Connecticut Grouse Population on the Rise?

I’ve heard more ruffled grouse in the woods this spring than any year in the recent past. This is hardly a scientific study, but I’ve spent a lot of time in the Connecticut woods, so this anecdote has some validity. I heard several wings thumping while turkey hunting this past week. Last fall, I saw a hunter harvest a ruffled grouse. I hope these signs mean the ruffled grouse population in Connecticut is on the rise.  In previous posts I have written about the lack of ruffled grouse in Connecticut when compared to the woods of New Hampshire.


I hope to find some population data from the DEP to confirm my observations.

Leave a post if you have had similar or conflicting observations.