PAbowhunter86 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 I have been wondering how you can tell if a ruffled grouse is a male or female? I know you can tell by the tail feather, but how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Re: Male of Female? Try this....I don't know of any other ways Click here: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/upland/ruffgrse.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Re: Male of Female? The USGS site is awesome. That's a good page explaining the differences for the Ruffed Grouse. Another way, which can be difficult in the fall which is the normal hunting season is to turn the bird over and gently blow on the breast. If the skin is exposed or there's new feathers there, chances are it's a female and that's her "brood patch" where she used to sit on eggs. If you don't see that, you can look down in the "nether region" If you see a little bump, that's called a cloacal sac, and that's a male, but they lose that after the breeding season too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Re: Male of Female? Hmm, I've hunted pats since was a young lad !! I never knew this, cool, I will just shoot the males from now on LOL too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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