by Glen R. Blackwood | RGS & AWS Regional Director of Development “Appalachian Grouse Dog” Authors: Dennis LaBare, Bill Horn, Helen Stacy LaBare Forward by Steve Smith Illustrations by Gordon […]
Enhance Your Woodlands: Financial and Technical Resources for Woodland Owners in Kentucky
by Ben Rhodes, Kentucky Forest Wildlife Specialist Developing a plan for your woods sounds simple, right? You consider what you would like your woods to look like and how you […]
No More Excuses: Getting Fitted for Your Next Shotgun
by Anthony Giattino Your flight to London arrives at 8 a.m. After clearing Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, you head to the Regency Café in Westminster for a hearty English […]
RGS & AWS Partners with Paul Smith’s College on Forest Habitat Initiative
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society is pleased to announce that we have recently signed an exciting pilot partnership agreement with Paul Smith’s College in New York. Situated on […]
Legacy: Living An Upland Lifestyle, Mary Hosmer
by Lisa Rossi | RGS & AWS Eastern Engagement Director On April 4, 1998, the Ruffed Grouse Society registered a new member – Mary Hosmer. Mary has a long history […]
Prepping for an Upland Road Trip
by Seth Bynum, DVM Perhaps my favorite attribute of a bird dog is their unending enthusiasm to load up and go hunting. A subtle movement towards the gun safe or […]
Woodcock Banding at Pineridge Grouse Camp
by Tom Keer Everyone knows about the five seasons in the Northwoods. There’s Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Mud. Regular folks grumble about that last one, but not a woodcock […]
Double Gun Dilemma: How to Choose the Best Shotgun for You – Part II
by Oliver Hartner Few pieces evoke an aura of tradition quite like a side-by-side double gun. Though the manufacture and metallurgy of side-by-side double guns have evolved, the genius of […]
Proper Pet Food Storage
by Keith Schopp Part of my job at Purina – one that I really enjoyed before retiring – was occasionally answering calls from consumers. Some calls were positive, some were […]
Featured Habitat Project – Southwest Virginia Update
by: Charlie Mize, RGS & AWS Public Lands Wildlife Forester – Southwest Virginia There it went, exploding out of the rhododendron and beelining for refuge in the next holler, the […]
