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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

Okay, so it’s public . . . Now what?

August 9, 2017 by Brent Rudolph

By Brent A. Rudolph, Ph.D., RGS & AWS Director of Conservation Policy RGS and AWS are among the most passionate organizations defending the overall benefits of public lands, but we […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Hunting, Read, Wildlife Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, aws, conservation, forest, forest conservation, habitat, national monuments, public lands, rgs, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, secretary of interior, young forest habitat, zinke

THE LITTLE THINGS – EDITOR NOTE

June 29, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

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 […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, forest, forest habitat, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, habitat, rgs, rgs magazine, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, ruffed grouse society magazine, Woodcock, woodcock hunting, young forest habitat

WHY WE HUNT, Member Payton Gunby

May 31, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

I grouse hunt because it’s in my DNA. Surprisingly, it doesn’t have to be passed down through genetics. Take a stroll through the grouse woods and you might find it […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, aws, bird dogs, bird hunting, dogs, forest, forests, Grouse, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, habitat, hunting, national forests, rgs, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, upland hunting, Woodcock, woodcock hunting, 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

2016 RGS GROUSE CAMP TOUR – North Carolina & Georgia

November 21, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

North Carolina/Georgia RGS chapters are striving to ensure national forests are properly managed in the Southern Appalachian Region to preserve our grouse hunting traditions for future generations. The famed conservationist […]

Filed Under: Grouse Camp Tour, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, appalachia, bird dogs, bird hunting, conservation, dog, dogs, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, habitat management, hunting, mountains, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, southern appalachia, tree, trees, upland, upland hunting, uplands, Woodcock, woodcock hunting

2016 GROUSE CAMP TOUR – Virginia/Tennessee

November 15, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Virginia/Tennessee Grouse/woodcock hunters are speaking for the wildlife that cannot speak for themselves – influencing forest management on public lands. Only partially down the Tennessee mountain trail, Parker Street, of […]

Filed Under: Grouse Camp Tour, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized Tagged With: advocacy, american woodcock, bird dogs, camp, dogs, english setters, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse camp, Grouse Camp Tour, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, healthy forests, hunting, management, pointing dogs, ruffed grouse, setters, Woodcock

2016 RGS GROUSE CAMP TOUR – Monterey, Virginia

November 12, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

RGS 2016 GROUSE CAMP TOUR – Monterey, Virginia The Birthplace of the Ruffed Grouse Society Walking down the short main street of Monterey, Virginia, a small mountain town in the […]

Filed Under: Grouse Camp Tour, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, appalachia, bird dogs, bird hunting, conservation, dog, dogs, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, habitat management, hunting, mountains, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, southern appalachia, tree, trees, upland, upland hunting, uplands, Woodcock, woodcock hunting

Driftless Young Forest Symposium

August 16, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Today, the Ruffed Grouse Society brought together agency professionals from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois to focus on landscape-scale goals to enhance future young forest habitat in the Driftless Region. […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Uncategorized, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, conservation, driftless, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, habitat, healthy forests, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, Woodcock

RGS Responds to Anti-Forest Management Message

July 7, 2016 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Earlier this spring, the Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society determined at a strategic planning meeting that public resistance to scientifically sound habitat management practices was one of the […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, clear cut, clearcut, forest, forest management, forest wildlife, forests, Grouse, ruffed grouse, wildlife, Woodcock

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