In its first membership-wide survey since 2018, the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) revealed a membership that values conservation, serves in the military at rates […]
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RGS & AWS Forest Service Partnership Improves Habitat in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest, Draws Partner Praise
A diverse roster of conservation and resource management agencies underscored the importance of sustainable, science-based forest management to wildlife in a stewardship agreement being led by the Ruffed Grouse Society […]
Honoring Robert J Lytle
“I very often don’t agree with Bob, but that doesn’t make him wrong and me right. On the other hand, I place a high value on Bob as a Director. […]
Satellite Tracking and the Science of Woodcock Migration
by Erik Blomberg, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Conservation Biology, University of Maine Each year around the second week of March, I make a habit of […]
Return of the Timberdoodles
Banding American woodcock in the spring by Bailey Peterson “The early bird gets the worm.” Obviously, whoever wrote that quote was referring to the woodcock returning to their breeding grounds […]
Quick Gamebird Tikka Masala
by Simon Tiedge I like quick and tasty work-night dinners that are easy to make. This one meets all the requirements, with a British/Indian twist. Chicken tikka is a traditional […]
“Wingshooting: The Art & Science” – a Book Review
by Glen R. Blackwood “Wingshooting: The Art & Science” by Bryan Bilinski Fieldsport Press (fieldsportltd.com) ISBN: 978-0578-48895-0 Hardbound Retail price: $49.95 On an autumn afternoon, the grouse and woodcock covert’s […]
Choosing a New Forest Shotgun -Five top aspects to consider
by Mark Herwig I started grouse hunting in 1974 in the 3.9 million-acre Superior National Forest west of Grand Marais, Minn. We got a few, then got lost, but that’s […]
Fightingtown Creek Habitat Improvement Project on the Chattahoochee National Forest
by Daniel Kutschied | RGS & AWS Forest Wildlife Specialist – Public Lands Georgia Ruffed grouse in North Georgia are at the southernmost extent of their range in the Eastern […]