Ontario Ruffed Grouse Hunting 2009 with Bird Dogs Afield - Video



Ontario Ruffed Grouse Hunting 2009 is a Bird Dogs Afield oldie but goodie. Paul & Susan visit Gogama Lodge.

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.”