Few people have seen the spruce grouse, with its have striking plumage: red combs like giant fake eyelashes on top of the ...

I am fascinated by the diversity of mother nature. And this was abundantly clear to me the other day while I sat in a tiny chair blind, in the dark, waiting for the sun to come up and for a ruffed ...

in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The North American ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is a non-migratory bird endemic to the forests of the U.S. Appalachian Mountains ...

Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were lower than last year across most of the bird’s range, according to a survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural ...

Did you ever wonder why Pennsylvania’s state bird can sometimes be overly friendly or slightly aggressive to humans? The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for the public’s help to see ...

When grouse have access to food, they eat it as fast as they can to minimize the time they are exposed to predators. But buds ...

The elusive yet bold spruce grouse is a little-known N.H. inhabitant that relies on forests that are specifically adapted to ...

ST. MARYS — The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will sponsor Birds “N” Brews from 6 to 9 p.m. March 1 at the Straub Brew House ...

Unlike Ruffed Grouse and Bobwhite quail, Ohio’s deer archery season now extends into February and just closed, as did the waterfowl seasons. However, Cottontail rabbit season is open and ends at ...

A host of upland game birds with light-colored meat can make exceptional table fare. In this recipe, a whole breast is used ...

Another reader sided with my cousin: “This 87-year-old grew up hunting ruffed grouse around my home town of Milaca (Minnesota). Down there, we referred to that wily bird as a ‘ruff,’ or more ...