When the winter woods were full of grouse
Grouse numbers have declined in Pennsylvania for a variety of reasons, and late-season grouse hunting was eliminated in 2018.
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January 3, 2026

When the winter woods were full of grouse

In my teenage years and early adulthood, hunting grouse was my favorite thing to do in the winter mo...
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