The Wisconsin DNR last week announced that 2026 data is now available from annual spring surveys of Wisconsin ruffed grouse and pheasant.

The DNR announced the 2026 Wisconsin ruffed grouse survey, featuring drumming counts in the north, central and southwest ...

This year’s annual Roadside Ruffed Grouse Drumming Survey showed an 11% decrease in drumming activity statewide compared to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the return of Sharp-Tailed Grouse hunting season for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 populations in Wisconsin have dropped slightly again this spring as the population heads for the bottom of its boom-to-bust cycle. Wisconsin's roadside grouse survey showed a 1 percent ...

(WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the return of Sharp-Tailed Grouse hunting season for the first time since 2018. A press release from the DNR says the season ...

The DNR reported the 2026 average pheasant observations at 0.73 pheasants per stop, a decrease from 2025 at 0.81 pheasants per stop. For the third year in a row, the count remains above the most ...