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Why We Hunt, with Member Dave Veldman

July 25, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

To this day, some of my best memories in the upland woods come from hunting with those there for nothing more than the fun and camaraderie that came with a fall day in the grouse woods. 

As I am now peering on the dawn of my 20th season in the grouse woods, I have a great deal on which to look back and be thankful.  I didn’t grow up in a hunting family.  I did have the fortune of being raised with trips to the family farm which fostered my appreciation for the great outdoors.  Once I was old enough to take the hunters safety course, I took it upon myself to find friends and others to enable my time in the woods.  Heck, I didn’t see my first grouse till I was 15 years old, and even then, I wasn’t entirely sure at what I had shot.  I was out alone squirrel hunting, and when the bird flushed, I instinctively mounted my Mossberg 500 20-gauge pump and pulled the trigger.  The bird hadn’t flown too far, and somehow I connected.  I had seen pictures, but at the time, it was just one more animal to fill the day’s bag.  I had no real appreciation for the what, when and where finesse of chasing ol’ ruff.

All Rights Reserved Copyright David Veldman 2015
All Rights Reserved Copyright David Veldman 2015
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Why We Hunt, with Member Perry Masotti

July 20, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Ruff remains my favorite quarry . . . wherever he is found, though, the constant is that he is usually a more than worthy adversary. There is a shrewdness to a seasoned drummer – he can beat you.

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My name is Perry Masotti. I did not grow up in a hunting family. I was attracted to hunting by reading outdoors magazines as a kid. In particular, I wanted to get a dog to hunt grouse (I had never heard of woodcock) as I loved the partnership aspect of it. I cannot imagine hunting without a dog. I had shot ruffs over the years, but I began to hunt ruff in earnest when I got my first pointing dog in the 90s. Since retiring from my work as a psychotherapist in public mental health in 2012, I have been hunting extensively for wild upland birds and waterfowl across North America. However, Ruff remains my favorite quarry. There is a shrewdness to a seasoned drummer – he can beat you.

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Filed Under: Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: grouse hunting, hunting story, member authored, Why We Hunt, woodcock hunting

Staff Meeting & Info Updates

June 13, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

RGS and AWS staff and their dogs convened at headquarters in Pittsburgh last week to plan for the future of habitat programs, membership, events and communications.

STAFF MEETING

RGS and AWS staff and some of their grouse dogs convened at headquarters near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last week to plan for the future of habitat programs, membership initiatives, events and communications. Numerous presentations and break-out sessions allow staff to collaborate planning at the national level and also specific to their regions. Biologists, regional directors and headquarters staff are able to meet and plan in-person and brainstorm ways to create and implement more effective and efficient programs that enhance healthy forests that support abundant wildlife and preserve our sporting traditions for future generations.

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Filed Under: News, Read Tagged With: abundant wildlife, american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, biologist, bird dogs, bird hunting, dogs, forest, forests, Grouse, grouse dogs, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, healthy forests, hunting, hunting dogs, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotgun, sporting traditions, upland, upland hunting, uplands, wildlife, Woodcock, young forest

SHOT Show Product Updates

February 2, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

RGS staff review product updates from the 2016 SHOT Show in Las Vegas

BROWNING A5 SWEET SIXTEEN

This new shotgun by Browning will bring back memories of your grandfather’s bird-hunting icon, the Browning A5. The Sweet Sixteen’s humpback profile has been well-known for decades, and this new-and-improved version will be very trendy and attractive with today’s upland hunters. This gun is available with 26 and 28-inch barrels, F, M and IC chokes included, less than 6 pounds in average weight and retails at $1,699.99. www.browning.com

Browning’s Scott Grange promotes the A5 Sweet Sixteen at the 2016 SHOT Show.

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