As publishedSept. 19, 2026 - Jan. 3, 2027
Statewide, same season as ruffed grouse.No standalone spruce-grouse-only bag limit -- it shares the 5-daily/10-possession combined limit with ruffed grouse, capped at a maximum of 2 daily / 4 possession spruce grouse within that combined total.
MN DNR (Charlotte Roy + John Giudice) runs a dedicated annual spring survey with editions confirmed 2020-2025 (files.dnr.state.mn.us/recreation/hunting/grouse/sprucegrouse_{YYYY}.pdf); a fresh search this pass found no 2026 edition yet, most recent confirmed is 2025.