{"id":1297,"date":"2022-03-07T11:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T18:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=species&#038;p=1297"},"modified":"2023-10-11T12:12:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:12:41","slug":"dusky-grouse","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/species\/dusky-grouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusky Grouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"about\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">An additional transplant effort is underway to establish dusky grouse on the Mogollon Rim. Males are measurably larger than females, 2-year-old \u201ccocks\u201d weigh up to 3 pounds as opposed to the adult female\u2019s average weight of between 1.75 to 2 pounds. In comparison, first year birds or poults typically weigh only 16 to 28 ounces during the early days of the September hunting season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull image-feature has-alpha-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hunting-trapping-history\">Natural History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dusky grouse in Arizona do not migrate downhill during the winter months as they do in the more northern states. Instead, they spend the winter roosting in Douglas-fir trees, subsisting on needles until spring when the males form small \u201cleks\u201d or strutting grounds, which they occupy from April through June. Oftentimes these leks are located on a fallen log or in a small clearing in the forest, where the cock attempts to engage any hen that comes his way with soft \u201chooting\u201d displays and \u201cflutter flights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"410\" data-src=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Sipe-WL-Area_555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Sipe-WL-Area_555.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Sipe-WL-Area_555-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Sipe-WL-Area_555-122x90.jpg 122w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Sipe-WL-Area_555-541x400.jpg 541w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Sipe-WL-Area_555-460x340.jpg 460w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 555px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 555\/410;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-dirt-texture has-beta-dark-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"our-mission\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To conserve Arizona\u2019s diverse wildlife resources and manage for safe, compatible outdoor recreation opportunities for current and future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>*Attention dusky grouse hunters:<\/strong> The Department would like to survey dusky grouse hunter participation and success. To do this we are asking hunters to provide an address or email to the Department\u2019s small game biologist, so that they can be surveyed directly after the end of the season. This may be done by sending an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:smallgame@azgfd.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smallgame@azgfd.gov<\/a>\u00a0or through U.S. mail to the Department\u2019s main office, and sending it attention to Terrestrial Wildlife Branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you shoot a banded dusky grouse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/a\/TakeSurvey?tt=X9rAoSCgLH8ECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report your harvest here<\/a>. The information you provide helps with the management of the species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"ready-to-get-involved\">Hunt Regulations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/hunting\/regulations\/\">Rules and regulations<\/a> for hunting in Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Regulations for spring hunts, fall hunts and pronghorn, elk hunts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dusky grouse are named after the bluish-gray appearance of the male.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1299,"template":"","species-category":[32],"class_list":["post-1297","species","type-species","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","species-category-game"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dusky Grouse - Arizona Game &amp; 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