DNR Staff Report Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were significantly lower than last year across most of their range, according to a report released by the Minnesota ...

and making unique popping sounds. “They look like King Henry the Eighth, with their white breasts like the ermine collars of monarchs,” says Leigh Robertson, coordinator of the San Miguel Basin ...

On his chosen log, the male ruffed grouse will “drum” to attract females. He is not actually drumming or hitting the log or beating his chest like Tarzan. The sound produced comes from the ...

Tail feathers held high, male grouse perform before the watching females, whistling and sucking in air to fill those air sacs, then pushing the air out to make a popping sound. The whole walk is ...