North Dakota Sharp-tailed Grouse, Hungarian Partridge Counts Down

  North Dakota hunters will find fewer sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge in the field this fall than last year. R.J. Gross, upland game management biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said late July and August roadside counts show sharptails observed per 100 miles are down 29 percent from 2016, while partridge are down 62 percent. Hunting will be slower than last season in most of the state, and all indications are that hunters will see... READ MORE