Minnesota ruffed grouse counts still high; sharp-tail count decreases slightly

Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were higher than last year across most of the bird’s range, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “The grouse population is probably still near the high end of the 10-year cycle,” said Mike Larson, DNR research scientist and grouse biologist, “because drumming counts […]

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