Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
J-bird - I'm not familiar with Indiana terrain at all. Here, good grouse habitat is usually thick, brushy, younger growth woods. Think clear-cut woods that are growing back with loads of saplings, briars, berries of different sorts, and having a source of water near or running thru that kind of stuff is prime. Having some older evergreens in or next to that thick crap is icing on the cake. Wild grape tangles are a favorite food source, as are hawthorns ( for the red berries they produce ). Smaller crabapples feed grouse too. Grouse love aspen buds for food as well. A cut-over area here that comes back in aspen saplings is a sure draw for grouse.
Thick, brushy cover - water - evergreens - grapes/berries/ seeds - aspens ........ is grouse cover in 1 sentence.
Thick, brushy cover - water - evergreens - grapes/berries/ seeds - aspens ........ is grouse cover in 1 sentence.