Episode 138: Ruffed Grouse Habitat Basics
From Under the Canopy by Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network
March 30, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 138
About this episode
The episode discusses the habitat needs of ruffed grouse and the importance of early successional forests in Ontario.
A grouse doesn’t need a “perfect wilderness” to thrive. It needs the right kind of forest, at the right stage, with the right cover in the right places. From the Toronto Sportsman Show, we sit down with Derek from the Rough Grouse Society of Canada to talk about what ruffed grouse habitat really is, why early successional forest is disappearing in parts of Ontario, and how practical habitat restoration can bring it back on public land. We get into the on-the-ground details that hunters, bird...
People in this episode
Guest: Derek
Topics covered
- ruffed grouse
- habitat restoration
- early successional forest
- wildlife conservation
- hunting
Keywords
- ruffed grouse
- habitat
- forest
- restoration
- Ontario
- wildlife
- hunting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rough Grouse Society of Canada
Places: Ontario
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