The season for hunting ruffed grouse in the northwestern two-thirds of Wisconsin has been shortened by more than three weeks.
The state Department of Natural Resources board voted Wednesday to make the change over concerns about a dwindling population.
The ruffed grouse season currently runs from mid-September through Jan. 31 in that part of the state. The season will now end on Jan. 5.
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Hunters in Wisconsin took only 173,347 birds last year, the lowest total in 35 years of hunter surveys.
The reason for the decline is unknown.
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