I’m in the southern the WI area and haven’t seen a ruffed grouse on my property in years. I had one that I would bump out of my pines on the way to my tree stand just about every time I walked past the area. I miss the drumming!!! Fourty years ago I could hear drumming all over the woods every fall while I was small game hunting. I never saw a coyote back then though. Now coyotes everywhere along with fox, coons, and hawks. The last couple of years I have seen a wood cock now and then which I never have in the past. I walked right past one within a few feet the other day and flushed it while I was turkey hunting. Normally if I see one it’s after they jumped a good 50 yards away in front of me. Maybe four sightings in the lat 20 years. My turkey population is on a big decline as well. I use to see a dozens of them every spring and fall in the late 80’s and 90’s....it was like shooting fish in a barrel. Gobbling everywhere!!! Not any more. All the WI DNR is worried about is the deer population because it’s the money maker imo. The DNR needs to start managing everything ACCEPT for the deer in my opinion. I have seen more deer and groups of bucks on velvet this spring while turkey hunting then ever before. I would assume all the deer I’ve seen are all the deer that hit in the miles of uncut corn last year. No one saw a deer last year during gun season around my area. They hid in the corn and went nocturnal imo. Now you watch...the DNR will cut way back on the deer limits. I was sent an email of a poll about not harvesting bucks in my area this year and eliminating the extra doe tags as well. I’ve seen more deer this spring turkey hunting than I’ve seen in decades during the spring.