Grouse

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Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes, in the family Phasianidae. Grouse are frequently assigned to the subfamily Tetraoninae (sometimes Tetraonidae), a classification supported by mitochondrial DNA sequence studies,and applied by the American Ornithologists’ Union,ITIS,and others. Grouse inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, from pine forests to moorland and mountainside,from 83°N (rock ptarmigan in northern Greenland) to 28°N (Attwater’s prairie chicken in Texas),More info:wiki

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#10 Grouse are medium to large-sized ‘gamebirds’, somewhat partridge-like, with rounded bodies, short, broad wings and small heads with stout, arched bills,More info:rspb

They feed on shoots, buds and seeds of small shrubs and herbs. Red grouse are especially associated with heather; black grouse prefer a mixture of heather, rushy areas, rough grass and woodland edge; capercaillies survive best where pine woodland intermingles with boggy heath and plentiful supplies of bilberry, cranberry and crowberry. There are several other non-UK species in North America, Europe and Asia.

#9 The charm of walked-up grouse shooting,More info:shootinguk

#8 Some Western Lawmakers Worry Trump Administration Sage Grouse Plan Could Backfire,More info:wyomingpublicmedia

Some western lawmakers are up in arms over a Trump administration announcement that eases the requirements for drilling near sage grouse. For now, Wyoming isn’t impacted by the announcement, though that could change.

There used to be millions of sage grouse out West. But now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates there are only between 200,000 and half a million of the pudgy, feathered birds. About 40 percent of them live in Wyoming, and while their population still fluctuates the state’s leaders have been praised for showing steady repopulation rates, according to Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi.