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 ...

Minnesotans chasing a cavalcade of seasonal colors often parade at this time of year from the Twin Cities to Duluth and from there farther north along the Lake Superior shoreline. Alternatively they ...

Choosing a hunting dog can be a daunting task. Do you want or need a flushing breed or a pointing breed? A big bold brush buster or small pocket rocket? Male or female? A dog that runs big, or a close ...

For many people, the essence of autumn is grouse hunting along a brush-covered hillside or walking down an old logging road through the woods behind a good bird dog. It is the sights and sounds ...

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, ...

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 ...

The lack of heavy rains, late-season cold snaps, or serious droughts in Carlton County this year could result in a healthy grouse hunting season, which opens on Saturday, Sept. 13. "I'm predicting ...