This state's classification carries no date range for the species.
Ruffed grouse is listed as CLOSED (no open season) for 2026-2027 in RI DEM's official regulation guide, corroborated across two independent tables in the same document (Small Game Hunting table p.27 and Hunting Season Summary p.31). The guide's 'Significant Regulation Changes & Highlights 2026-2027' section does not flag this as a new closure this cycle.
No RIDEM grouse survey of any kind exists; ruffed grouse hunting is confirmed CLOSED for 2026-27 per this dataset's own RI classification record, corroborated across DEM's regulation guide.