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Woodcock Ecology
Beyond The Bellwether of Our Forests – RGS
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 […]
RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 1
A primer for those curious about ecological issues impacting the Northeastern Region of the U.S.
Modern Carnivore Podcast Features RGS & AWS
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 […]
American Woodcock on the Jersey Shore – RGS
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 […]
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society Continue Support for Eastern Woodcock Migration Study
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 […]
On The Wing Podcast episode features Ben Jones – RGS
Ben Jones speaks with Bob St. Pierre on an episode of On The Wing Podcast. During a trip to National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic, RGS/AWS President and CEO, Ben […]
The Importance of Alders for Grouse and Woodcock
Exploring Our Love (and Hatred) of Alder Thickets Maybe in your grouse hunting career, you’ve explored the edges of a tangled alder swamp while looking for birds. You’ve quite possibly […]
Understanding Woodcock Migration – RGS
Researchers studying and working to understand the migration habits and tendencies of one remarkable bird. One late afternoon last October, Alex Fish and I headed to a woodlot owned by […]
The Road to Moosehorn | A Woodcock Story
Back in the late 1970s, a young graduate student from the local state college called. It was spring and he was studying woodcock north of campus amongst the alder and […]
