But come the breeding season, the males suddenly take centre stage – and to spectacular effect. The fortunes of North America’s largest grouse are intricately tied to the sagebrush ecosystem that once ...

Escape artists, perhaps. My objective changed from taking some grouse home to taking just one. In preparing for the trip, I’d reached out to DNR wildlife managers and fellow grouse hunters for advice.

Although we hail from different regions of the country, we share the belief that land management decisions are most effective when made by local communities using the best available science. This is ...

We are in the midsts of the season of upland bird hunting in the Mitten State. Here are some fun and feathery facts about a popular and great-tasting upland game bird, the ruffed grouse: - The name ...

As the morning sun glints through the trees on New Year’s Day, I bundle up, grab my binoculars and take to the road just as the birds are beginning to sing. Little brown jobs flit from shrub to bush ...

BRAINERD — It wasn’t what I was hoping to find as I wandered my property on a cold January day. Atop the snow lay a pile of feathers, grouse feathers to be exact. I knew the remains were that of Ruff, ...