Grouse hunting

Photograph by Denver Bryan / Images on the Wildside Many grouse hunters follow logging trails and tote roads in search of birds almost exclusively. It’s a decent enough strategy: exceedingly simple, occasionally productive, and you never get lost. But even in the most remote areas, a convenient corridor through the woods invites every other grouse hunter to take that stroll, too. If your competition isn’t hunting there when you arrive, they’ve either bagged the birds already or pushed them…

What gear does an upland hunter need? That question covers an enormous variety of habitat, weather, birds, and preferences. While gear requirements vary for hunting quail in Texas, grouse in New England, chukar on the Snake River, or pheasant in the Dakotas, the following items go with me on all of my hunts, regardless of where or when.

The ruffed grouse is a forest dwelling bird which lives most of its life in the forest. ​ This bird, as hunters and nature lovers can attest, is unique in it changes from a "fool hen" in the...

ruffed grouse

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

German shorthaired pointer one of 10 Best Gun Dogs for Ruffed Grouse Hunting

A Ruffed Grouse on a log in early spring 18 x 24 poster, 24 x 36 poster

There's more than big game in those woods.

Read about the Ruffed Grouse from history, habitat, conservation and bird hunting opportunities throughout North America.

Ruffed grouse give even experienced hunters and fine wingshots all the challenge they want when it comes to putting birds in the bag. I’ll tell you my stats just to give you an idea of what to expe…