This state's classification carries no date range for the species.
Occurs in Michigan (small Upper Peninsula boreal-forest population) but is explicitly named as 'Protected wildlife' in the MI DNR 2026 regulations summary glossary and 'cannot be taken at any time.' This is a statutory prohibition, distinct from a season simply not being published.
Spruce grouse is statutorily protected in Michigan ('cannot be taken at any time') and occurs only as a small Upper Peninsula boreal-forest population. There is real, named UP geography for that population despite the species' Species of Special Concern status: confirmed occurrences in northern Dickinson County, the Deer Lake area of northeastern Iron County, and along Drummond Lake Road in Baraga County, in mixed conifer stands where black spruce and jack pine meet lowland spruce with scattered decaying logs. Eight named UP Regional State Forest Management Areas explicitly identify spruce grouse habitat in their management plans, giving a broader habitat-footprint picture beyond the specific confirmed-occurrence localities.
No formal population survey program exists for this species in this state.
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