Of all the species of gallinaceous birds that occur in Minnesota, only sharp-tailed grouse, also called "sharptails," and ...

Male sage-grouse on a lek in Butte County, South Dakota. It may sound like we're underwater, but we're not. It's the sound of a much different ocean; that of the sagebrush sea. In this episode, ...

As environmental groups dedicated to protecting our natural resources and wildlife, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Western Watershed Project, and nine other groups are ...

BRAINERD — It wasn’t what I was hoping to find as I wandered my property on a cold January day. Atop the snow lay a pile of feathers, grouse feathers to be exact. I knew the remains were that of Ruff, ...

Have you encountered any ruffed grouse in Pennsylvania that appear to be tame? Grouse that “show little fear” are of interest to the Pennsylvania Game Commission and researchers. The ruffed grouse has ...

This year, 52 observers from across Minnesota’s ruffed grouse range – all wildlife and natural resources professionals – provided brood count data. Its wings a blur, a male ruffed grouse drums in ...

Dusky grouse are effectively camouflaged and cryptic much of the year, but when it comes to the spring mating season, the males are bright and bold In the early 1800s, as the expedition led by Lewis ...

BISMARCK – Spring counts for two of North Dakota’s grouse species – sharp-tailed grouse and sage grouse – were down from last year, but ruffed grouse numbers are up, the Game and Fish Department said ...

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.

As environmental groups dedicated to protecting our natural resources and wildlife, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Western Watershed Project, and nine other groups are ...