Sharp-tailed grouse hunting a no-go again this year
Wisconsin DNR Reports
September 3, 2022
This is the fourth year the season has been closed.
Sharp-tailed grouse
Pleasant surprise: Ruffed grouse counts up unexpectedly from last year
Minnesota DNR Reports
July 28, 2022
Sharp-tailed grouse population also sees increase in east-central Minnesota.
Sharpies down, ruffies up in N.D.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
July 24, 2022
North Dakota Game and Fish Department upland game biologists summarized the spring survey results for sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse and greater sage grouse. Summaries from the spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate a 13% decrease in
Counts show sharp drop in sharptails in east-central Minnesota
Minnesota DNR Reports
July 26, 2021
DNR: Management actions planned, including closing east-central hunting zone season
Sharp-tailed grouse hunting season to remain closed for fall 2021
Wisconsin DNR Reports
July 12, 2021
This is the third year the season has been closed.
In Wisconsin, no sharp-tailed grouse hunt for 2020 season
Wisconsin DNR Reports
July 28, 2020
With no permits available, no applications will be made available or accepted this year.
Pheasant, sharptail, partridge numbers: Reason for hope in North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
September 9, 2019
Observers recorded five broods and 39 pheasants per 100 miles. Sharptails observed per 100 miles are up 113% statewide from 2018, and partridge are up 58%.
In North Dakota, ‘Sharptails are beginning to rebound’
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
July 16, 2019
Statistics from the spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate a 9 percent increase in the number of male grouse counted compared to last year.
Sharp-tailed grouse hunting: 25 permits up for grabs in Unit 8 in NW Wisconsin
Wisconsin DNR Reports
July 26, 2018
Application period is Aug. 1-31.
