The Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) was introduced this week by Senators Manchin (D-WV), Portman (R-OH), Warner (D-VA), Gardner (R-CO), Daines (R-MT), Heinrich (D-NM) and 50 other bipartisan cosponsors. […]
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Minnesota Forests | Success in Conservation and Habitat – RGS
Take a look at the successful creation of habitat and conservation in Minnesota forests with the Ruffed Grouse Society and American woodcock Society If you’re reading this post in the […]
Ohio DNR Proposes Changes to Ruffed Grouse Hunting Season – RGS
Proposed Ohio ruffed grouse hunting season changes. Following the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Wildlife Council meeting on January 16, 2020 the Ohio Division of Wildlife has recommended the […]
The Downfall of New Jersey Grouse Hunting – RGS
Emergency closure of the New Jersey grouse hunting season. On July 17th the Fish and Game Council of New Jersey voted for an emergency closure of the ruffed grouse season […]
Reversing Ruffed Grouse Declines in Indiana
Up against an endangered listing, how can we help ruffed grouse in Indiana? Ruffed grouse used to be present across the Indiana landscape, but now they could be joining the […]
Ruffed Grouse Hunting with a County Forester
A day in the grouse woods with a forestry professional. Aldo Leopold wrote in Sand County Almanac that it’s best to just tag along behind a bird dog because it […]
Jon Steigerwaldt and Jared Elm featured on Project Upland Podcast – RGS
Listen | Project Upland Podcast #84 Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) biologist Jon Steigerwaldt along with RGS forest wildlife specialist, Jared Elm joined host Nick Larson on a recent episode of […]
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 […]
Working Forests are Local and Sustainable.
A Wisconsin ruffed grouse and woodcock hunter appreciates the local and sustainable nature of working forests. A few years ago, I was helping my neighbor, a contractor, frame up a […]
Giving Tuesday | Join The Movement
Make a Giving Tuesday donation today. Over the years, the American Woodcock Society (AWS) has supported ground-breaking research into this fascinating bird, the American woodcock. First, a migration study in […]
