• Formed in Virginia in 1961, the national conservation group now is based in Pennsylvania.
• It has 130 chapters and about 20,000 members, mostly grouse and woodcock hunters, in the U.S. and Canada.
•Minnesota has about 4,000 members.
• For more information, see www.ruffedgrousesociety.org. The Twin Cities chapter has its own website, www.twincitiesrgs.com.
