Sharp-tailed grouse are vanishing from most of eastern Minnesota. Written By: John Myers | 6:02 am, Aug. 14, 2021 ...

For upland bird hunters across the United States, Minnesota is one of the true promised lands for chasing ruffed grouse. The season opened Sept. 14 and runs through New Year’s Day.

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 ...

It was held Oct. 10 and in and around Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A total of 5.8 birds (grouse and woodcock combined) were harvested per hunter in 2019, a 41% increase over the 4.1 birds taken per ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Minnesota's ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were unchanged this year compared to last year, according to a spring survey conducted by the Department of Natural Resources.

In Minnesota, spruce grouse aren’t nearly as popular among hunters as ruffed grouse or pheasants. But hunters here have harvested anywhere from 7,000-19,000 spruce grouse each year for the past ...

Minnesota’s ruffed grouse population is reaching its highest level in more than a decade, which is sure to spur a rush of hunters into the woods this fall. But how many will be nonresidents? Not ...

Minnesota frequently is the nation's top ruffed grouse producer. On average, 115,000 hunters harvest 545,000 ruffed grouse in Minnesota each year, making it the state's most popular game bird.

Grouse season opens Saturday in Minnesota, and it looks like hunters won't have a lot to grouse about. The Department of Natural Resources says grouse are Minnesota's most popular game bird.