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 ...

The sharp-tailed grouse hunting season will remain closed in Wisconsin for 2024, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR.) The DNR said Tuesday that permits and applications ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Some unfortunate news for hunters who enjoy hunting sharp-tailed grouse. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced the spring population survey indicated a slight ...

Be ready to walk. Ruffed grouse hunting seasons open Saturday in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, and grouse numbers are expected to be down significantly from last year in both states. Minnesota's ...

Hunters registered a kill of five sharp-tailed grouse in the 2025 Wisconsin hunting season, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Only 12 permits were issued for the season, the first for ...

The recent decline of ruffed grouse in Wisconsin and the threat of a potentially deadly disease has the state on the brink of an emergency rule change. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will host ...

Ruffed grouse drumming increased this spring in two of three priority areas and the species appears to be on the upward phase of its traditional 10-year population cycle in Wisconsin, according to the ...

As summer fades and the crisp air of fall settles over Wisconsin, hunters and trappers across the state gear up for one of the most exciting times of the year. The Wisconsin Department of Natural ...