I grew up hunting grouse with my dad in the Upper Clark Fork River Valley. In those days, we hunted fool hens and blue grouse. I rarely hear the term fool hen today. The name comes from the fact that ...

The statewide hunting season for ruffed and blue grouse, as well as mourning doves, opened Sept. 1, and the season for most other upland game birds, including chukar, quail and rooster pheasants, ...

LA GRANDE — The upland game bird hunting season starts a week or so later than usual, but conditions should be worth the wait for hunters. According to forecasts from Oregon Department of Fish and ...

Summer has one last hurrah this Labor Day weekend, and then we'll slowly drift into autumn. Both Wyoming and Montana have early bird seasons that start Sept. 1 for mountain grouse and mourning doves.

On a recent trip to Bogus Basin to escape the heat and check in on the still active mountain bird community, I was attacked by a ruffed grouse. I was driving slowly on the dirt road to Mores Mountain, ...