It won’t be long before it’s time for us to think about New Year’s resolutions. Personally, I’ve never really taken this practice very seriously, but I know a lot of […]
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GROUSE CAMP TOUR STARTS TODAY!
NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND 2017 GROUSE CAMP TOUR October 21 – 29 #grousecamptour “There is an old New England saying to the effect that if you give a man […]
WHY WE HUNT: Member Christian Fichtel, North Carolina
“To those devoid of imagination, a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.” ~ Aldo Leopold I’ve always believed that hunting should […]
WHY WE HUNT, Member Drew Phipps
” . . . it is disturbing to me that there are so few grouse left in the woods here. I often wonder if I will be the last person […]
WHY WE HUNT, Member Jim Gray
I might have arrived late to the grouse hunting scene, but I am determined to do everything I can to “pay it forward” and leave it in better shape than […]
THE LITTLE THINGS – EDITOR NOTE
The thought of losing the little things we love about grouse and woodcock hunting reveals truly what’s at stake for the future of our sporting traditions if we don’t strive […]
WHY WE HUNT, Member Noah Smith
The sun was making its way across a high top in the Nantahala Mountains, and the first rays of light hit the frozen windshield of my truck. The thoughts of […]
Risk and Reward for the American Woodcock
Risk and Reward for the American Woodcock: the Energy Balance of an Early Migrant in a Late-Winter Storm By Andy Weik, RGS & AWS Regional Wildlife Biologist In the snowy […]
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 […]
Coming soon . . . Ruffed Grouse Society Summer Magazine
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