But in spite of his preoccupation with waterfowl, I talked him into going ruffed grouse hunting. Even though he had lived most of his life in the center of some of the very best ruffed grouse country ...

Bailey Petersen and her Llewellin setter, Hatchet, with a grouse he pointed, flushed and retrieved on Monday in the woods northwest of Two Harbors. ALDEN TOWNSHIP — In the woods northwest of Two ...

Female sage grouse move as a group at a site in northwest Colorado. New UW-led research examines the impact of hunting restrictions on the iconic bird across the West. (Jeff Beck Photo) A thorough ...

Finally we are having a grouse hunting season like I remember it being when I was a kid. Last weekend I traveled north to check out the deer stands and do a little bird hunting. I heard the grouse ...

In a banner season for ruffs, with an old dog out in front, Bayfield County forester Mike Amman shows what makes great grouse ground. Mike Amman and his Weimaraner pointer, Sigg, work their way ...

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 ...

It is true that few sporting endeavors are more physically challenging than busting through thick stands of aspen, oak, ash and gray dogwood, while following a good dog in search of ruffed grouse.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. On my first day ever hunting for grouse, or anything for that matter, I focused on not shooting ...

ROME, N.Y. -- Deer hunter John Page is becoming an ardent bird watcher this fall due to a wild, but extremely friendly ruffed grouse. It all began during the opening week of the Northern Zone ...

ALDEN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — In the woods northwest of Two Harbors, in a thicket of young aspen and alder, Bailey Petersen bent down to inspect a small patch of disturbed dirt. “Another dusting bowl. And ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – New research finds mixed results on the effects of hunting regulations on population growth of two species of sage grouse in western North America. The distribution and ...