Fewer grouse, partridge killed in N.D.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Fewer sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge were killed in North Dakota last year.

The state Game and Fish Department attributes the drops to fewer hunters.

Last fall's sharptail harvest was 85,700, down 29 percent from 2008. The number of hunters was down 25 percent to 26,600.

Last season's partridge harvest was 64,000, down 35 percent from the previous year. The number of hunters was down 26 percent to 21,200.

Statistics are based on a survey of resident and nonresident hunters.

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