Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren't readily ...

The grouse and partridge hunting seasons open Sept. 13. In this week’s segment of North Dakota Outdoors, Mike Anderson tells ...

Opening day grouse hunters should find at least a few birds if they focus on prime habitat.

Like a lot of wildlife, grouse prefer the edges of different habitats, such as a timber clearcut next to a mature forest.

Spring counts of sharp-tailed grouse in North Dakota were down 13% statewide from 2024, and it appears production wasn't good enough to offset the losses. According to Jesse Kolar, upland game ...

Whether prairie grouse or ruffed grouse, the springtime mating displays are a wildlife-watcher's dream, and several sites across northwest Minnesota offer viewing blinds for watching the shows.

Michigan's fall hunting seasons are set to get underway, with several opening in September, including waterfowl, squirrel, ...

Numbers point to favorable ruffed grouse season By the numbers, at least, ruffed grouse hunters in Minnesota should be in for one of their best seasons in years. Spring drumming counts in the ...

The annual ruffed grouse drumming survey found higher drum counts in north and central Wisconsin regions but lower counts southwest compared to 2023.

Right now ruffed grouse are using some ingenious adaptations to help them cope with the harsh winter weather. In the winter, their toes grow comb-like projections (called pectinations) off the ...

Ruffed grouse drumming decreased 34% statewide this spring in Wisconsin, according to an annual survey coordinated by the Department of Natural Resources.

An unexpected drop in indices has caused the Natural Resources Board to recommend a shorter 2018 hunting season and the DNR to initiate a testing program for West Nile Virus.