By Meg Puchlerz, DVM, CRPM When folks think about the dangers of hunting, their minds often go to things like lacerations, wildlife encounters and orthopedic injuries. Flying below the radar […]
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President’s Message: Fall 2023
Without a doubt, we’re energized by reports of work being done in the woods and knowing wildlife benefits will follow. However, that same passion doesn’t usually accompany financial reports. Nonetheless, […]
Know Your Cover: Serviceberry
By Larry Partridge | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Coordinator – Southern and Eastern U.P. of Michigan Featured photo by: Iva Vagnerova One of my favorite springtime activities is planting […]
The Importance of Partnerships in Conservation
By Todd Waldron | RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Northeast I was a hunter long before I was a forester. A decade before basal area, stocking charts and […]
The Flusher Formula
Top training techniques to make you and your flushing dog a more effective team By: Nathan Ratchford When it comes to grouse dogs, pointers get the lion’s share of attention, […]
Grouse Camp Revival
The pursuit of inner peace and gray-phase ruffed grouse in Eastern Washington By: Brad Trumbo Late September in Washington’s Blue Mountains is magical. Golden wheat stubble infiltrates somber evergreen timber, […]
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society’s Magazine Covers Wins Pinnacle and APEX Awards
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 […]
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 […]