Apr. 8—GRAND FORKS — It's quite the spectacle. Every spring, male prairie grouse — prairie chickens and sharptails — gather on mating grounds called leks and put on elaborate displays in an effort to ...
It’s like a squeaky rubber sound. Mixed in are sharp cheeps and the flapping of wings. Wait long enough and you might hear a rapid thumping sound. These are all noises that male sharp-tailed grouse ...
When Tom Rusch first started working in the Tower area wildlife office 30-some years ago he would see sharp-tailed grouse at a half-dozen locations across his district. Each spring Rusch and other ...