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Favorite winter time foods for Ruffed Grouse…
I was doing a bit more research into winter time grouse foods when I came across this: Winter Food Habitats of Ruffed Grouse in Young Aspen Stands. This paper is based on finding from a 1972-1973 study of 10-15 year old clear cuts in Oneida County, Minnesota.
The researchers found that the top ruffed grouse foods were Aspen bud and Hazel catkins. The grouse also were also feeding heavily on a species of ferns, as well as on wintergreen and goldenthread.
A good look as some grouse…
As a hunter, I usually don’t get see grouse doing there own thing. Here are few videos of them doing just that. It’s amazing how many berries they can stuff into their crops.
Ruffed Grouse, Feeding in winter…
I spend a lot of time in the woods chasing grouse. But here are a video of something I’ve never see: grouse feeding. It’s pretty interesting and worth sitting through. There are some great close up towards the end.