Native trees for grouse

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There's a bit of info about attempts to raise grouse in captivity in Jack Knight's Ruffed Grouse and Frank Edminster's Game Birds of North America.Both of those are older books with some obsolete information (do NOT plant sericia for bobwhite quail!!!) , but one of the problems is parasitic infestation.To my understanding, grouse are "clean freaks" and cannot handle parasite loads that ringnecks and bobwhites can live with.Thus the constant monitoring and care Nulle refers to.
The best solution for grouse, is alot of contiguous, quality habitat, which means, lots of shrubs,saplings and nasty brush and brambles,and a good mixture of softmast and aspen catkins in the north and beech/oak south of the aspen zone.