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 ...

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, ...

That was the peak? 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 ...

Ruffed grouse drumming counts increased 18 percent statewide this spring, according to a survey by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Counts were up 16 percent in Northeastern Minnesota ...

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 ...

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 ...

Minnesota ruffed grouse hunters might have to content themselves with fewer birds in the vest and more time in the woods to bag those birds this fall. Grouse numbers are down across the state.