Minnesota's ruffed grouse drumming counts were down 29 percent statewide from last year, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting results from spring drumming count surveys. "Surveys ...

Minnesota's ruffed grouse hunters are discounting the bad news of low spring drumming counts as they prepare for a season they hope will be salvaged by 2021's chick-friendly nesting conditions. "It's ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) --Minnesota wildlife officials say three ruffed grouse in Itasca County have tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Monday ...

DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota grouse hunters received great news this past week - ruffed grouse drumming counts were up 57 percent statewide compared to last year. Drumming counts this spring are on par ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's ruffed grouse population appears to be on the upswing again, based on a recently completed hunt held annually near Grand Rapids. The Pioneer Press reports that the ...

Finally some good news for Minnesota's bird hunters: The ruffed grouse population should be strong again this fall. Spring drumming counts this year were higher than last year across most of the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) --€” A survey by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources finds ruffed grouse drumming counts this spring unchanged from the year before. DNR grouse project leader Charlotte ...

Last year's Minnesota ruffed grouse season admittedly fell short of expectations, despite high spring drumming counts that indicated peak numbers. Grouse populations now appear to be on the downswing, ...

A hunter with a blaze orange cap and a shotgun keeps an eye on a dog bounding through the underbrush, trailing the scent of grouse. Bright yellow aspen leaves frame the trail. It’s a common autumn ...

The Minnesota DNR on Monday said it has confirmed it found the eastern equine encephalitis virus in three grouse shot in Itasca County. the disease, which can impact humans, had never previously been ...

Drumming counts, the most widely used method to estimate ruffed grouse population trends, were down this year in Wisconsin and Minnesota from what now appears to have been a decade high in 2017 - a ...

Ruffed grouse numbers remain similar to last year’s in northern Minnesota, and woodcock hunting remains strong, according to a key indicator. On Oct. 10-11, the Ruffed Grouse Society’s 32nd annual ...