Ideally, looking for a mate should be a positive experience. But when you are a sage grouse, it can be hazardous—especially ...

Even with the wind blowing in a storm, on Wednesday I headed up to a sharp-tailed grouse lek — breeding ground — where I had ...

Dawn is the best time to boogie if you’re a greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). In spring, as many as 70 of the iconic male grouse will gather at each dance floor (called a “lek”) before ...

For the first time in seven years, Wisconsin may host a sharp-tailed grouse hunting season this fall. At least that's the recommendation of the Department of Natural Resources' Sharp-tailed Grouse ...

It isn't easy to capture an up-close view of the outrageous, wing-flapping, foot-stomping, chest-puffing, guttural-moaning mating ritual of the sharp-tailed grouse that takes place at daybreak during ...

As Harrell says, grouse prefer to walk rather than fly, where they're more susceptible to the raptors above. They've adapted to life on the ground using sage as cover and the open pockets between as a ...

Michael Chalich, a lifelong sharp-tailed grouse hunter, remembers when he first fell in love with the game bird. He was only about 11 years old, running a trap line when he ran into some birds he didn ...