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 game bird.

That kind of day was the one that a hunter and his dog, Chip, got lost searching for grouse across bog rims and alder ...

I don’t know where I made the wrong turn. It was a dark day-scudding clouds, flat-lit, chilly, damp-and there are few ...

A new chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society hopes to put attention on grouse and habitat improvement in the Driftless area.

After spending most of the past two weeks traveling and bird hunting in Nova Scotia and New York, the vagabond and his dogs have returned to Orange. It was a most enjoyable getaway and the dogs ...

All gun dogs are special in their own way, but it's usually our first bird dogs that teach us the most important lessons.

The grouse hunting season is off to a slower start this year throughout the Superior National Forest and the northeastern ...

A good bird dog is an essential part of the pheasant hunting experience. Here are some of the reputed best breeds.

Before Isaiah Osborne signed up for the military at age 17, before he went into active duty after graduating from New Ulm ...

A well-trained dog is a safe and happy dog. That’s why we tested the best dog training collars and the best GPS dog collars. Several of our top picks are on sale for deep discounts during Prime Day on ...

The ruffed grouse or partridge, as it’s more commonly known, has been the gold standard for upland bird hunters nationwide for decades. This time of year, it’s not unusual to see grouse hunters with ...

MONTPELIER, Iowa — A beloved black lab named Waylon is back home safe after disappearing into the Mississippi River during a hunting trip Sunday morning. Waylon, nearly five years old, went missing ...