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September 20 - 22, 2024

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Eagle River, Wisconsin

Are you interested in grouse and woodcock hunting, but not sure where to start? Grouse Camp is the event for you! RGS & AWS staff, members and partners will be on-site and ready to introduce you to the grouse woods. Expect opportunities for mentored hunting, how-to demonstrations and new connections.

Event Ticket Includes:

  • Friday Northwoods BBQ Dinner; Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner; Sunday Breakfast and Lunch
  • Friday and Saturday Campfire Socials
  • Saturday and Sunday Seminars
  • Saturday Cooking Demonstration and Whiskey Tasting (After the Hunt has Concluded)
  • Saturday and Sunday Mentored Hunting
  • One Box of Shotgun Shells
  • Goodie Bag

Area Pet Friendly Lodging:

  • Hiawatha Lodge & Resort: (888) 479-4442
  • Days Inn by Wyndham Eagle River: (715) 477-7025
  • Edgewater Inn & Cottages: (715) 479-4011
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Itinerary:

FRIDAY – 9/20
5 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – Arrival and Registration
6:45 p.m. – Welcome and Camp Kick Off
7 p.m. – Northwoods BBQ
8:30 p.m. – Campfire and Social

 

Saturday Morning – 9/21
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Breakfast Buffet

Mentees 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Seminars and Demonstrations

11:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Hunting in the Field (Bagged Lunch Provided)

 

Mentors 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Seminars and Demonstrations

11:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Hunting in the Field (Bagged Lunch Provided)

 

Saturday Evening – 9/22
All Attendees 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Camp Check In – Bird Sexing/Aging
6:30 p.m. – Cooking Demo & Appetizers
7:30 p.m. – Dinner and Raffles
8:15 p.m. – Whiskey Tasting, Social Hour and Live Music
9:30 p.m. – Campfire and Social

 

Sunday Morning 9/24
All Attendees 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Breakfast Buffet
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Hunting in the Field (Bagged Lunch Provided)
1 p.m. – Event Concludes

Thank You Grouse Camp 2024 Sponsors!

INFORMATION

Participation in the NGWH is by invitation only. The NGWH Coordinating Committee, including RGS staff and Grand Rapids Chapter officers, extend guest invitations. We offer this opportunity to 50 two-person teams (for a total of 100 hunters).

Registration fees are $3,000 per team, $1,500 per individual, or $625 for a Non-Hunting Partner.

Please secure your spot as soon as possible! Hunt openings are filled on a “first come, first served basis,” and payment holds your spot. If all spaces have been filled when your registration is received, your registration fee will be refunded. Please complete either the individual or team registration form and return it with all necessary fees to ensure timely processing.

Online registration is preferred:
https://www.uplandstore.org/products/ngwh?invitation

Reservation and payment can also be mailed to:

Ruffed Grouse Society
100 High Tower Boulevard, Suite 101
Pittsburgh, PA 15205  

If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, please contact Tracy Greene at (412) 203-4104, or TracyG@RuffedGrouseSociety.org

The NGWH is held annually near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, an area renowned for its beautiful forests and lakes. Each fall, we host the hunt to gain support for habitat conservation and to unite conservationists in our mission to steward our forests and wildlife.

The beautiful Timberlake Lodge serves as the official headquarters for the NGWH. The Timberlake is known for its fine gourmet cuisine and friendly service. Lodging isn’t included with your registration, and all NGWH participants must make their own reservations. Be sure to mention you’re attending the Ruffed Grouse Society’s National Grouse and Woodcock Hunt to receive a discounted room rate.

Timberlake Lodge Hotel | 144 SE 17th Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744

Reservations (866) 800-2200 | Phone (218) 326-2600 | Email Info@TimberlakeLodgeHotel.com

There are also neighboring hotel options:
IM Hotel by Timberlake | 1702 S Pokegama Ave, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 | Reservations (218) 327-1108

AmericInn by Wyndham Grand Rapids | 1812 S Pokegama Ave, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 | Reservations (888) 312-2398

Food and beverages are provided for most of the Hunt and are included as part of registration fees, with the exception of Tuesday’s dinner and Wednesday’s breakfast and lunch. Late-night cocktails aren’t included in your fees but can be purchased in the TimberLake lounge. 

Grand Rapids is approximately 90 miles northwest of Duluth and 175 miles north of Minneapolis-St. Paul. It’s accessed from Duluth via U.S. Route 2 and Minneapolis via U.S. Route 169. Driving time from Duluth is 1 ½ hours, and 3 ½ hours from Minneapolis.        

The Grand Rapids Airport is approximately one mile from the Timberlake Lodge and is equipped to handle private jet aircraft only. Commercial flights are available into Hibbing (30 miles), Bemidji (65 miles), Duluth (80 miles), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (175 miles).

Thursday and Friday are designated hunting periods. Some hunters also elect to stay after the event for hunting on their own. Although RGS doesn’t provide guides and dogs for these extended stays, talk with your RGS staff contact to find out who else might be sticking around.

A Minnesota non-resident small game license costs approximately $102.00 (A 72-hour license is $75.00). License fees aren’t included with your Hunt cost, and you must obtain your own hunting license. License agents are located near the facility or can be purchased easily online at: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/hunting/index.html

A guide is provided to all NGWH participants (one per team), and guides with dogs are available for participants not bringing a dog, or those whose dog can’t hunt the entire two days. Guests with hunting dogs are encouraged to bring them, and they’re permitted indoors at the TimberLake Lodge. Just be sure to let us know when you submit your registration. 

Two boxes of 25 shells are provided to each hunter. Additional shells may be purchased locally. Participants should bring their own shotguns (small, lightweight upland models with skeet, improved and modified chokes recommended). 

Temperature range can vary during early October (from snow to mid-70s), so we advise being prepared for both. Waterproof hunting boots, brush pants and/or chaps are recommended. Per Minnesota state hunting regulations, hunters must wear blaze orange from the waist up.  

Grouse and woodcock harvested by NGWH participants are cleaned, frozen and packaged for transport home. Birds can also be properly prepared whole for eventual mounting, if requested.

  1. Participants must be Life Sponsors or become Life Sponsors of The Ruffed Grouse Society or American Woodcock Society.
  2. Hunters will obey the rules of safe gun handling and courteously but firmly insist that others who hunt with them do the same.
  3. Participants must have a Minnesota Small Game License, obey all game laws and regulations and insist that their companions do likewise.
  4. Hunters will support conservation efforts, ensuring healthy forests and abundant wildlife for current and future generations.
  5. Each team of hunters will be assigned one hunting area on the first day and a different hunting area on the second.
  6. A guide will accompany each team. The guide is along to coordinate the hunt, record data and provide/handle dogs (if needed).
  7. Two-person teams may use any dog(s) as desired.
  8. Hunters and guides must wear blaze orange hats, coats and/or vests, etc. In addition, hunters and guides must wear protective eyeglasses.
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