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Re: Ruffed Grouse behavior.





Interestingly my grandad was relating a similar story over the weekend.  He was
hunting squirrel in West Virginia when a grouse fluttered to the ground at his
feet.  The bird did not move or make any attempt to escape.  He was able to
reach down, pick up the bird, and drop it in his hunting sack.  It seems the
bird had been feeding on wild grapes (or the equivalent thereof).  The general
theory was that the grapes ferment and the bird became inebriated!

Steve Shultz
Cary, NC




Reece Mitchell <rmitche2@tds.net> on 05/19/2000 07:41:18 PM

To:   Carolina Birds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
cc:
Subject:  Ruffed Grouse behavior.



Occasionally a Ruffed Grouse shows no fear of humans. I have encountered two
on different occasions. In one case I moved the bird off the trail. These
birds were not sick and one stayed in the same locality for more than a
month seeming perfectly normal in other respects.
I have read that other grouse species sometimes exhibit the same behavior.
                                       Reece
Reece 'n Judy Mitchell
Flat Rock, NC
rmitche2@tds.net




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