As publishedOct 10, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027
Statewide season, no WMA-specific exception published (unlike quail).
Lower-confidence call: TWRA's own ruffed grouse species page (fetched directly) states only that 'population numbers appear stable,' with no survey methodology, timing, or results described. The only quantitative data found anywhere is a research-grade drumming census run 1984-1988 across 2 study units -- decades stale, not a current TWRA program. No explicit TWRA statement of program absence, but no program evidence surfaced either.