Minnesota. Department of Natural ResourcesThis is a polygon shapefile of sites managed for ruffed grouse by MN DNR (Department of Natural Resources); sometimes in cooperation with other public land management agencies. Ruffed Grouse Management Areas (RGMA) are managed to provide forest age-class diversity to provide excellent habitat for ruffed grouse, woodcock, and other early-successional wildlife species. These areas may or may not contain trails maintained to facilitate hunting. Off-highway vehicles generally are not allowed on RGMAs.To provide natural resource managers and the pubic with the locations of areas managed for ruffed grouse.Time Period of Content date indicates the date which the user can be confident of accuracy and completeness of the dataset.Filesbdry-ruffed-grouse-mgmt-areasengPublicRuffed Grouse Management Areas [Minnesota]DatasetsMinnesota2025-01-30Minnesota Geospatial Commons