A lifetime pursuit across wild North America

Every bird has a landscape.
Go find it.

The Grouse Quest is a documented hunting achievement built around public lands, fair chase, and giving back to the habitat that makes every hunt possible.

9Core species
4Achievement levels
10%Committed to habitat
Hunt · Explore · Conserve

The Grouse Quest

A pursuit measured in
miles, memories, and species.

Start with the birds already in your story. Document each legal, fair-chase harvest and work toward a permanent place in the Grouse Quest registry.

03
Level 1

Grouse Hunter

Your first milestone. Three wild, legally harvested species.

05
Level 2

Grouse Quest 5

A traveler’s achievement—and the beginning of a serious quest.

07
Level 3

Grouse Quest 7

Seven species. Numbered recognition. A place in the registry.

09
Level 4

Grouse Quest 9

The full Core 9 and the club’s highest lifetime honor.

The Core 9

Nine species.
One continent-wide quest.

From alder runs and boreal bogs to sagebrush seas and alpine ridges, each species opens the door to a different corner of North America.

Forest FourPrairie ThreePtarmigan Pair
  1. 01Ruffed Grouse
  2. 02Spruce Grouse
  3. 03Dusky Grouse
  4. 04Sooty Grouse
  5. 05Sharp-tailed Grouse
  6. 06Greater Sage-Grouse
  7. 07Greater Prairie-Chicken
  8. 08Willow Ptarmigan
  9. 09Rock Ptarmigan
10%of membership fees

Conservation is not an add-on

The quest gives back.

Grouse tell the story of the land. When paid enrollment opens, at least ten percent of membership revenue will support credible grouse habitat and conservation partners—with the annual total published for members to see.

Ethical, fair-chase standards Public-land access advocacy Transparent habitat giving

First year $99 · renewals $49/year

Help write the first chapter.

Every first-year member receives a welcome kit with a T-shirt, patch, pin, member card, Core 9 checklist, decal, and welcome letter. The first 500 receive Founder recognition, an exclusive patch, and a numbered coin. Members also receive Grouse Country Field Notes, a digital newsletter with stories and bird reports.

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Join the official interest list

The interest form is hosted by Constant Contact for American Grouse Hunters. This is an independent paid-membership project, not a charity. No payment is collected, and joining the list does not reserve a numbered membership.

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