouse and Aspen – RGS

December 27, 2019 by Ryan Lisson

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. […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Read Tagged With: aspen, forest management, Grouse, grouse habitat

Winter Ruffed Grouse Survival – RGS

December 26, 2019 by Ann Jandernoa

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 […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Read Tagged With: forest habitat, habitat, ruffed grouse, winter

Reversing Ruffed Grouse Declines in Indiana

December 17, 2019 by Ryan Lisson

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 […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Read Tagged With: conservation, forest management, Grouse, grouse habitat, Indiana

The Importance of Alders for Grouse and Woodcock

December 5, 2019 by Ryan Lisson

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 […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Hunting, Read, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: alder, american woodcock, conservation, forest management, Grouse, grouse habitat

Minnesota DNR Reports Findings of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Ruffed Grouse

November 19, 2019 by Ruffed Grouse Society

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 […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Grouse Ecology, Read Tagged With: eastern equine encephalitis, Minnesota, ruffed grouse

Earliest Test Results of West Nile Virus Sampling in Upper Great Lakes Ruffed Grouse Now Available – RGS

October 22, 2019 by Brent Rudolph

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 […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Grouse Ecology, Read Tagged With: conservation, habitat management, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, west nile virus

What We Can Learn from Grouse Drumming Surveys

August 15, 2019 by Ryan Lisson

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 […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Read Tagged With: conservation, forest conservation, grouse habitat, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, upland bird, upland hunting, wildlife management

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: What are “Healthy Forests”?

April 18, 2018 by Ruffed Grouse Society

            “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, […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, President's Message, Read, Uncategorized, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, ecology, forest habitat, Grouse, grouse hunting, habitat, healthy forests, National forest, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, upland, upland bird, Woodcock, woodcock hunting, young forest

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – Stay Focused on Habitat

January 17, 2018 by Ruffed Grouse Society

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 […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Hunting, Read, Wildlife Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, clearcut, forest, forest habitat, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, habitat, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, upland hunting, west nile virus, Woodcock, woodcock hunting, young forest habitat, young forests

PUBLIC LANDS, ACCESS & THINKING LONG TERM

March 31, 2017 by Meadow Kouffeld

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 […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, clearcut, cutting trees, forest, forest habitat, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, habitat, hunting, public, public lands, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, Woodcock, woodcock hunting

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