https://www.stcroix360.com/2021/07/sharp-tailed-grouse-population-plummets-hunting-seasons-cancelled/

Threatened barrens bird species has a stronghold along upper St. Croix River —but biologists are concerned.

BySt. Croix 360|July 23, 2021|2minute read

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Via theWisconsin Department of Natural Resources:

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the fall 2021 sharp-tailed grouse hunting season remains closed due to the spring surveys results and concerns over future viability of the sharp-tailed grouse population. Permits and applications will not be available or accepted this year.

Each year, the sharp-tailed grouse advisory committee, which consists of interested conservation groups and DNR wildlife biologists, usesspring dancing ground surveysto evaluate the size of the population.

The recommendation to keep the sharp-tailed grouse hunting season closed follows the review of spring 2021 survey data, historical data trends and scientific models that indicate a potential marked decrease in population viability if…