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 ...

Oct. 25—SOMEWHERE UP NORTH, Minn. — Like so many big things, it started small, this fall tradition, a father and son from the Twin Cities area venturing to a friend's place "Up North" to try their ...

Jesse Kolar, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s upland game supervisor offers a look at what grouse and partridge hunters can expect this year. Game and Fish biologists will take as many ...

Grouse hunters are a notoriously opinionated bunch. Put more than two of them in the same room and sure as sunrise they’ll find something to disagree about. More likely, they’ll find lots to disagree ...

North Dakota’s grouse and partridge hunting seasons open Saturday, Sept. 13. In this week’s segment of “North Dakota Outdoors,” host Mike Anderson tells us what hunters can expect this fall. Joining ...

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 ...

MONTPELIER — Vermont's hunting season for ruffed grouse or "partridge," is Sept. 27 through Dec. 31 this year. The daily limit is four grouse with a possession limit of eight. The Vermont woodcock ...

North Dakota's grouse and partridge hunting seasons open Saturday, while the pheasant season opens Oct. 12. PROVIDED, N.D. GAME & FISH DEPT. A cold, wet June in North Dakota impacted Hungarian ...

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.

This story, “Best Grouse Hunting in America,” appeared in the Sept. 1985 issue of Outdoor Life. Bob Barbo is known as a duck hunter. His family cars have never seen the inside of the ga­rage. It is ...

A cold, wet June in North Dakota impacted Hungarian partridge and sharp-tailed grouse numbers and led to smaller brood sizes for pheasants, though pheasant numbers overall were up for a third straight ...