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 ...

DULUTH — A warm and dry summer may not have been the best thing for your scorched-brown lawn, but it was probably great news for little ruffed grouse chicks and the people who like to hunt them when ...

Like in 2022, spring drumming counts are up for the state's ruffed grouse spring population in its core range in northern Minnesota, according to the Department of Natural Resources. In a news release ...

Wild turkeys are found in all of Ohio's counties, according to the Ohio Department Of Natural Resources. A survey of Ohio’s wild turkeys and ruffed grouses is underway. The Ohio Department of Natural ...

On a recent trip to Bogus Basin to escape the heat and check in on the still active mountain bird community, I was attacked by a ruffed grouse. I was driving slowly on the dirt road to Mores Mountain, ...

A warm and dry summer may not have been the best thing for your scorched-brown lawn, but it was probably great news for little ruffed grouse chicks and the people who like to hunt them when they get ...

One year after Minnesota grouse hunters enjoyed a phenomenal harvest, they’re settling in for a season that they can only hope will be fair to good. “It seems like there are patches that are good, but ...

As the glow of dawn illuminated a hill dappled with wispy sagebrush and a sizable elk herd, I received my first glimpse of a peculiar avian ritual. Through my spotting scope, I could make out the ...

A male grouse "drums" or beats its wings on its chest to attract a mate in spring. This year's drumming count across the ruffed grouse range in Minnesota was the highest since 1972, but a wet June may ...