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The Role of Conservation and Fair Chase Ethics in the Future of Hunting

August 1, 2025 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Charlie Booher Conservation and hunting have been tied in this country for more than a century of recorded modern history, and since time immemorial before then. Neither is an accident. People who hunt have always been intimately familiar with the fluctuating functions of the natural world, ranging from shifts in population dynamics of game to the ways in which certain habitats might be manipulated to achieve our goals. Hunters recognize that our role in society extends to the conservation of all natural resources. We’ve made ourselves responsible for ensuring the health of habitats and wildlife populations for generations to come. We’re...

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Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Hunting Tagged With: covers magazine, hunting

Bird-In-Hand | A Ruffed Grouse Hunting Essay by Mark Parman

September 17, 2020 by Mark Parman

A hunter’s reflection on the complexities and associated emotions of the moment we find ourselves bird-in-hand… In the closing minutes of the last day of Wisconsin’s ruffed grouse season, I shot a beautiful mature gray bird that flushed wild high out of a mature aspen. Holding that improbable bird, part of me wanted to let out a wild barbaric WHOOP, one which would rip through the surrounding woods, but doing so never seems quite right to me in this sober moment when I have just ended the life of such a wildly noble creature. On top of the elation, I felt...

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

RGS Urges Prudence and Use of Sound Science in Considering a 2019 Wisconsin Grouse Hunting Season Emergency Rule

September 13, 2019 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Wisconsin NRB Will Vote on Emergency Rule The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will vote on a proposed rule to shorten the 2019 ruffed grouse season at their September 24-25th 2019 meeting. The Natural Resources Board (NRB) sets policy and provides direction for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).  During an informational session at the June 26th NRB meeting, the Board requested DNR to begin working on an emergency rule to shorten the 2019 ruffed grouse season. An emergency rule that shortened the 2018 ruffed grouse hunting season passed last summer. That rule expired at the conclusion of the 2018 hunting season.  [Read more…]...

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Filed Under: Announcements, Conservation Policy, Hunting, Read Tagged With: conservation, hunting, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, upland hunting, Wisconsin

RGS Biologist Jon Steigerwaldt joins On The Wing Podcast -RGS

September 11, 2019 by Ruffed Grouse Society

RGS/AWS biologist Jon Steigerwaldt recently joined Bob St. Pierre, host of On The Wing Podcast for an episode about ruffed grouse habitat and hunting. The two were also joined by Jason Meekhoff of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Nick Larson, host of the Project Upland Podcast.

All avid ruffed grouse hunters, the host and guests discuss ruffed grouse hunting, habitat, conservation and the relationship that all of their organizations share.

To Listen | On The Wing Podcast – Episode #44

Filed Under: Announcements, Habitat, Hunting, Listen Tagged With: conservation, habitat, hunting, pheasants forever, podcast, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society

Voice Your Support for Sunday Hunting in Pennsylvania – RGS

September 5, 2019 by Ruffed Grouse Society

On Tuesday, September 10, the Game and Fisheries Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will hold a public hearing on a bill that would allow three days of Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania, and strengthen trespass laws. We encourage our members to contact your State Representative and voice your support for this bill.

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Filed Under: Action Alert, Conservation Policy, Hunting, Read Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, hunting, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, upland hunting

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