ruffed grouse

In this week’s All Things Outdoors, WXPR’s Katie Thoresen talked with DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto about the current grouse hunting season as well as some misconceptions about the season.

Ruffed grouse populations in Wisconsin follow a fairly steady 10-year population cycle.Through decades of surveys, the Wisconsin DNR has found the…

The Wisconsin DNR is in its third and final year of study looking at the impact of West Nile Virus on ruffed grouse.The DNR is looking into how present…

Results from the blood samples collected from harvested ruffed grouse last year indicate that 20 percent of the Wisconsin birds had antibodies consistent…

EAGLE RIVER- Conflicts in the fall hunting season between ATV/UTV's and ruffed grouse hunters were discussed recently at the Vilas County forestry…

Park Falls is known as the Ruffed Grouse Capital of the World. The habitat in the region proves to be one of the prime locations for ruffed grouse. But…

Hunters are being asked to help the DNR determine the extent of West Nile Virus' impact on ruffed grouse populations.Wildlife health officials in three…

There's apparently more of a popular game bird. Roadside ruffed grouse surveys completed this spring show statewide drumming activity increased 41 percent…

The goal is to expose a new generation to the idea of gathering local food, as the DNR is hosting seminars in April to learn to hunt grouse and…

West Nile virus was detected last fall in three of 16 ruffed grouse that were found sick or dead and submitted by the public to the DNR.West Nile Virus…