” . . . 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 […]
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WHY WE HUNT, Member Morgan Wolfe
” . . . 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 […]
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 Don Mallicoat
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 […]
WHY WE HUNT, Member Payton Gunby
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 […]
WHY WE HUNT, Member Stephen Faust
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]