by Reid Bryant w/ images I have long believed that bird hunting welcomes people into places they wouldn’t otherwise go. In the proximate sense, bird hunters find ourselves wandering through […]
Covers Magazine
You have Questions, Purina has Answers
by Keith Schopp Purina’s sporting dog team attends hundreds of events each year – from field trials and hunt tests to consumer trade shows and major conventions and conferences. Every […]
Habitat Improvements at Jennings Randolph Lake
by Ben Larson, RGS & AWS Forest Conservation Director – Mid-Atlantic In western Maryland, the Backbone Mountain Chapter and RGS & AWS staff have been working for over a decade […]
In Support of the 28-Gauge
by Phil Bourjaily All of a sudden, 28-gauges are appearing everywhere, as the rest of the shotgunning world learns what plenty of grouse and woodcock hunters have known all along: […]
The Ultimate Woodcock Gun
by Tom Keer One year we turned an unused camp closet into the most spectacular gun cleaning and storage area. Take a scrap of ½-inch plywood, screw it onto an […]
Featured Artist – David Hayes
“Ruffed Grouse”Watercolor14” x 13” on Fabriano 140# cold press paper David Hayes loves grouse hunting and painting, and has been doing both for more than 60 years. Hayes graduated from […]
Seared Ruffed Grouse Breasts with Ramps and Morels
Seared Ruffed Grouse Breasts with Ramps and Morels by: Adam Berkelmans, The Intrepid Eater This beautiful springtime dish makes use of some ruffed grouse breasts from the freezer as well […]
Book Review – “Mouthful of Feathers”
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, […]
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 […]
