Goose hunting remains open statewide through most of December; into early January in the state’s south zone. Squirrel, hare ...

Ruffed grouse hunting grew up in 19th century New England, so naturally it can be a bit of a prude. So genteel in certain circles, so neatly wrapped in tradition and style, it must seem to some ...

On a recent trip to Bogus Basin to escape the heat and check in on the still active mountain bird community, I was attacked by a ruffed grouse. I was driving slowly on the dirt road to Mores Mountain, ...

BAXTER, MINN. - Last Wednesday evening about 40 people kicked the snow off their boots and shuffled into the Northland Arboretum to attend a program about Minnesota's grouse. Despite an overnight ...

Feb. 2—You would think a ruffed grouse would know better. After all, they are without doubt Maine's most popular game bird. Just about every carnivore bigger than a shrew thinks they are tasty. A ...

Apr. 8—GRAND FORKS — It's quite the spectacle. Every spring, male prairie grouse — prairie chickens and sharptails — gather on mating grounds called leks and put on elaborate displays in an effort to ...

This year, 52 observers from across Minnesota’s ruffed grouse range – all wildlife and natural resources professionals – provided brood count data. Its wings a blur, a male ruffed grouse drums in ...

The forecast for Minnesota’s upcoming ruffed grouse season can be looked at in two ways: From the perspective of a glass that’s half-empty or the perspective a glass that’s half-full. From a ...

The Minnesota DNR's spring drumming counts showed a statewide increase in drums-per-stop from 1.3 in 2021, to 1.9 in 2022. The increase was unexpected because grouse are in the dwindling stage of the ...

Ten years ago I created an artificial ruffed grouse drumming log on my property south of town. My hope was the fake log would be to the liking of a romantic male grouse, and would ultimately become a ...