The 13,750 hunters that visit Rachel Carson each year must now use lead-free ammunition when hunting ducks, woodcock, geese or grouse, according to the refuge’s latest hunting plan.

Hunting grouse without dogs is tough. You need to be 100% on your A game. You need to bring all of your skills to the table. ... Pick Your Weapon and Ammo 1 of 6. Ye Olde 20 Guage.

The Central NY Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society is holding a Hunter Challenge and Chicken BBQ on Saturday, August 9, 2025 ...

The hunting activities not covered by the new Commission regulations or the Condor Preservation Act are hunting of resident small game birds and mammals (such as rabbits, tree squirrels, quail, doves, ...

Sharp-tailed grouse need wide open mating grounds called "leks." A decade ago there were 70 leks in the east central zone. In 2019, they only counted 30, and that number continues to decline.

At least some good news for the time being came recently for hunters. The Environmental Protection Agency denied a bid to ban lead in hunting ammunition. A coalition of groups several weeks before ...

Beyond a grouse hunter’s gear checklist – blaze-orange hat or vest, shotgun, pair of boots, small-game license – those with internet access who want to give grouse hunting a try h… ...

Minnesota’s season for ruffed grouse, spruce grouse and Hungarian partridge opens Saturday, Sept. 14. Sharptail season opens Sept. 14 in the Northwest Zone but not until Oct. 12 in the East ...

Wisconsin will hold a limited hunting season this fall for sharp-tailed grouse, according to the Department of Natural ...

Beyond a grouse hunter’s gear checklist – blaze-orange hat or vest, shotgun, pair of boots, small-game license – those with internet access who want to give grouse hunting a try have online ...

A successful day of woodcock hunting. Matthew Every. You can hunt woodcock the same way you hunt ruffed grouse. In fact, many grouse hunters will take timberdoodles while hunting for grouse in the ...

For the first time in seven years, Wisconsin may host a sharp-tailed grouse hunting season this fall. At least that's the recommendation of the Department of Natural Resources' Sharp-tailed Grouse ...