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Ask the Master Naturalist: Brainerd lakes area provides plenty of habitat for ruffed grouse

Brainerd Dispatch 31 Aug 2025
If it was in the woods of central and northern Minnesota, it was probably a ruffed grouse ... In the winter, ruffed grouse have comb-like fringes on their toes that act like snowshoes ... The ruffed grouse also has a unique way to survive snowy winters.
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Ruffed grouse drum counts down slightly from 2024 peak

Mesabi Daily News 08 Aug 2025
TOWER—If you’ve spent any time in the woods of northern Minnesota in the spring and heard a soft, rapid beat in the distance and wondered what that could be, the answer is simple. It’s a ruffed grouse playing the drums ... .
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Minnesota ruffed grouse drumming counts down from 2024, DNR says

Grand Forks Herald 26 Jul 2025
Trying to predict ruffed grouse hunting prospects is an inexact science at best, but based on drumming counts, at least, Minnesota’s breeding population was down from last year ... Historically, ruffed ...
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