BOTTINEAU, N.D. -- Things like this are just not supposed to happen. The sighting of a ruffed grouse nest is so rare that biologists, even when searching for ruffed grouse fitted with radio tracking ...

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

Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring population counts were down in 2021 compared to 2020 as grouse numbers appear to be dropping away from a recent high in 2017, but hunters could still have good numbers ...

BOTTINEAU (AP) - Things like this are just not supposed to happen. The sighting of a ruffed grouse nest is so rare that biologists, even when searching for ruffed grouse fitted with radio tracking ...

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 ...

Ruffed grouse drumming counts were down this spring across Minnesota, but wildlife managers are cautiously optimistic that a dry spring and favorable breeding conditions will offset the difference.

Grouse hunters in both Minnesota and Wisconsin should see seasons similar to last year’s, if not a bit better, according to grouse experts in both states. The ruffed grouse season opens Saturday and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...