Brainerd Grouse Populations on the Up-Swing

There is reason for grouse hunters to be optimistic about the fall hunting season, according to DNR Area Wildlife Supervisor Gary Drotts. He tells KLKS News, spring drumming counts are up.
Drotts says he counted 24 birds at a listening post north of Pillager, more than he heard last year. He says if the birds can have dry nesting conditions this spring, the hatch ought to be good.