Early winter challenges wildlife, and ruffed grouse survive harsh months by shifting diets and relying on mature forests for ...

BAXTER, MINN. - Last Wednesday evening about 40 people kicked the snow off their boots and shuffled into the Northland Arboretum to attend a program about Minnesota's grouse. Despite an overnight ...

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 ...

Ruffed grouse hunting grew up in 19th century New England, so naturally it can be a bit of a prude. So genteel in certain circles, so neatly wrapped in tradition and style, it must seem to some ...

At one-half hour prior to sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 19 the 2020 Minnesota hunting season on ruffed grouse will commence. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conducts annual springtime ...

Wisconsin has long been home to some of the North America's highest densities of ruffed grouse and some of the best hunting opportunities for the upland bird. But the native, naturally-reproducing ...

Despite decades of decline, a genetic analysis of ruffed grouse reveals that Pennsylvania’s state bird harbors more genetic diversity and connectivity than expected. The findings suggest that the ...

"It's tough to beat a 57 percent increase," said Ted Dick, forest game bird coordinator for the Department of Natural Resources in Grand Rapids, Minn. "Pretty much across the board in main grouse ...

Do you hear the call? It might be Ohio's wild turkey population, and you can help keep track of how many birds there are. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources asks Ohioans to report any wild ...

An annual survey detected less drumming by ruffed grouse in Wisconsin this spring, the latest indication the species has entered a lower stage of its population cycle, according to Department of ...

When a male ruffed grouse is looking for some action, he doesn't put on a Barry White record while having some Courvoisier.

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 ...