The ruffed grouse has been Pennsylvania's state bird since 1931. This brown, chicken-like bird gets its name from the black "ruffs" on the side of its neck. Sign up for our Newsletters It was an ...

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

It’s September, the leaves are turning and there is a chill in the morning air and if you’re looking for a good excuse to get outdoors and out of town here is a perfect one: grouse ...

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 ...

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 ...