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 finding lots of ...

Just after the drumming, the grouse fanned his tail feathers and puffed up his neck feathers in an impressive display. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

I have to say I’ve been enjoying the weather this winter with the few nice days we’ve had before the snow and cold decided to return. Sure, it’s winter and you expect snow and cold but it’s nice to ...

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 ...

The last two years were among the worst for grouse hunters, and this year game managers remain skeptical of recording any significant improvement. Blame it on the mysterious grouse population cycle ...

The ruffed grouse season opens Saturday. It will be difficult to see birds flush with all of the leaves on the trees and the dense underbrush. Despite the drought, the skeeters might be bad. Deer ...

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 ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission expects ruffed grouse hunting to be good - at least as good as last year -- for the more than 100,000 hunters who annually pursue these challenging game birds. The ...

Pennsylvania Game Commission field officers report “good to excellent” prospects for both squirrels and grouse on Saturday’s season opener. In the state’s Northeast, officers declared “grouse ...

I haven’t done a heck of a lot of grouse hunting. Enough, now and then. Around the Mohawk Valley sometimes, and we used to take a few days every February down to our place in Steuben County to go ...

I won't kid you. Hunting grouse without dogs is tough. You need to be 100% on your A game. You need to bring all of your skills to the table. But it is definitely possible, and your chances of success ...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists expect ruffed grouse hunting to be average to slightly-below average for the nearly 100,000 hunters who ...