Minnesota’s ruffed grouse hunting — widely considered the best in the nation — appears to be holding up this fall despite signs of natural population decline for the state’s most popular game bird.

A father-and-son grouse hunting trip in northern Minnesota in 1999 has grown into an annual gathering of friends.

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports waterfowl hunters were scarce and the birds few. Area forest roads and trails were monitored as those hunters continue looking for grouse keep searching. CO Sean Cannon ...

Hunting in the Midwest peaks this month. Deer hunters enjoy the excitement of the annual rut. Wing shooters have pheasant, quail, and grouse seasons open region wide. Waterfowl hunters are knocking ...

According to the GFP, there were 19,000 prairie grouse hunters in South Dakota last year, a figure which has largely held steady in recent years. Meanwhile, the state had 140,000 pheasant hunters ...

In a banner season for ruffs, with an old dog out in front, Bayfield County forester Mike Amman shows what makes great grouse ground. Mike Amman and his Weimaraner pointer, Sigg, work their way ...

The bear hunting season in Minnesota wrapped up with a dip in harvest numbers, while young hunters enjoyed success during the ...

CO Bobby Stringer (Thief River Falls West) reports an increase in deer movement throughout the district as the firearms ...

When my bird dog and I got lost in the big woods, an old man helped us find our way again, and we helped him find his.

Grouse hunters are a notoriously opinionated bunch. Put more than two of them in the same room and sure as sunrise they’ll find something to disagree about. More likely, they’ll find lots to disagree ...