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Events, Featured Sharp-tailed Grouse Stories

MPCS and MSGS 2024 Joint Spring Meeting

Join us for the Joint Spring Meeting, combining efforts of the MN Prairie Chicken Society and the MN Sharp-tailed Grouse Society! We’ll be discussing some of our habitat updates,...

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Events, Featured Sharp-tailed Grouse Stories, Sharp-tailed Grouse Conservation, Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat

Winter 2024 – Minnesota Sharptailer Newsletter

Read about upcoming events, habitat projects, conservation efforts, and more! 2024 Winter – The Minnesota Sharptailer 2023 Fall – The Minnesota Sharptailer 2023 Spring/Summer...

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Events, Featured Sharp-tailed Grouse Stories, Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat

Come Volunteer for Sharptail Habitat – April 6 & 13!

Come join us for 2 days of hands-on habitat improvement in Minnesota! We’re hosting 2 volunteer days. Click below to learn more: Palmville WMA in NW MN on April 6, …...

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Join us for the 3rd Annual MSGS Double Gun Shoot!

Grab your favorite double and meet us out at Wings North, in Pine City, MN on April 28, 2024. Each year the great folks at Wings North host a party …...

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Featured Sharp-tailed Grouse Stories, Sharp-tailed Grouse Videos

The Firebird’s Dance

Have you ever witnessed the dance of the sharp-tailed grouse? This short YouTube video shows the iconic mating rituals of this amazing birds. “This video shows the elaborate display...

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Featured Sharp-tailed Grouse Stories, Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat

Top 10 Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Tips

Sharp-tailed grouse are a unique, native grouse of Minnesota that require extensive, open landscapes. Due to a long term population decline from habitat loss, they are considered a Species...

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Featured Sharp-tailed Grouse Stories, Sharp-tailed Grouse Conservation

Bringing Back the Sharptail

The sharp-tailed grouse, Minnesota’s only “native” prairie grouse, goes by many names. It’s called “sharptail” because of its two long and pointed central tail feathers. It’s...

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Management of Brushland Habitats for Wildlife

Understanding Minnesota Brushlands To some, the term “brushland” describes a wasteland – something that should be cleared and drained in order to be farmed, pastured, or planted...

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