Upland bird hunters are a unique group of individuals. They’re well known for being very picky about which gauge to use, or which shot size is best for certain hunts, and they can be especially ...

Oregon’s ruffed grouse were especially abundant. Another 1979 may not come around again for years but, even with­ out the dramatic population boom, ruffed grouse hunting over a wide area in Ore­gon, ...

Ted Dick and Meadow Kouffeld-Hansen can tell you how to shoot more grouse and woodcock this fall. Both Dick and Kouffeld-Hansen are avid grouse and woodcock hunters, and they’re in the business of ...

Something funny is going on with Minnesota ruffed grouse hunting this fall, and even the experts are at a loss to fully explain it. A whopping 57 percent increase in spring drumming counts hasn't ...

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 ...

Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren’t readily visible along roadsides or open terrain most of the year. Instead, managers ...

Sep. 21—Spending a crisp morning pursuing ruffed grouse is among the highlights of the fall season for Maine bird hunters. Ruffed grouse, which in Maine are often referred to as partridge, can be ...

Sep. 7—If there's an underlying theme for Minnesota ruffed grouse hunters going into this year's season opener, it's this: Hunters should lower their expectations — and be willing to travel if the ...

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.

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