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Woodcock Ecology

Woodcock Banding at Pineridge Grouse Camp

November 7, 2022 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Tom Keer Everyone knows about the five seasons in the Northwoods. There’s Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Mud. Regular folks grumble about that last one, but not a woodcock […]

Filed Under: Woodcock Ecology

Stewart Makes Huge Contributions to Grouse and Woodcock During Career

May 27, 2022 by Ruffed Grouse Society

By Jeff Helsdon When Al Stewart was 12, he started woodcock hunting. Little did he imagine his passion would turn into a remarkable career. Al retired on April 1, 2021, […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, conservation, conservation legacy, habitat, ruffed grouse

Radio Tracking Woodcock Chicks

February 7, 2022 by admin

woodcock research

Unique study finds downed logs used extensively for predator cover before green up

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Ecology, Habitat, Read, Western Great Lakes, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, research, science

Woodcock as a Southern Bird

December 30, 2021 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Tom Keer A few winters ago, Quebec’s Don Keddy, a field trialer and grouse and woodcock hunter, had enough. The long, gray, Canadian winters are hard on bird doggers. […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Hunting, Southern Appalachian, Southern Appalachian Media, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, bird hunting, upland hunting

Mid-Winter Woodcock Nesting

December 14, 2021 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Gary G. Youngblood  In late February of 2019, I was driving west on Interstate-64 with my young English setter Patches. We were traveling to West Virginia to grouse hunt […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, Woodcock, woodcock habitat

Beyond The Bellwether of Our Forests – RGS

April 5, 2021 by Ruffed Grouse Society

While the perils and challenges faced by ruffed grouse and American woodcock may be familiar to our conservation-minded members, the continental and even global significance of these issues may not […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Read, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, conservation, habitat, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society, wildlife

RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 1

February 22, 2021 by admin

A primer for those curious about ecological issues impacting the Northeastern Region of the U.S.

Filed Under: Announcements, Grouse Ecology, Habitat, Northeast, Read, Uncategorized, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: forest management, forest wildlife, Grouse, northeast, waldron, Woodcock

Modern Carnivore Podcast Features RGS & AWS

October 2, 2020 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Join Mark Norquist, host of the Modern Carnivore Podcast, for an interview with RGS & AWS President and CEO, Ben Jones. LISTEN | Modern Carnivore Podcast – Episode #15 About […]

Filed Under: Grouse Ecology, Hunting, Listen, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, conservation, forest management, ruffed grouse, ruffed grouse society

American Woodcock on the Jersey Shore – RGS

May 11, 2020 by Anthony Giattino

Borrowed Birds American woodcock migration maps resemble an airline’s route map for the eastern United States; these birds love to move. Like an airplane, woodcock need proper places to land […]

Filed Under: Habitat, Read, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, new jersey, ruffed grouse society

Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Continue Support for Eastern Woodcock Migration Study

April 15, 2020 by Brent Rudolph

Studying woodcock migration with RGS & AWS funded GPS technology. The Virginia Chapters of the Ruffed Grouse Society have provided the latest commitment of member support for an international collaborative […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Read, Wildlife Ecology, Woodcock Ecology Tagged With: american woodcock, American Woodcock Society, woodcock habitat, woodcock migration

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