Minnesota’s ruffed grouse hunting — widely considered the best in the nation — appears to be holding up this fall despite signs of natural population decline for the state’s most popular game bird.

CO Jamus Veit (Bemidji #1) spent the week checking grouse, squirrel, and archery deer hunters. He conducted a wolf-depredation investigation, handled a nuisance-bear complaint, attended training, and ...

Sep. 6—Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is a tricky business, at best, because the forest birds aren't readily visible along roadsides or open terrain most of the year. Instead, ...

CO Bobby Stringer (Thief River Falls West) reports an increase in deer movement throughout the district as the firearms ...

CO Tony Elwell (Cloquet) monitored archery deer and waterfowl hunting. Waterfowl activity was low. Most local birds have ...

Here is the weekly report from Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of northern Minnesota for Monday, Oct. 14. CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked ...

Grouse hunters continue to report few opportunities, but those willing to get out and walk trails are having more success than those sticking to the gravel. CO Shane Zavodnik (Virginia) worked on ...

MINNEAPOLIS — One year after Minnesota grouse hunters enjoyed a phenomenal harvest, they’re settling in for a season that they can only hope will be fair to good. “It seems like there are patches that ...

Sep. 11—CLOQUET — The lack of heavy rains, late-season cold snaps, or serious droughts in Carlton County this year could result in a healthy grouse hunting season, which opens on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Last year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sold 230,000 resident small-game licenses, fewer than 10% of which were issued to women. Only a small minority of Minnesota women chase ducks, ...

Brainerd – Many hunters consider ruffed grouse to be the king of game birds. That means Saturday is a big day: the 2017 Minnesota hunting season on grouse commences a half-hour before sunrise. Ruffed ...