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.

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 ...

CO Jamus Veit (Bemidji #1) spent the week checking grouse, squirrel, and archery deer hunters. He conducted a wolf-depredation investigation, handled a nuisance-bear complaint, attended training, and ...

Oct. 25—SOMEWHERE UP NORTH, Minn. — Like so many big things, it started small, this fall tradition, a father and son from the Twin Cities area venturing to a friend's place "Up North" to try their ...

Minnesota bird hunting in November and December can be some of the year’s best and most exciting – despite the onset of ...

Here is the weekly report from Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of northern Minnesota for Monday, Oct. 14. CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked ...

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 ...

Last year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sold 230,000 resident small-game licenses, fewer than 10% of which were issued to women. Only a small minority of Minnesota women chase ducks, ...

ST. PAUL – The number of small game hunters in Minnesota in 2023 increased slightly from 2022, but still was 5% below the 10-year average, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting results ...