Winter Food Habits and Diet Quality of Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa Umbellus) in Eastern Kentucky and South-central Ohio
Winter Food Habits and Diet Quality of Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa Umbellus) in Eastern Kentucky and South-central Ohio

Author: Brandon McKinley Scurlock

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Published: 2002

Total Pages: 70

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The foraging period required to attain sufficient nutrients for adequate body condition when dependent on a leafy diet may predispose ruffed grouse to high levels of predation and mortality related to exposure. Management that promote plants high in protein and ME which afford short foraging periods are recommended as ways to locally enhance ruffed grouse populations.

Winter Food of Ruffed Grouse
Winter Food of Ruffed Grouse

Author: Charles W. Pearson

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Published: 1954

Total Pages: 22

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"Ruffed grouse have remained Michigan's number one game bird, despite our severe winters which modify their food supply. Probably the most obvious factor affecting abundance is this food supply--an ample supply for good health at all seasons of the year. This is an investigation of the feeding habits of Bonasa umbellus during the winter months in Upper Michigan. Aspects such as: extent of diet, preferred diet, and the relative food content of items of this diet have been stressed."--Preface.