Jul. 26—Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is an inexact science at best, but based on drumming counts, at least, Minnesota's breeding population was down from last year. In a news ...

Last year's Minnesota ruffed grouse season admittedly fell short of expectations, despite high spring drumming counts that indicated peak numbers. Grouse populations now appear to be on the downswing, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 6—Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren't readily ...

DULUTH — It was the Friday before Minnesota’s firearms deer hunting season when the dog and I went for a walk in the grouse woods about a half hour north of town. I was mostly looking for some ...

DULUTH — The number of male ruffed grouse heard drumming in April and May as part of their spring mating ritual was up again this year in the Northland, signaling a continued higher population, but a ...

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 ...

The ruffed grouse season opens in mid-September and does not end until sunset on New Year’s Eve, but few hunters pursue grouse in November and December. In fact, during the 30-plus years I have hunted ...

Duluth, Minn. Two weeks into ruffed grouse season, many hunters are already proclaiming it a banner year. Some hunters are finding mixed success depending on where they're hunting, but many are ...

This weekend marks the Minnesota small game opener, with ruffed grouse headlining the event as always. I’m sure a lucky few will have taken to the field and gotten into some birds yesterday. Many, ...

Hunters can help researchers in a study looking at whether hybridization between prairie chickens and sharp-tailed grouse is influencing prairie chicken populations. The long-term effects of ...