by Keith Schopp Claira was 12 when I knew. We were grouse hunting in thick cover on a snowy Minnesota morning, and my normally biddable shorthair who always checked back, […]
Covers Magazine
Tips for Creating a Complex Forest
by Mark Herwig Forests and forest creatures, no matter what part of the country they’re in, benefit from more complexity. If you want more grouse, woodcock and other game and […]
Featured Habitat Project – Ruffed Grouse Habitat Demonstration Area: Maximizing Impacts and Paying Dividends
by Jon Steigerwaldt | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Great Lakes & Upper Midwest With funding from the Uihlein Foundation, RGS & AWS worked with the College of […]
President’s Message – Spring 2023
by Benjamin C. Jones | RGS & AWS President & CEO Our RGS & AWS mission work is beautifully connected with the greater fabric of friends, family and communities. It’s […]
The Hunting Dog Spring Tune-Up
by Seth Bynum, DVM As the snow recedes and winter eases her grip on the northern hemisphere, my mindset drifts from one of fond reflection of the past hunting season […]
What I Wish I’d Known When I Got My First Bird Dog
by Seth Bynum, DVM Those of us fortunate enough to share the fields and our homes with a bird dog understand the incredible joy and satisfaction they bring to our […]
President’s Message – Winter 2022
by Benjamin C. Jones | RGS & AWS President & CEO Like many of you, I love to see habitat improvement – crews working in the woods, logs going to […]
A Field Tour of Early Successional Habitat Improvement Projects in North-Central Minnesota
by Scott Johnson | RGS & AWS Forest Wildlife Coordinator – Minnesota & NW Wisconsin RGS & AWS staff and partners in Minnesota organized a two-day field tour event in […]
Recipe: Lunch Afield in Under an Hour
by Joe Schwenke For most of us, a quick lunch during the season involves packaged snacks and whatever we can quickly toss into a vest or cooler. Accounting for the […]
Legacy – Francis Buckley
July 18, 1919 to June 3, 2022 by Nate Kennedy | RGS & AWS Northeast Regional Engagement Coordinator For the summer 2022 Covers issue, I had the great pleasure of […]
