This state's classification carries no date range for the species.
MDC field guide: "A species of conservation concern in Missouri," with restoration efforts ongoing in east-central Missouri. Not listed among huntable species on MDC's hunting/trapping species index; no dedicated MDC hunting-regs page exists for ruffed grouse. Page frames active grouse hunting as occurring in other states, not Missouri.
Ruffed grouse hunting has been closed statewide in Missouri since 2010 (low hunter interest/success), and the species is a Missouri species of conservation concern. There is still a real, geographically specific answer to where the population exists, split between a remnant natural range and an active MDC restoration target area — these are two distinct places, not one continuous range.
No formal population survey program exists for this species in this state.
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