Ep. 06 - Virginia Ruffed Grouse with Forest Game Bird Biologist Mike Dye

In this week's episode of the Give for Grouse Podcast, we catch up with Mike Dye, the Forest Game Bird Biologist in Virginia, to discuss how ruffed grouse are doing in the Commonwealth. Mike shares with us the current status of ruffed grouse in Virginia, including population trends, their declining habitat, and the reasons behind their continued decline in numbers. Again, it starts and ends with forest management, or lack thereof, on a landscape. However, Mike gives us a couple of reasons to be optimistic, noting that in the last 2-3 years their indices and population surveys have noticed a slight uptick in ruffed grouse populations. We also discuss some habitat management projects private landowners can do on their properties, as well as the role prescribed fire plays in creating and maintaining ruffed grouse habitat.       Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/give_for_grouse/     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiveforGrouse     YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GiveforGrouse     Donate to our billboard campaign:   HabitatVA.org   Leave us a Five Star review and we'll send you a free sticker!