Grouse hunters are a notoriously opinionated bunch. Put more than two of them in the same room and sure as sunrise they’ll find something to disagree about. More likely, they’ll find lots to disagree ...

Looking for one of the best hunting breeds? We've got you covered. Everything is better with a canine companion by your side, and a hunting excursion is no exception – but with so many hunting dogs to ...

Reed Carlson with his new bird dog Harley. He found Harley at a shelter in Wasilla, Alaska, and the dog was out hunting with him in just a couple month's time. Duck season opened Sept. 1 for Reed ...

Quickly, the two women came to love grouse and woodcock hunting in the north woods. But they could see they would need English setters, a pointing breed that many consider the ultimate grouse and ...

Grouse season opened Sept. 15, but if you are serious about grouse hunting, then you know that October is the month. In September, there is too much foilage for good hunting. Grouse are tough enough ...

Grouse hunters — who hope for good weather for the opener of the season this Saturday — have forever been looked upon as the elite among small game hunters. And why not? Most consider grouse as the ...

NORTH OF DULUTH -- Maria Jacenko is a rare commodity. At a time when the number of ruffed grouse hunters is declining in Minnesota, Jacenko is just plunging into the popples. Duluth's Jacenko, 45, ...

It is true that few sporting endeavors are more physically challenging than busting through thick stands of aspen, oak, ash and gray dogwood, while following a good dog in search of ruffed grouse.

Last year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sold 230,000 resident small-game licenses, fewer than 10% of which were issued to women. Only a small minority of Minnesota women chase ducks, ...