Ruffed Grouse Society Steps Outside Newcomers across the country will be introduced to hunting and shooting through a new partnership between NSSF's STEP OUTSIDE® program and the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS). Through the partnership, RGS chapters will host STEP OUTSIDE events designed to welcome new faces to traditional outdoor sports. NSSF has provided RGS with $10,000 in grant money to be distributed to its chapters for the events. "STEP OUTSIDE's partnership with the Ruffed Grouse Society is an outstanding opportunity to introduce newcomers to America's hunting and shooting sports traditions," said Melissa Schilling, STEP OUTSIDE national coordinator. "The partnership will help reach out to the society's 140 chapters and give many people a chance to try hunting and shooting for the first time."