Ruffed grouse hunting grew up in 19th century New England, so naturally it can be a bit of a prude. So genteel in certain circles, so neatly wrapped in tradition and style, it must seem to some ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FLOODWOOD TOWNSHIP — This is what the Fries family looks forward to all year. Not 100 yards out from where we parked the trucks, Viper, their diminutive female Gordon Setter, was already locked on ...

Grouse season opened Sept. 15, but if you are serious about grouse hunting, then you know that October is the month. In September, there is too much foilage for good hunting. Grouse are tough enough ...

The annual grouse hunting season opened on Tuesday. One of the first bird hunting seasons of the fall, grouse can be very challenging birds to hunt. Or, they can be incredibly easy. It just depends on ...

That for some people a ruffed grouse is just another bird of the forest, or perhaps dinner on a plate, while for others it is an object of mystery and adoration, is never more evident than during the ...

The Minnesota DNR's spring drumming counts showed a statewide increase in drums-per-stop from 1.3 in 2021, to 1.9 in 2022. The increase was unexpected because grouse are in the dwindling stage of the ...

According to Tatler, Prince Harry’s friend Dame Jane Goodall told the Radio Times in the spring of 2020 that she believed the prince would give up hunting for his wife. Goodall says she checked in on ...

It is true that few sporting endeavors are more physically challenging than busting through thick stands of aspen, oak, ash and gray dogwood, while following a good dog in search of ruffed grouse.