
2024 Season Kickoff 10 Years of AWS & Michigan Gems Celebration
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 Gladwin Field Trial Grounds at Alibi Hall | Joy Road, Meredith, MI M-18 and go East on Meredith Grade Rd., then turn left on Joy Rd. Follow the signs to Alibi Hall DOWNLOAD THE EVENT FYLER Join us in celebrating the upcoming hunting season and 10 years of the American Woodcock Society (AWS) and Michigan Grouse Enhanced Management Sites (MI GEMS)in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Participants will enjoy a full day of presentations and demonstrations to prepare themselves and their dogs for the 2024 hunting season. PRESENTATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS INCLUDE:• Shotgunning, patterning and firearm care: Del Whitman• Grouse and woodcock habitat walk: Bruce Barlow,Michigan DNR• Tick management and first aid kits for the field andtruck: Scott Smith, DVM• Grouse dog Q&A: Michael Mapes, Second ChanceBirddogs• Upland trivia: Ron Boehme, The Hunting Dog Podcast/Upland Institute• 10th anniversary of AWS and habitat update: RGS &A