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PostTue Nov 03, 2020 4:34 pm 
Your only going to hear the ruffed grouse drumming sound in the spring during the breeding season

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PostTue Nov 03, 2020 5:55 pm 
I always thought it was a motorcycle that wouldn't start. But I couldn't figure out why a motorcycle would be deep in the wilderness. Then I thought boulders rolling in a river; but it was over and over again, and there are only so many boulders that would move in a river with such regularity.

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PostTue Nov 03, 2020 7:36 pm 
Sky Hiker wrote:
Your only going to hear the ruffed grouse drumming sound in the spring during the breeding season
Actually male grouse will drum almost all year round. They will even drum at night. Rumi

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PostTue Nov 03, 2020 8:25 pm 
Male grouse perform their mating ritual by drumming from late March to late May. Drumming is usually performed on a log in an area with thick brush. Birds also drum on rocks and log piles. Drumming advertises the male's whereabouts and attracts a female.

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PostTue Nov 03, 2020 8:34 pm 
timberghost wrote:
Drumming advertises the male's whereabouts and attracts a female.
If people are hearing drumming outside of the courtship period of April-May it is possible that drumming serves a purpose in addition to attracting a female. It could be used as a territorial statement telling other males to stay away. There are people who conduct studies about the drumming behavior with grouse. I will write a letter to them to find out if drumming is done for reasons other than courtship and let you know their answer.

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PostTue Nov 03, 2020 10:11 pm 
Mike Collins wrote:
If people are hearing drumming outside of the courtship period of April-May it is possible that drumming serves a purpose in addition to attracting a female.
I was along kelly creek in Idaho the middle of September and at a campsite I stayed at had one drumming for an entire day.

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PostTue Nov 03, 2020 10:34 pm 
Noheaperture wrote:
Mike Collins wrote:
If people are hearing drumming outside of the courtship period of April-May it is possible that drumming serves a purpose in addition to attracting a female.
I was along kelly creek in Idaho the middle of September and at a campsite I stayed at had one drumming for an entire day.
I was driving out on the mountain loop a couple of weeks ago and there was someone actually drumming right next to the Marten creek TH, the guy had an entire drum setup, sitting in the sun, overlooking the river and just jamming, all by himself. Now THAT is enjoying life! rocker.gif

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PostWed Nov 04, 2020 10:10 am 
RumiDude wrote:
Actually male grouse will drum almost all year round
The Ruffed Grouse Society agrees with you on this. They have an informative website that adds to our discussion. https://ruffedgrousesociety.org/grouse-facts/#bio

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