Male sage-grouse on a lek in Butte County, South Dakota. It may sound like we're underwater, but we're not. It's the sound of a much different ocean; that of the sagebrush sea. In this episode, ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A strange drumming sound filled the pre-dawn dark on the rolling prairie at Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The sound, about 10 miles north of the city Tuesday, was coming ...

The drumming king of the North Woods, the ruffed grouse is as striking in appearance as it is prized on the table. Credit: Courtesy of Dennis Corriveau I am no stranger to drumming. In my youth I ...

The DNR announced the 2026 Wisconsin ruffed grouse survey, featuring drumming counts in the north, central and southwest zones.

BISMARCK — There a four grouse species in North Dakota, and three of them — sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse and greater prairie chickens — are in attendance on leks or dancing grounds this time of ...

RED LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Minn.-Traffic noise isn't a problem, but a forest full of sounds competes for Gretchen Mehmel's ears on this crisp Monday morning.Pileated woodpeckers hammer away ...

As the morning sun glints through the trees on New Year’s Day, I bundle up, grab my binoculars and take to the road just as the birds are beginning to sing. Little brown jobs flit from shrub to bush ...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Washington — When scientist Michael Schroeder was looking for a place to live in eastern Washington State, he chose to be within an hour and a half drive of seven species of grouse, ...

If you have put on snowshoes and gone outside to enjoy the winter lately, you are not alone. Some wild animals, like the snowshoe hare, have naturally large feet to help them navigate across deep ...