Minnesota's ruffed grouse drumming counts were down 29 percent statewide from last year, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting results from spring drumming count surveys. "Surveys ...

Finally some good news for Minnesota's bird hunters: The ruffed grouse population should be strong again this fall. Spring drumming counts this year were higher than last year across most of the ...

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, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) --€” A survey by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources finds ruffed grouse drumming counts this spring unchanged from the year before. DNR grouse project leader Charlotte ...

Two sharp-tailed grouse on a dancing ground, or lek. The number of lek's in eastern Minnesota has plummeted in recent years, so much so that the future of the bird in the region is in question.

Ruffed grouse numbers remain similar to last year’s in northern Minnesota, and woodcock hunting remains strong, according to a key indicator. On Oct. 10-11, the Ruffed Grouse Society’s 32nd annual ...

Minnesota's ruffed grouse hunters are discounting the bad news of low spring drumming counts as they prepare for a season they hope will be salvaged by 2021's chick-friendly nesting conditions. "It's ...

DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota grouse hunters received great news this past week - ruffed grouse drumming counts were up 57 percent statewide compared to last year. Drumming counts this spring are on par ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) --Minnesota wildlife officials say three ruffed grouse in Itasca County have tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Monday ...

A hunter with a blaze orange cap and a shotgun keeps an eye on a dog bounding through the underbrush, trailing the scent of grouse. Bright yellow aspen leaves frame the trail. It’s a common autumn ...

GRAND RAPIDS — A four-year study into northern Minnesota’s little-known spruce grouse population has found the birds are still part of a genetically healthy, interconnected population that’s not yet ...

When Tom Rusch first started working in the Tower area wildlife office 30-some years ago he would see sharp-tailed grouse at a half-dozen locations across his district. Each spring Rusch and other ...