The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) received the Professional Outdoor Media Association’s (POMA) 2023 Pinnacle Award in the “Magazine Complete – Print” category, presented during […]
Covers Magazine
Investing in the Bird Dog Bank Account – A primer on pet insurance
by Michael L. Neiduski If you have a bird dog, you know the feeling: that queasy, questioning feeling that comes the moment it’s time to load up and go to […]
Know Your Cover – Wild Grapes
by Charlie Mize | RGS & AWS Public Lands Wildlife Forester – SW Virginia Wild grapes (Vitis spp.) are among the sweetest snacks available to ruffed grouse, who consume them […]
Improving Habitat on Private Lands in Pennsylvania
by Ben Larson | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Mid-Atlantic & Jake Tomlinson | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Coordinator – Pennsylvania Those of us working on game […]
Don’t Get Beat by the Heat
by Tom Keer Summer is a difficult time to get a string of gun dogs ready for the upcoming grouse and woodcock seasons. Hot and humid temperatures combined with sunny, […]
President’s Message – Summer 2023
Seeking Solutions by Benjamin C. Jones | RGS & AWS President & CEO The National Forest System is important to many of us. It equates to tens of millions of acres for […]
Gamebird Pizza
by Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley If you’re looking for a recipe to please hunters and nonhunters alike, try using your gamebirds on pizza. Multiply this recipe to feed a crowd, and if […]
Patterns in the Forest
Forest Openings and Pollinators Too by Scott Johnson, RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Coordinator – Minnesota & NW Wisconsin We RGS & AWS members talk a lot about the size, […]
Purina Joint Care
Cambridge Dictionary defines a joint as “a place where two things are joined together.” In terms of your hard-charging sporting dog, think how important the knee, hip, ankle, shoulder, elbow […]
Knowing When to Retire and Acquire
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, […]
