Male sage-grouse on a lek in Butte County, South Dakota. It may sound like we're underwater, but we're not. It's the sound of a much different ocean; that of the sagebrush sea. In this episode, ...

The ruffed grouse is a medium-sized game bird with a plump body and a short crest. Their height is around 18 inches. It spends its time foraging on the forest floor for seeds and insects—these birds ...

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ latest ruffed grouse counts found Minnesota’s spring 2026 population declined ...

The drumming king of the North Woods, the ruffed grouse is as striking in appearance as it is prized on the table. Credit: Courtesy of Dennis Corriveau I am no stranger to drumming. In my youth I ...

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

BISMARCK — There a four grouse species in North Dakota, and three of them — sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse and greater prairie chickens — are in attendance on leks or dancing grounds this time of ...

RED LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Minn.-Traffic noise isn't a problem, but a forest full of sounds competes for Gretchen Mehmel's ears on this crisp Monday morning.Pileated woodpeckers hammer away ...

Party-like dancing, strutting and squabbles for the attention of females is underway throughout the West this month, not just in taverns, but also in the grasslands and sagebrush landscapes. Prairie ...

If you have put on snowshoes and gone outside to enjoy the winter lately, you are not alone. Some wild animals, like the snowshoe hare, have naturally large feet to help them navigate across deep ...