I’ve come to appreciate ruffed grouse more than any other bird, and its “shapeshifter” ability is a prime reason why. A male ruffed grouse is strutting in a declaration of self-importance. With tail ...

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 ...

If you didn’t know what you were listening to, you might suspect a larger creature was stirring in the brush. The explosion of feathers and wings and all thing bird both will startle you and, in a ...

There are currently two excellent opportunities for wing shooters to ruffle some feathers — ruffed grouse and Canada geese. Both are worthy prey to pursue; and both will test shotgun skills and nerves ...

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 ...

Sneaking through the trees and brush of a western Montana river bottom a deer hunter takes a step and an unseen ruffed grouse explodes under his feet nearly giving him a heart attack. Often ...

Minnesotans chasing a cavalcade of seasonal colors often parade at this time of year from the Twin Cities to Duluth and from there farther north along the Lake Superior shoreline. Alternatively they ...

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 ...