ruffed grouse
noun
: a grouse (Bonasa umbellus) of U.S. and Canadian forests of which the male erects a ruff of black feathers and fans out a broad black-banded tail during breeding displays
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Getting chased by territorial ruffed grouse, taking in the fall colors of the palisades over Rose Lake along the Border Route, and meeting trail crews rehabbing the Powwow Trail after the Pagami Creek Fire burned more than 95 % of it in 2011.
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Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020
Jeremy Moore, a Wisconsin dog trainer and ruffed grouse junkie, just plunked down a deposit on an English setter.
—Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2020
Specialized techniques like a snapshot for ruffed grouse in thick cover is ineffective on a covey rise.
—Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 2 June 2020
Under the proposal, the Horicon refuge would be open to hunting for woodcock, moorhen, coyote, ruffed grouse, opossum, raccoon, fox, skunk, bobcat, snowshoe hare and black bear on acres already open to other hunting.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2020
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Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020
Jeremy Moore, a Wisconsin dog trainer and ruffed grouse junkie, just plunked down a deposit on an English setter.
—Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2020
Specialized techniques like a snapshot for ruffed grouse in thick cover is ineffective on a covey rise.
—Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 2 June 2020
Under the proposal, the Horicon refuge would be open to hunting for woodcock, moorhen, coyote, ruffed grouse, opossum, raccoon, fox, skunk, bobcat, snowshoe hare and black bear on acres already open to other hunting.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2020
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