Squirrels the real problem in grouse decline
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There has never been a documented case of a turkey eating a grouse chick or eggs, but many times, and in many places, turkeys get the blame for the “decline” in ruffed grouse numbers due to predation on chicks. Documenting predation like this wouldn’t be the easiest thing to do, but with all the game cameras in the woods, I would venture to say we should have seen trail cam video of predation