Jun. 24—The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources this week announced the results of annual ruffed grouse surveys, with drumming activity down 6% statewide this spring compared to 2019. No ...

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Jul. 31—As expected, Minnesota ruffed grouse counts were down this spring, but wildlife managers in the northwest part of the state say they're optimistic favorable breeding conditions could help ...

While drumming counts offer an indication of ruffed grouse numbers going into breeding season, this year’s dry weather resulted in nesting conditions that were favorable for brood survival. That could ...

An annual survey detected less drumming by ruffed grouse in Wisconsin this spring, the latest indication the species has entered a lower stage of its population cycle, according to Department of ...

DULUTH — The number of male ruffed grouse heard drumming in April and May as part of their spring mating ritual was up again this year in the Northland, signaling a continued higher population, but a ...

Better make sure you have good hunting boots this fall. You might be walking a little farther between grouse flushes. Minnesota's ruffed grouse spring drumming counts showed an average decline of 24 ...

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 ...

A male ruffed grouse drummed from its drumming log, a place where courtship rites play out. The drumming is an audible display performed for a hen or a competing male. (The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

As expected, Minnesota ruffed grouse counts were down this spring, but wildlife managers in the northwest part of the state say they’re optimistic favorable breeding conditions could help offset the ...

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 ...