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  2. Sharp-tailed grouse - Wikipedia

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    The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse. One of three species in the genus Tympanuchus , the sharp-tailed grouse is found throughout Alaska , much of Northern and Western Canada , and parts of the Western and Midwestern United States .

  3. Upland hunting - Wikipedia

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    Upland hunters use all types of shotguns from break-action single-shots to semi-automatics, calibered from .410 bore through to 12-gauge.The quintessential shotgun for upland hunting is a double-barrel shotgun in a smaller gauge such as a 16-, 20-or 28-gauge, using small round pellets known as birdshots, which are also commonly used in duck hunting.

  4. List of species described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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    Plains sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) Upland sandpiper ...

  5. Grouse - Wikipedia

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    A ruffed grouse found at the Kortright Centre for Conservation.. Grouse / ɡ r aʊ s / are a group of birds from the order Galliformes, in the family Phasianidae.Grouse are presently assigned to the tribe Tetraonini (formerly the subfamily Tetraoninae and the family Tetraonidae), a classification supported by mitochondrial DNA sequence studies, [2] and applied by the American Ornithologists ...

  6. North Dakota spring sharptail, sage grouse numbers decline ...

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    Jul. 18—BISMARCK — Spring counts for two of North Dakota's grouse species — sharp-tailed grouse and sage grouse — were down from last year, but ruffed grouse numbers are up, the Game and ...

  7. Columbian sharp-tailed grouse - Wikipedia

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    Out of the seven subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse, the Columbian is the smallest at 15–20 inches (38–51 cm) in length. [1] They have plumage with a base of grayish-brown, white and black markings, and a white wedge-shaped tail. Males have a longer tail, a purple throat patch and a yellow comb over the eye.

  8. Ruffed grouse - Wikipedia

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    The ruffed grouse will maintain trails through the underbrush and pines like other forest creatures. These can often be found by looking for the bird's feathers on the ground and twigs at the edges of its trail. Hunting of the ruffed grouse requires a good ear and lots of stamina as one will be constantly walking and listening for them in the ...

  9. Upland game bird - Wikipedia

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    Upland region vs. wetland vs. lacustrine zones. Upland game bird is an American term which refers to non-waterfowl game birds in groundcover-rich terrestrial ecosystems above wetlands and riparian zones (i.e. "uplands"), which are commonly hunted with gun dogs (pointing breeds, flushing spaniels and retrievers).