Mark your Calendars and clean your gun. 2022 Grouse Camp is on! New to grouse and woodcock hunting? Don’t know what good habitat looks like? Don’t have a bird dog? […]
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How to Choose the Best Shotgun for You – Part I
By Oliver Hartner Shotguns become tangible and intangible extensions of ourselves. Our minds meld with them in an almost miraculous feat of complicated mathematical calculation between the time a shooter […]
Woodcock as a Southern Bird
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. […]
When Snow Falls
by Tom Keer Photography by Tim Flanigan The rain poured down for three straight days, and it wasn’t a mist or a pitter-patter on the tin roof. It was consistent, […]
24 Ways to Miss a Woodcock
Respect for a gamebird born from the tribulations of crazy flight and thick cover. by Jay Hanson Originally published in Covers magazine – Spring 2019 We’re all introduced to bird […]
Pennsylvania Wilds Upland Bird Hunt: The Ruffed Grouse and American Woodcock Society Celebrate the Upland Lifestyle
Recapping the fun and fervor of the Upland Bird Hunt hosted annually in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Upland hunting is a lifestyle. The conscious uplander is part hunter, conservationist, art lover, […]
RGS & AWS Proudly Partner on Pyke Gear Original Film “Get Busy Living”
RGS & AWS are among a list partners including Backridge Ammunition, Limb Lab, Wilderness Athlete and K9 Athlete in collaboration with Pyke Gear to present their original film, “Get Busy […]
#HealthyForests – Ted Sommer – RGS & AWS Original Film
Follow member Ted Sommer through #healthyforests in our latest Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society original film. Join The Movement. In partnership with Purina Pro Plan.
#HealthyForests – Drew Smith – RGS & AWS Original Film
Follow member Drew Smith through #healthyforests in our latest Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society original film. Join The Movement. In partnership with Purina Pro Plan.
Last Day of Upland Gunning Season
An upland hunter reflects on his last day of the season. Saturday Morning, February 29, began with a crisp, cool, but sunny morning. It was also the last day of […]
