Upland bird hunters are a unique group of individuals. They’re well known for being very picky about which gauge to use, or which shot size is best for certain hunts, and they can be especially ...

Bob Barbo is known as a duck hunter. His family cars have never seen the inside of the ga­rage. It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys. His dog is a Chesapeake and he shoots a ...

Ruffed grouse hunting grew up in 19th century New England, so naturally it can be a bit of a prude. So genteel in certain circles, so neatly wrapped in tradition and style, it must seem to some ...

I had a poor season, which is not especially unusual for me, but the majority of the guys with whom I kibitz about grouse hunting did, too.

Grouse hunters are a notoriously opinionated bunch. Put more than two of them in the same room and sure as sunrise they’ll find something to disagree about. More likely, they’ll find lots to disagree ...

Ted Dick and Meadow Kouffeld-Hansen can tell you how to shoot more grouse and woodcock this fall. Both Dick and Kouffeld-Hansen are avid grouse and woodcock hunters, and they’re in the business of ...

For the first time in seven years, Wisconsin may host a sharp-tailed grouse hunting season this fall. At least that's the recommendation of the Department of Natural Resources' Sharp-tailed Grouse ...

For the versatile hunter, October has much to offer but so little time. Since the ruffed grouse hunting season in Minnesota is one of the longest, I tend to concentrate my October hunting efforts on ...

NORTH OF DULUTH -- Adolescent aspen flank a grassy trail. Most of their leaves have fallen now. Moist and decomposing, the leaves impart an aroma both sweet and sour on this early October morning.

Wisconsin will host a sharp-tailed grouse hunting season this fall, the first since 2018. The decision to resume a hunt comes after four consecutive years of population increases of the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s ruffed grouse hunting — widely considered the best in the nation — appears to be holding up this fall despite signs of natural population decline for the state’s most popular ...

For the first time in seven years, Wisconsin may host a sharp-tailed grouse hunting season this fall. The committee, made up of DNR staff and a variety of stakeholders, including members of the ...