by Glen R. Blackwood | RGS & AWS Regional Director of Development – Lower Peninsula/Eastern U.P. of Michigan & Indiana “Mouthful of Feathers”Publisher: Cornmill PressPaperback$16.99Editors: Reid Bryant, Greg Mc Reynolds, […]
Covers Magazine
RGS & AWS’ Covers Magazine Honored at 2024 AGLOW Awards
The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) is proud to announce its quarterly magazine, Covers, has been recognized at the 2024 Association of Great Lakes Outdoor […]
For the Health of the Spirit and of the Forest
By Charlie Booher Photo Credit: White Oak Initiative White oaks (Quercus alba), like most good bourbons, take years to mature. However, white oak groves are disappearing or, more accurately, are not […]
How to Age And Sex American Woodcock
by Stefan Nelson | RGS & AWS Forest Wildlife Specialist and Sam Lau | RGS & AWS Integrated Habitat Biologist Three Ways to Determine Woodcock Gender There are several ways […]
Two-Season Birds
by Greg Hoch Springtime “I know the woodcock as a harbinger of spring, more cheering to me than the most mellifluous thrush.” Charles Fergus, “A Hunter’s Book of Days” Spring […]
Purely Dogs: Building on a Solid Foundation at Four to Six Months
by Steve and Jodie Ries, Top Gun Kennel There is a scripture in the good book that best describes this time of training. Consider it pure joy as we face […]
Purely Dogs: What to Expect When Introducing a Spring Puppy Into Your House – The first two to four months
by Steve and Jodie Ries, Top Gun Kennel You’ve done all the research to locate the right breeder with proven traits in a sire and dam and required health certifications. […]
Conservation Coming Soon …
RGS & AWS is growing its conservation delivery team to improve habitat right where it’s needed most as told to Kristyn Brady This spring, RGS & AWS set out to […]
How to Stretch Your Game Bag
by Bradley Gorzek I refuse to come home empty-handed from a day afield. A lack of contacts or inability to connect can make it hard to put feathers in my […]
Confessions of a Wing Collector
by Mike Roche In 2006, a letter appeared in my mailbox from the Department of the Interior (DOI) on official stationery that inquired as to whether I would be willing […]