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WHY WE HUNT, Member Drew Phipps

July 21, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

” . . . 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 […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, appalachia, forest habitat, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, habitat, hunting, national forests, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, southern appalachia, west virginia, Woodcock, woodcock hunting, young forest habitat, young forests

WHY WE HUNT, Member Morgan Wolfe

July 12, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

” . . . and part of the reason I hunt is because I love the bonds that this sport creates. The bond between a man or woman and a […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, dogs, Grouse, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, hunting, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, Why We Hunt, Woodcock, woodcock hunting

WHY WE HUNT, Member Jim Gray

July 5, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

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 […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Grouse Camp Tour, Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, early successional forest, forest habitat, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, hunting, National forest, national forests, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, Woodcock, woodcock hunting, young forest, young forest habitat

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

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY

June 28, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY Maybe it is just that I have gotten a little older, but during the last grouse season it seemed birds flushed and accelerated away from […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Hunting, President's Message, Read Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, birds, conservation, dogs, Grouse, Grouse Camp Tour, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, guns, hunting, hunting dogs, rgs, rgs magazine, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, technology, Woodcock, woodcock hunting

WHY WE HUNT, Member Don Mallicoat

June 22, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

I don’t remember the first bird I shot. But I do remember when I knew I was a bird hunter. As a burr-headed boy of about 12, I was walking […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: bird hunting, grouse hunting, hunting, hunting dogs, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, Why We Hunt

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

WHY WE HUNT, Member Stephen Faust

May 24, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Our sport will die out if we’re not bringing in new hunters. In the sales world, we say if you’re not growing you’re dying. In the hunting world, the same […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Hunting, Mentored Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, dog, dogs, Grouse, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, hunting, hunting dogs, mentor, mentored hunt, new hunter mentor program, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, ruffed grouse society magazine, Why We Hunt, Woodcock, woodcock dogs, woodcock hunting

WHY WE HUNT, Member Noah Smith

May 17, 2017 by Ruffed Grouse Society

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 […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Hunting, Mentored Hunting, Read, Why We Hunt Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, forest habitat, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, habitat, national forests, RGS Chapters, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, ruffed grouse society magazine, shotguns, 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

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