News Release Archives - July 2007
July 16, 2007
Spring Sharp-tailed Grouse Census Tallied
Preliminary reports from the 2007 spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate a 7 percent increase in the number of male grouse recorded compared to last year.
Statewide, observers counted 4,670 sharptails on spring dancing grounds this year compared to 4,347 in 2006, according to Stan Kohn, upland game management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
More than 630 square miles were covered. Male grouse recorded per square mile on comparable census areas increased from 5.5 in 2006 to 5.9 this year.
An indication of the fall season won’t be known until mid-August, Kohn said, upon completion of brood surveys.
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