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 ...

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 ...

Today is the first day of hunting season for ruffed grouse here in northern New York. For the rest of the state, it doesn’t start until Oct. 1. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is ...

Did you ever wonder why Pennsylvania’s state bird can sometimes be overly friendly or slightly aggressive to humans? The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for the public’s help to see why ruffed ...

Sep. 6—Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren't readily visible along roadsides or open terrain most of the year. Instead, ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking residents of the commonwealth for their help in studying possible genetic differences in ruffed grouse. According to the Game Commission, ...

Ted Dick and Meadow Kouffeld-Hansen can tell you how to shoot more grouse and woodcock this fall. Both Dick and Kouffeld-Hansen are avid grouse and woodcock hunters, and they’re in the business of ...

Have you been harassed by Pennsylvania’s state bird? The game commission wants to know. No, seriously. In the spring and fall, some ruffed grouses exhibit what wildlife experts refer to as “tame” ...

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 ...

Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring population counts are down from last year as expected during the declining phase of the species’ 10-year cycle. It’s been a predictable pattern recorded for 72 years.

Perhaps more than at any time in history, Minnesota ruffed grouse hunters don't know what to expect when they decamp to the woods on Saturday, opening day of the "ruffie" season. That's because in the ...