Creating Ruffed Grouse Habitat
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- Опубліковано 15 бер 2023
- In this video we're going over how to create habitat for ruffed grouse using timber stand improvement (TSI). Ruffed grouse populations are declining quickly across much of their range and doing sound habitat management can help build back their populations. We look at how TSI can create more food and cover for not only ruffed grouse, but all wildlife species!
I have lots of grouse in my land. I accidentally discovered it while deer hunting last year. I had the curiosity to shoot one & cooked it. It was so delicious. Just like chicken. As I write, I hear them drumming around my cabin. I’m located 3 miles north of the Minnesota border. I came across your video presentation & needs to know more about how to keep them on my land. Any such presentation would be deeply appreciated.
Thank you so much!
I live in the Adirondacks of Ny. We use to have Grouse everywhere.. We no longer have the Grouse numbers we did when I was a kid. I can remember hitting a brush pile or thicket and it was nothing to flush 10 to 12 birds at a time. Now to see a Grouse is very very rare.
That’s a recurring theme we hear often regarding grouse. If we can spread the message they need our help, advocate for their management and conservation and put good habitat on the ground then we can make a difference!
I recently bought property just outside ADK.......I see grouse fairly regularly...... definitely something I look forward to trying to help out. I've become almost obsessed with them since I've seen them while deer hunting..... strutting...... drumming. Very beautiful bird. 0 interest in hunting them......but gotta assume it will help the turkey too.
Another great video. It's great to see the effort more and more people are putting in to improving our native habit for all wildlife.
Thanks for watching Lee! There's a lot of good work being done for grouse, turkeys, quail, etc. across the landscape. We just have to keep the momentum going!
Great video, thanks.
Thanks for watching!
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Don't you think we'll have to reintroduce the grouse into areas where they don't exist anymore, or are you thinking if the habitat is right for them they'll come?
I have alot of spicebush in some areas of my land, is spicebush beneficial to the ruffed grouse?
Thanks for the video guys, l really appreciate what you are doing 👍👍
Sadly, yes. They're non-migratory birds so unfortunately they don't fly around in search of the best habitat. They can travel (hens will take their chicks as far as 4 miles from nesting to brooding habitat, and young hens can travel up to 15 in search of habitat where they'll spend the rest of their lives), so there is hope, but that's a lot of ground for a small bird to cover. Best we can do is lay down as much suitable habitat as possible across the landscape.
Yes, spicebush is good for grouse! It's good cover and good food. It's also the host plant for the spicebush swallowtail - the black butterfly you see often during the summer.
@@DearHunterProject thank you for the quick reply I really appreciate it .