Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 26—Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is an inexact science at best, but based on drumming counts, at least, ...

DNR agents just finished counting grouse across 129 routes this spring, and the numbers are down about 1.7 drums per spot from last year — part of a natural cycle that peaks every decade.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 6—Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren't readily ...

Nov. 25—ST. PAUL — Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers Minnesota hunters opportunities to continue enjoying the outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blankets the landscape, ...

A month into Minnesota's grouse season, the verdict still seems to be out on bird numbers. Is this the big jump in grouse numbers that spring drumming counts seemed to indicate, or is it just a bit ...

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, ...

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 ...

Duluth, Minn. Two weeks into ruffed grouse season, many hunters are already proclaiming it a banner year. Some hunters are finding mixed success depending on where they're hunting, but many are ...

Fall color begins to show, an occasional crisp morning arrives - both are telltale signs that the hunting season opener for grouse, Minnesota's most popular game bird, is right around the corner.