Ruffed Grouse mating dance! | Togwotee Mountain Lodge

Cue the drum solo! 🥁 March marks the beginning of the ruffed grouse mating season. The male grouse will take center stage — a fallen log will do — and attract a female by preforming an epic drum solo. With his tail fanned, the male delivers this display by beating his wings in rapid motions. The rush of air created by his wingbeats sounds much like drumming. The drumming starts slowly and increases in speed, until the individual thudding beats merge into a fast, steady pace. I can hear it drumm

Roast ruffed grouse. One of my favorite ways to cook this king of game birds. Easy, too: 15 minutes at 450°F, then turn the oven off and let them sit another 10 minutes or so. Recipe is in my cookbook Pheasant Quail Cottontail. Thanks to @ishootmydinnertwice for bringing home the forest chickens! #ruffedgrouse #roastgrouse #grouse #uplandhunting | Hunter Angler Gardener Cook