Ruffed grouse numbers down 29 percent from ’17
Minnesota DNR Reports
July 2, 2018
Sharp-tailed grouse counts also down.
Sharp-tailed grouse
North Dakota upland bird harvest numbers take a hit
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
June 11, 2018
Drought conditions and not as many hunters in the field last fall meant fewer pheasants, sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge in the bag.
Sharp-tailed grouse drought to continue in western U.P.
Staff and News Reports
April 23, 2018
DNR wildlife biologists had planned to capture about 20 birds from the eastern U.P. and re-introduce them to Ontonagon County. However, late winter snowfall and a persistent groundcover of snow have delayed the effort until
South Dakota hunters talk grouse conservation
Associated Press
November 2, 2017
And as do most conversations about conservation these days, this one eventually found its way to what can be done about the decline of hunting.
DNR: Michigan’s other grouse, sharptails, make for unique hunting opportunity
Michigan DNR
September 22, 2017
While only a relative handful of sportsmen hunt them, they offer a unique upland opportunity to Michigan bird hunters.
Sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge counts down significantly in North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
September 8, 2017
On the eve of the season opener for both, Game and Fish announces that sharptail numbers are down 29 percent from 2016, while partridge are down 62 percent. So, “in general, hunting will be fair
Fewer sharptails and Huns, more ruffed grouse expected in North Dakota hunts
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
August 28, 2017
North Dakota’s popular hunting seasons for grouse and partridge will open Saturday, Sept. 9. State Game and Fish Department upland game biologist R.J. Gross says hunters will likely see fewer sharptails and Huns compared to
Upland game numbers down in North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
August 14, 2017
In 2016, pheasant harvest down 15 percent, sharptails 21 percent and Hungarian partridge 9 percent from 2015.
DNR grouse numbers: Ruffed counts up, sharptails about same as last year
Minnesota DNR Reports
July 10, 2017
The 2017 survey results for ruffed grouse were 2.1 drums per stop statewide. The averages during 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 were 0.9 and 1.1 and 1.1 and 1.3, respectively.
