In 1931, the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) was officially designated as the state bird of Pennsylvania, a fitting choice for a bird that has long been associated with the state’s rugged woodlands ...

Winter arrived early this year, and unlike such occasions in the past decade, she has decided to stay. The temperatures have been consistently below freezing since Thanksgiving, and it has actually ...

When a male ruffed grouse is looking for some action, he doesn't put on a Barry White record while having some Courvoisier. Instead he begins air drumming by beating the air with his wings. It’s rare ...

A new chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society hopes to put attention on grouse and habitat improvement in the Driftless area. Ziggy and Kyle Moses struggle through a tangle of brush while grouse hunting ...

If you didn’t know what you were listening to, you might suspect a larger creature was stirring in the brush. The explosion of feathers and wings and all thing bird both will startle you and, in a ...

Bob Barbo is known as a duck hunter. His family cars have never seen the inside of the ga­rage. It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys. His dog is a Chesapeake and he shoots a ...

The ruffed grouse or partridge, as it’s more commonly known, has been the gold standard for upland bird hunters nationwide for decades. This time of year, it’s not unusual to see grouse hunters with ...

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Just in time for the start of Michigan’s ruffed grouse and American woodcock hunting seasons, hunters now have a new way to share information. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched ...

A ruffed grouse hunter walks a trail in Luce County. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources photo) LANSING — Just in time for the start of Michigan’s ruffed grouse and American woodcock hunting ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released its survey report for their latest ruffed grouse counts and found the Minnesota spring population is lower statewide than last year, with ...