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 […]
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Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society partner with onX Hunt to support our mission for healthy forests and abundant wildlife
The onX Hunt partnership will directly contribute to the RGS & AWS mission, supporting healthy forests, abundant wildlife, and conservation ethic in 2021.
RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 2
One consideration for how we will need to address diminishing habitat is to understand land ownership patterns across the Northeast.
RGS & AWS Northeast Forest Conservation Update: Part 1
A primer for those curious about ecological issues impacting the Northeastern Region of the U.S.
Timber Management in the George Washington and Thomas Jefferson National Forest
The need for increased timber management on the George Washington and Thomas Jefferson National Forests is at an all-time high.
Project Upland Podcast features RGS/AWS Staff – RGS
The Project Upland Podcast recently featured Ben Jones, Brent Rudolph and RGS/AWS member, Forrest Gibeault. On a recent episode of the Project Upland Podcast the guest list was decidedly RGS/AWS-centric. […]
Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society Hire Glen Blackwood as Director of Regional Development in Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana – RGS
Glen Blackwood hired as regional director of development in Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. The Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society (RGS | AWS) are proud to announce the hiring […]
Ruffed Grouse Society | American Woodcock Society Working to Improve Aspen Management in the Huron-Manistee National Forests
Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society (RGS|AWS) staff are engaged in review of an exciting proposal to reinvigorate aspen management on the Huron-Manistee National Forests Comments may be submitted […]
Following RGS/AWS Comments, Fish and Wildlife Service to Open Woodcock Hunting on Erie National Wildlife Refuge – RGS
On Tuesday, September 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced a final rule to open or expand hunting opportunities on a number of National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) as […]
Woodcock | A Gateway to the Uplands
Highlighting the cooperative and welcoming nature of a truly amazing little bird. We were wrapping up the afternoon, myself and hunting partner, also Mike, winding our way through likely cover […]