Sage Grouse

Spring has brought a promising surge in sagegrouse numbers, with local leks buzzing with activity. Let’s take a closer look at what’s happening out there.

As winter fades, wildlife enthusiasts have a golden chance to witness the impressive Sage Grouse in their natural habitat this spring in Wyoming.

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Early estimates from Wyoming’s 2021 sage grouse wings indicate reproduction declined slightly in the last year.  Hunters deposited wings from 621 chicks and 750 hens in collection barrels. In a preliminary analysis, Wyoming’s 2021 chick-to-hen ratio was 0.8 chicks/hen. Du...

The wide-ranging, chicken-sized bird has seen a dramatic population drop in recent decades.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration in 2019 from relaxing rules imposed under the Obama administration that restricted mining, drilling and grazing across millions of acres.

The ground-dwelling greater sage grouse is at the center of a bitter conflict between the administration and conservationists.

The forecast for the 2020 fall hunting season has been released by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Morris struck down administration policies that have allowed more drilling in sage grouse habitat.

A federal judge in Idaho blocked the Trump administration plans last year over concerns that they could harm greater sage grouse, a ground-dwelling bird.