Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 21—Spending a crisp morning pursuing ruffed grouse is among the highlights of the fall season for Maine bird hunters. Ruffed ...

The DNR announced the 2026 Wisconsin ruffed grouse survey, featuring drumming counts in the north, central and southwest ...

Minnesota's ruffed grouse populations have declined since 2024, according to spring survey numbers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. According to Charlotte Roy, DNR grouse ...

Despite decades of decline, a genetic analysis of ruffed grouse reveals that Pennsylvania’s state bird harbors more genetic diversity and connectivity than expected. The findings suggest that the ...

An annual survey detected less drumming by ruffed grouse in Wisconsin this spring, the latest indication the species has entered a lower stage of its population cycle, according to Department of ...

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 ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s spring sharp-tailed grouse counts were a mixed bag this year, resulting in an ...

I am fascinated by the diversity of mother nature. And this was abundantly clear to me recently while I sat in a tiny chair blind, in the dark, waiting for the sun to come up and for a ruffed grouse ...