Written by: Glen Blackwood. Rockford, MI The RGS & AWS community is filled will folks from all walks of life. Their common thread being volunteerism, generosity and the friendships that […]
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Thanksgiving Grouse Hunt
Written By: Bill Stein. Lars Lake, MN Several years ago my sister came up to spend Thanksgiving Day with my wife and son, Ben. While the turkey was cooking Ben […]
Why Hunt?
Written by: Pete Pointer. Wheaton, IL The ruffed grouse is found only in the heaviest habitat. When it takes off it does so at full speed (35 mph) and makes […]
Spring Willow
Written By: Gary Tunkavige. Sparta, NJ I call the covert Spring Willow. A whimsical name. I wish I could say that I thought up this name, but that was done […]
The King
Written By: Zack Pine. Tannersville, NY Grouse hunting is a game of miles, of constantly striking out. A game of humility and of patience. Grouse hunting is getting spooked by […]
The CELLAR HOLE GROUSE My Thanksgiving Harvest.
Written By: Ralph Fatello. Hampton, NH I have been hunting a covert that I call “The Cellar Hole” for the last 10 years. It’s basically an old foundation from the […]
RGS & AWS Honored with Friend of Forestry Award in Massachusetts
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) received the prestigious Friend of Forestry Award at the Massachusetts Forest Alliance (MFA) Annual Meeting at Greenfield Community College on […]
An Unexpected Journey
Written By: Dan Riley. Winslow, ME It was early January when I received a letter from NAVHDA that my young female Brittany, Willow, qualified for the invitational after earning a […]
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Hires Katie McKalip to Lead Communications, Marketing
The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) has tapped Katie McKalip to lead its communications and marketing programs. McKalip brings more than two decades’ experience working […]
Book Review: “Hunting: A Cultural History”
by Glen Blackwood, RGS & AWS Director of Regional Development – Lower Peninsula/Eastern U.P. of Michigan & Indiana “Hunting: A Cultural History” By Jan E. Dizard and Mary Zeiss Stange […]
