Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) biologist Jon Steigerwaldt along with RGS forest wildlife specialist, Jared Elm joined host Nick Larson on a recent episode of the Project Upland Podcast.
[Read more…] about Jon Steigerwaldt and Jared Elm featured on Project Upland Podcast – RGSMaybe in your grouse hunting career, you’ve explored the edges of a tangled alder swamp while looking for birds. You’ve quite possibly shot at a grouse that flew into one, requiring you to trudge in after it. Perhaps you have even willingly adventured into one to see what secrets it keeps. No matter which of these is true, if you’ve ever had to navigate through an alder swamp or thicket, you know the misery that they can be.
[Read more…] about The Importance of Alders for Grouse and WoodcockA Wisconsin ruffed grouse and woodcock hunter appreciates the local and sustainable nature of working forests. A few years ago, I was helping my neighbor, a contractor, frame up a house. Carrying 2 x 6s from the pile to the foundation, I noticed they were stamped MADE IN GERMANY. Here we were in the midst of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, in the midst of fine stands of red and white pine, and we were buying lumber grown and milled halfway around the world. This made no economic or ecological sense to me — it still doesn’t — that we would use lumber from...
Over the years, the American Woodcock Society (AWS) has supported ground-breaking research into this fascinating bird, the American woodcock. First, a migration study in the Central Flyway revealing key nesting grounds, migratory paths, and wintering locations. Now, a similar study in the Eastern Flyway. In 2017 AWS sponsored the 11th American Woodcock Symposium, highlighting work from the world’s leading researchers.
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Forest Conservation Director Jon Steigerwaldt and Forest Wildlife Specialist Jared Elm join Nick Larson on the Project Upland Podcast to talk about Converting Hunters to Conservationist after a successful days hunt in the field. https://projectupland.com/project-upland-listen/bird-hunting-podcast/hunting-and-conservation-with-the-ruffed-grouse-society/
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