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The recommendation to keep the sharp-tailed grouse hunting season closed follows the spring 2024 survey data review, historical data trends and scientific models. 2024 will be the sixth year the ...

The DNR's 2024 ruffed grouse drumming survey showed a 57% increase in drum counts statewide compared to 2023.. The year-over-year increase was 60% in the northern part of the state and 41% in the ...

We are in the midsts of the season of upland bird hunting in the Mitten State. Here are some fun and feathery facts about a popular and great-tasting upland game bird, the ruffed grouse: - The ...

Grouse Hunting, a Historic Pastime in Michigan. by Carly Simpson | September 20, 2017. Photo by Daniel Shepler. For many, the traditions, rites and authenticity of Up North are most vivid on a ...

Sharp-tailed grouse need wide open mating grounds called "leks." A decade ago there were 70 leks in the east central zone. In 2019, they only counted 30, and that number continues to decline.

MILFORD, Penn., Sept. 20.--The ruffed grouse hunting season in Pike County opened on the 15th inst. Great preparations had been made for the event by sportsmen, as the inauguration of the grouse ...

The season for hunting grouse began mid-month for those still willing to look for one. There exists a suggestion implicit in the small and vanishing population that grouse, male and female, have ...