The grouse and partridge hunting seasons open Sept. 13. In this week’s segment of North Dakota Outdoors, Mike Anderson tells ...

Spring counts of sharp-tailed grouse in North Dakota were down 13% statewide from 2024, and it appears production wasn't good enough to offset the losses. According to Jesse Kolar, upland game ...

Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren't readily ...

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 ...

Like a lot of wildlife, grouse prefer the edges of different habitats, such as a timber clearcut next to a mature forest.

The ruffed grouse has been Pennsylvania’s state bird since 1931. Ruffed grouse hunting season takes place on limited days between mid-October and late December.

The ruffed grouse has been Pennsylvania's state bird since 1931. This brown, chicken-like bird gets its name from the black "ruffs" on the side of its neck.

Ruffed grouse hunting grew up in 19th century New England, so naturally it can be a bit of a prude. So genteel in certain circles, so neatly wrapped in tradition and style, it must seem to some ...

Opening day grouse hunters should find at least a few birds if they focus on prime habitat. The 2020 DNR ruffed grouse drumming survey results were 1.6 drums per stop, about the same as last spring.

New Hampshire Man Becomes Best Friends with a Wild Grouse: 'He Pretends to Be Our Watch-Bird' Walter the ruffed grouse began pecking around Todd Westward's backyard while his wife and daughters ...