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WHY WE HUNT, Member Stephen Faust
Our sport will die out if we’re not bringing in new hunters. In the sales world, we say if you’re not growing you’re dying. In the hunting world, the same may be true. I was about 8 years old when … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Hunting, Mentored Hunting, Uncategorized, Why We Hunt
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, dog, dogs, Grouse, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, gun dogs, hunting, hunting dogs, mentor, mentored hunt, new hunter mentor program, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, ruffed grouse society magazine, Why We Hunt, Woodcock, woodcock dogs, woodcock hunting
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WHY WE HUNT, Member Noah Smith
The sun was making its way across a high top in the Nantahala Mountains, and the first rays of light hit the frozen windshield of my truck. The thoughts of previous hunts high in the Carolina hills fought for a … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Habitat, Hunting, Mentored Hunting, Uncategorized, Why We Hunt
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, forest habitat, grouse dogs, grouse hunting, habitat, national forests, RGS Chapters, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, ruffed grouse society magazine, shotguns, woodcock hunting, young forests
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PUBLIC LANDS, ACCESS & THINKING LONG TERM
By Meadow Kouffeld, RGS & AWS Regional Wildlife Biologist Despite the current negative state and federal climate toward public land holding, RGS and partners are working with government agencies to reverse this trend. Coming from the West, I appreciate public … Continue reading
Posted in Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, clearcut, cutting trees, forest, forest habitat, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, habitat, hunting, public, public lands, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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THEY SAID IT! . . . Best Quotes from the Spring RGS Magazine
THEY SAID IT! . . . Best Quotes from the Spring RGS Magazine By Matt Soberg Are you an upland hunter? Bird dog owner? Shotgun lover? Have you become afflicted by the grouse and woodcock hunting addiction? Do you care … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Gear Reviews, Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Hunting, Mentored Hunting, Uncategorized, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, bird dogs, birds, dogs, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, habitat, healthy forests, hunting, magazine, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, ruffed grouse society magazine, shotguns, sporting traditions, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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President’s Message – And Now It’s Our Turn . . .
Every four years, the confluence of hunting season and the national general election causes me to think about our freedom, democracy and our passion for hunting grouse and woodcock that we so deeply cherish. I think about this in two … Continue reading
Posted in Habitat, Hunting, Mentored Hunting, Uncategorized
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, Grouse, grouse hunting, hunter, hunter recruitment, hunting, r3, reactivation, recruitment, retention, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, sporting traditions, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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2016 RGS GROUSE CAMP TOUR – North Carolina & Georgia
North Carolina/Georgia RGS chapters are striving to ensure national forests are properly managed in the Southern Appalachian Region to preserve our grouse hunting traditions for future generations. The famed conservationist Aldo Leopold once said, “We shall never achieve harmony with … Continue reading
Posted in Grouse Camp Tour, Habitat, Hunting, Uncategorized
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, appalachia, bird dogs, bird hunting, conservation, dog, dogs, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, habitat management, hunting, mountains, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, southern appalachia, tree, trees, upland, upland hunting, uplands, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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2016 RGS GROUSE CAMP TOUR – Monterey, Virginia
RGS 2016 GROUSE CAMP TOUR – Monterey, Virginia The Birthplace of the Ruffed Grouse Society Walking down the short main street of Monterey, Virginia, a small mountain town in the northwestern part of the state, it would be difficult to … Continue reading
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Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, appalachia, bird dogs, bird hunting, conservation, dog, dogs, forest, forest management, forests, Grouse, grouse hunting, gun, gun dogs, guns, habitat, habitat management, hunting, mountains, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, shotguns, southern appalachia, tree, trees, upland, upland hunting, uplands, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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2016 RGS GROUSE CAMP TOUR – West Virginia
2016 RGS GROUSE CAMP TOUR – West Virginia The Habitat and History of the Canaan Valley Grouse camp mystifies the overall grouse and woodcock hunting experience . . . sitting next to a fire, telling stories of misses and … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Grouse Camp Tour, Uncategorized
Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, camp, canaan valley, Grouse, grouse camp, Grouse Camp Tour, grouse hunting, hunting, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, tour, west virginia, woodcock hunting
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Book Review – Tranquillity Revisited
Tranquillity Revisited, by Colonel Harold P. Sheldon ~ Review by Jason S. Dowd Collecting and reading outdoor literature is a hobby many of us pursue as a means to stay sane between autumns. Some of us take this a step … Continue reading
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Tagged american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, book, book reviews, books, Grouse, grouse hunting, hunting, reviews, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, tranquillity, tranquillity revisited, upland hunting, Woodcock, woodcock hunting
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