Dusky grouse are effectively camouflaged and cryptic much of the year, but when it comes to the spring mating season, the males are bright and bold In the early 1800s, as the expedition led by Lewis ...

This project began last winter as an experiment. A self-assignment actually, a challenge, or even a test, to see if a bit of human intervention on my part could convert a mature aspen in a small patch ...

I have fond memories of creating an artificial ruffed grouse drumming log on my property. I was hoping the fake log would attract a romantic male grouse, and would become the stage for his unusual, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. On Mother’s Day just before dusk, I saw an amazing sight just outside my ...

A male grouse "drums" or beats its wings on its chest to attract a mate in spring. This year's drumming count across the ruffed grouse range in Minnesota was the highest since 1972, but a wet June may ...

It isn't easy to capture an up-close view of the outrageous, wing-flapping, foot-stomping, chest-puffing, guttural-moaning mating ritual of the sharp-tailed grouse that takes place at daybreak during ...

Apr. 8—GRAND FORKS — It's quite the spectacle. Every spring, male prairie grouse — prairie chickens and sharptails — gather on mating grounds called leks and put on elaborate displays in an effort to ...

It was a perfect April morning to photograph an amorous ruffed grouse — clear, calm and about 20 degrees. Before dawn, I was situating my photography gear inside the blind I had placed near a known ...