Exploring habitat for ruffed grouse and woodcock as it relates to cottontail rabbits and snowshoe hare. There’s a lot of information online about the different habitat types that wild game […]
upland hunting
Winter Grouse Hunting Strategies – RGS
Things to consider before your next winter grouse hunt. Here in Wisconsin, the snow is deep, and the winds are howling, and we have settled in for the winter. However, […]
New Hunters Graduate From Mentored Hunt Training Presented by The Ruffed Grouse Society
New hunter mentor program allows new hunters of any age, young or old, to learn about upland bird hunting from mentors. Kane Pa.: The Allegheny Chapter (Kane) of the Ruffed […]
Finding Your Next Grouse Cover – RGS
Know Your Grouse Cover You have waited all year for grouse season to arrive. Like many, you have your gear, maybe a new shotgun and shells, and the dog is […]
A Weekend at Grouse Camp with Ruffed Grouse Society – RGS
The day a German immigrant became an adult-onset hunter at RGS Grouse Camp in Wisconsin Most grouse and woodcock hunters know this situation: standing in young Aspen cover with a […]
President’s Message
October 1, 2019 Don’t you just love this time of the year? The air is crisper, skies are brighter, and colorful foliage fills the forest. These are the days we […]
RGS Urges Prudence and Use of Sound Science in Considering a 2019 Wisconsin Grouse Hunting Season Emergency Rule
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 […]
Kentucky Grouse | Life is a Journey – RGS
Lessons in life are always there if we can only let ourselves take time to learn them. This past weekend was one of those times that I continued to learn. As […]
Voice Your Support for Sunday Hunting in Pennsylvania – RGS
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 […]
What We Can Learn from Grouse Drumming Surveys
What exactly does a drumming survey tell us…or not tell us? There’s something special about that feeling you get in the grouse woods in springtime – that moment when you […]
