With a snowfall of 35.4 inches, December 2007 was one of the snowiest Decembers on record for Duluth. In fact, December set the record for the second highest amount of snow in the last 30 years. (No.

Most birds in Yellowstone National Park leave during the winter months, but not the ruffed grouse. The grouse can make some interesting changes to its body that make it possible to live in the snowy ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Wildlife used to be abundant here in the hollow. Unfortunately in recent ...

"It's tough to beat a 57 percent increase," said Ted Dick, forest game bird coordinator for the Department of Natural Resources in Grand Rapids, Minn. "Pretty much across the board in main grouse ...

Ruffed grouse populations in Wisconsin have dropped slightly again this spring as the population heads for the bottom of its boom-to-bust cycle. Wisconsin's roadside grouse survey showed a 1 percent ...

The Minnesota DNR's spring drumming counts showed a statewide increase in drums-per-stop from 1.3 in 2021, to 1.9 in 2022. The increase was unexpected because grouse are in the dwindling stage of the ...

Just as they've done every decade for as long as biologists have kept track, ruffed grouse numbers are moving toward a peak in their 10-year "boom-and-bust" population cycle. But no one, not even the ...

DULUTH — It was the Friday before Minnesota’s firearms deer hunting season when the dog and I went for a walk in the grouse woods about a half hour north of town. I was mostly looking for some ...

The ruffed grouse is a medium-sized game bird with a plump body and a short crest. Their height is around 18 inches. It spends its time foraging on the forest floor for seeds and insects—these birds ...

Jul. 22—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' latest ruffed grouse counts found Minnesota's spring 2025 population is lower statewide than last year. Ruffed grouse drums per stop were 1.8 ...