Did you ever wonder why Pennsylvania’s state bird can sometimes be overly friendly or slightly aggressive to humans? The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for the public’s help to see why ruffed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you hear the call? It might be Ohio's wild turkey population, and you can help keep track of how many birds there are. The Ohio ...

Bob Marshall/The Times-PicayuneFinding ruffed grouse in northern Wisconsin typically means a rugged, hazardous tramp through thick wooded cover. The birds prefer the wild, young growth in forest ...

Question: I was walking in the woods recently, and I was startled by a bird taking off next to me. Was this a grouse or even a pheasant? Answer: If it was in the woods of central and northern ...

An annual survey detected less drumming by ruffed grouse in Wisconsin this spring, the latest indication the species has entered a lower stage of its population cycle, according to Department of ...

Have you been harassed by Pennsylvania’s state bird? The game commission wants to know. No, seriously. In the spring and fall, some ruffed grouses exhibit what wildlife experts refer to as “tame” ...

The ruffed grouse is a bird of many personalities. Sometimes they can seem tame. Sometimes they can be aggressive. And there are old tales that maybe that’s all because they get drunk on berries. It’s ...

STATEWIDE–The state is considering making the ruffed grouse an endangered species. The population of the bird has declined since the 1980s. Hunters have not been allowed to hunt ruffed grouse since ...

BAXTER, MINN. - Last Wednesday evening about 40 people kicked the snow off their boots and shuffled into the Northland Arboretum to attend a program about Minnesota's grouse. Despite an overnight ...

We take a look at two animals and an insect for clues to how life in the wild makes it through a long, cold winter in Northern Michigan. Hibernation? Forgettaboudit. Surviving the bitter cold of ...

Do you hear the call? It might be Ohio's wild turkey population, and you can help keep track of how many birds there are. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources asks Ohioans to report any wild ...