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Ohio DNR Proposes Changes to Ruffed Grouse Hunting Season – RGS

January 21, 2020 by Ruffed Grouse Society

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Proposed Ohio ruffed grouse hunting season changes. Following the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Wildlife Council meeting on January 16, 2020 the Ohio Division of Wildlife has recommended the […]

Filed Under: Action Alert, Conservation Policy, Read Tagged With: conservation, forest management, Ohio, ruffed, ruffed grouse society

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

The Downfall of New Jersey Grouse Hunting – RGS

December 18, 2019 by Joel Penkala

Emergency closure of the New Jersey grouse hunting season. On July 17th the Fish and Game Council of New Jersey voted for an emergency closure of the ruffed grouse season […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Hunting, Mid-Atlantic, Read Tagged With: conservation, forest management, habitat management, Mid-Atlantic, new jersey, ruffed grouse

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

What is Highbush Cranberry (and Why Should You Care)? – RGS

October 24, 2019 by Ryan Lisson

How Highbush Cranberry Could Help Your Grouse Hunting Growing up in northern Minnesota, I was strictly warned as a child about which wild berries I could and could not eat […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Read Tagged With: forest management, Grouse, grouse habitat, highbush cranberry

Ruffed Grouse Habitat | Cost Share Planting for Private Landowners

September 13, 2019 by Ryan Lisson

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How You Can Improve Grouse Habitat on Your Property I’ve always loved the idea of leaving a legacy. Not for fame or glory, by any means, but for something simpler. […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Read Tagged With: conservation, cost share, forest management, grouse habitat, habitat, private lands, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, upland bird

Why Fire is So Important for Wildlife and Habitat

July 12, 2019 by Ryan Lisson

Looking Back on Fire History to See the Future What’s the first thing most people think about when they hear the word fire? It often has a bad reputation as […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Read Tagged With: conservation, forest management, forestry, habitat management, prescribed fire, ruffed grouse, wildland fire, Woodcock

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

WHY WE HUNT: Member Christian Fichtel, North Carolina

August 25, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

“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 […]

Filed Under: Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, appalachians, aws, forest habitat, forest management, Grouse, grouse hunting, hunt, hunting, north american model of conservation, north carolina, rgs, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, southern appalachian, theodore roosevelt, upland hunting, why I hunt, Why We Hunt, Woodcock, woodcock hunting, young forests

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