Oregon’s ruffed grouse were especially abundant. Another 1979 may not come around again for years but, even with­ out the dramatic population boom, ruffed grouse hunting over a wide area in Ore­gon, ...

Grouse hunters are a notoriously opinionated bunch. Put more than two of them in the same room and sure as sunrise they’ll find something to disagree about. More likely, they’ll find lots to disagree ...

Something funny is going on with Minnesota ruffed grouse hunting this fall, and even the experts are at a loss to fully explain it. A whopping 57 percent increase in spring drumming counts hasn't ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What on the surface could be considered tweaks in the Ohio hunting regulations proposed for the 2026-27 season signify responses ...

Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren’t readily visible along roadsides or open terrain most of the year. Instead, managers ...

Grouse hunting in Beltrami Island State Forest and the restoration of Lake Redwood. A ruffed grouse hunt in Beltrami Island State Forest, deep in the northwoods. The forest features many miles of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – There was no warning. After 45 minutes of squeezing between, limboing under and stepping over aspen trunks and hearing only the sound of leaves crunching underfoot, the air was ...

Ruffed grouse drumming increased this spring in two of three priority areas and the species appears to be on the upward phase of its traditional 10-year population cycle in Wisconsin, according to the ...

Sep. 21—Spending a crisp morning pursuing ruffed grouse is among the highlights of the fall season for Maine bird hunters. Ruffed grouse, which in Maine are often referred to as partridge, can be ...

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 ...