The Grouse Lady, Ashley Peters

Artemis

Ashley Peters works at both The Ruffed Grouse Society and The American Woodcock Society -- groups that aim to preserve upland bird habitat across the country. Members of both groups are heavy on sporting tradition (cue the bird dog talk), and part of Ashley's job is to build bridges outside that arena. On this episode we talk about forest health, disturbance, people management, and the future of our forests.

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4:00 Crop-share/produce share arrangements

6:00 Combining fish/game with what's in season around us (even acorns)

9:00 Connect with Ashley @grouse.lady, or listen to her previous episode of the Artemis podcast

12:00 When do adult-onset hunters finally identify as just "hunters"... ?

14:00 The culture of sporting dogs is a source of camaraderie among grouse conservationists

15:00 The crop: A peek into what your grouse has been eating

19:00 Bird digestion 101: Sooo... what's the point of the crop?

25:00 Grouse rely on a mosaic of different forest types to hack it year round

28:00 Disturbance (logging, Rx fire) can be a boon to long-term forest health

32:00 It's more difficult to restore a species that's gone from a landscape than it is to prevent its demise

38:00 Conservation best practices are always changing, but how well we talk to each other will always be paramount

43:00 "Wildlife management is people management"

45:00 The Women's Forest Congress

49:00 All of us influence the future of our forests

53:00 Bird dogs make our forays into the forests more colorful

59:00 Pudelpointers as bird/family/companion dogs... zeroing in on your breed? Try a NAVHDA hunt test

1:05 Her Upland Grouse Camp

1:08 Upland hunting might be the most baby friendly

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