Preserving The Future of Grouse, Woodcock and Hunting - Ruffed Grouse Society - Video
The Ruffed Grouse Society is North America's foremost conservation organization dedicated to preserving our sporting traditions by creating healthy forests for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other wildlife. Without young forest habitat, populations of grouse and woodcock would not flourish and our rich sporting traditions could not be passed on to the next generation. See more about how the Ruffed Grouse Society preserves grouse, woodcock and hunting at, www.ruffedgrousesociety.org.
Some clips for this video were provided courtesy of Michigan State University Extension and Clearwater Media Partners.
2014 MINNESOTA SPRING GROUSE SURVEYS
Statewide Ruffed Grouse drum counts increased 34%
this year.
Increases were driven by changes in
the northern portion of the state, in the prime ruffed grouse range.
This increase is consistent with changes expected with
the 10 year cycle, with the most recent peak
in drum counts during 2009.
The cycle is less pronounced in the more southern regions of the state, near the edge of their range.
Video Ruffed Grouse Drumming UP CLOSE
When we were Black Bear Hunting in Montana we walked up on a Ruffed Grouse on his drumming log. You can hear him for miles it felt like.
Ruffed Grouse numbers in Michigan better than what might have been expected
steve griffin
RUFFED GROUSE also come under Stewart’s purview, and he said that while the birds were expected to be nearing the bottom of their typical 10-year cycle of abundance, they may just be starting their rebound.
“Our drumming count was up 16 to 17 percent from last year,” said Stewart of the tally of males drumming wings above logs in hopes of attracting mates.
“There is a big difference between drumming counts, and production of young, and birds available to hunters in the fall,” Stewart pointed out, “but this may be the first year of an upswing” – a good year, maybe, to buy a hunting dog puppy.
“I tell people I think they may see about the same number of grouse as last year,” Stewart said, “maybe a few more.”
Pennsyvania's Powdermill reserve summer program teaches wildlife conservation
Morgan Calahan, 17, of Beaver County aspires to be a scientific illustrator.
“Anytime I talk to other people, they're like, ‘Oh no, computers are the thing now. You won't get a job,'” she said.
Calahan learned otherwise from wildlife professionals at Powdermill Nature Reserve last week.
The Wildlife Leadership Academy, a program created by the Pennsylvania Institute for Conservation Education, held a ruffed grouse-focused field school at Powdermill Nature Reserve, during which conservation experts taught 17 teenagers and four adult teachers about the state bird as well as ecology, biology and habitat management.
“I really learned a lot about the career I want to pursue,” Calahan said.
“Here you get a really hands-on experience with different professionals,” she said.
The Pennsylvania Institute for Conservation is a nonprofit organization that aims to “engage people across the state with the outdoors,” said director Michele Kittell. Its main program is the Wildlife Leadership Academy, which encourages youth to “become ambassadors for wildlife conservation in order to sustain wildlife legacy for future generations.”
Through the academy, Kittell said students attend one of three field schools, which are focused on the ruffed grouse, white-tailed deer and brook trout and coldwater conservation. After field school, they are challenged to complete outreach activities in education, community service, media engagement or the creative arts using the knowledge they gained.
The program provides students exposure to the career possibilities in wildlife and conservation because experts teach the curriculum, Kittell said. Over the years, the program has recruited students from 52 counties in the state.
Linda Ordiway, a regional biologist from the Ruffed Grouse Society, presented a slide show about aging and sexing ruffed grouse, explaining to students what physical features to look for on a bird to determine such characteristics. She said it is important to make students aware of the issues surrounding ruffed grouse.
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