Membership supports a credible lifetime achievement program, useful hunt-planning resources, a community of grouse hunters, and measurable investment in grouse habitat.
First-year membership
$99first year
Join with a welcome kit and a year of membership. The same first-year price applies to Founders and later members.
Club T-shirt, patch, pin, decal, welcome letter, member card, and Core 9 checklist
Official member number and personal digital Grouse Passport
Harvest submissions, review, and verified species record
Eligibility for the Grouse Quest registry and earned Quest awards
Member hunt-planning guides and field resources
Grouse Country Field Notes digital newsletter
Member community, launch updates, and partner benefits
An annual accounting of membership fees and conservation contributions
Renewal keeps the digital Grouse Passport, member resources, newsletter, community, and achievement eligibility. The physical welcome kit is a first-year benefit; Founder recognition stays with the member.
Illustrative Founder welcome kit concept. Final artwork, contents, and fulfillment details will be confirmed before enrollment.
The welcome kit
Something to take into the field.
A few useful keepsakes mark the beginning of the Quest. Founder editions add permanent recognition and a numbered coin. Achievement awards remain earned through documented hunts.
T-shirt
A club shirt with sizing collected when enrollment opens.
Patch and pin
A field-ready patch and a small enamel pin; Founders receive an exclusive patch design.
Member card and Core 9 checklist
A numbered member card and a pocket checklist for the nine Quest species.
Decal and welcome letter
A logo decal, a personal welcome letter, and a link to the Quest rules and species guides.
Ongoing member benefit
Grouse Country Field Notes
A digital newsletter with member stories, species and habitat features, public-land planning ideas, conservation updates, and seasonal bird reports. We plan to send it more often during hunting season and less often the rest of the year.
Bird reports will distinguish agency survey results from dated member observations, identify broad regions rather than exact hunting spots, and link to original agency sources. Hunters must verify current regulations and access before heading afield.
In each issueMember storySpecies or habitat featurePublic-land planning tipAgency and member bird reportsConservation update
Earned through the Quest
Species medallions tell the story.
As the program develops, verified harvests can unlock species-specific medallions, while Forest Four, Prairie Three, Ptarmigan Pair, and complete-Quest patches remain exclusive to hunters who earn them.
Species medallions Documented registry Numbered achievement awards Conservation impact
Enrollment is not open yet.
American Grouse Hunters is an independent paid-membership project, not a charity. Membership fees are for club benefits and operations, and are not presented as tax-deductible donations. The current form is an interest list only—no payment is collected. Final artwork, kit contents, fulfillment timing, renewal terms, conservation accounting, and policies will be published before paid enrollment begins.
