I’ve come to appreciate ruffed grouse more than any other bird, and its “shapeshifter” ability is a prime reason why. A male ruffed grouse is strutting in a declaration of self-importance.

At the end of October, I was given the opportunity to head to northern Minnesota with onX Hunt and Camp Chef to pursue the ‘King of the Woods’ in some of the best ruffed grouse habitat the U.S ...

As a result, many areas offer the best of both worlds when it comes to upland game bird species such as ruffed grouse and spruce ... ‘We used to go partridge hunting a lot,’ ” Mike said.