Minnesota’s ruffed grouse hunting – widely considered the best in the nation – appears to be holding up this fall despite signs of natural population decline for the state’s most popular game bird.

A new chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society hopes to put attention on grouse and habitat improvement in the Driftless area.

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, ...

1 When spring weather is normal, ruffed grouse drumming peaks during the last two weeks of April. Male grouse drum at all times of day but most often in early morning. They drum at night, too. 2 A ...

Registration is required for the morning workshop on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Pigeon River Discovery Center, 9984 Twin Lakes ...

Question: I was walking in the woods recently, and I was startled by a bird taking off next to me. Was this a grouse or even a pheasant? Answer: If it was in the woods of central and northern ...

In the realm of sporting literature, there is probably no bird that gets more ink than the ruffed grouse. Among the wing shooting crowd, this bird inspires as much mystery and awe because of the ...

The ruffed grouse is a medium-sized game bird with a plump body and a short crest. Their height is around 18 inches. It spends its time foraging on the forest floor for seeds and insects—these birds ...

CO Tony Elwell (Cloquet) monitored archery deer and waterfowl hunting. Waterfowl activity was low. Most local birds have ...

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will conduct its annual grouse wing collection during the upland season that started Sept. 1. Hunters in the zone east of U.S. Highway 81 already are required to ...