Can someone ID the type of grouse I'm looking at please?

[Eric M]

Saw a bunch of these last weekend. Don't know much about birds. If I'm there in September, I want to make sure of what I'm shooting. Thanks.

[CP]

Ruffed

[Eric M]

Ruffed

Thank you. I couldn't tell by the internet pictures I was looking at for sure.

[pianoman9701]

Ruffed

Known in NH as Pah-trij

[Skyvalhunter]

Come Sept they wont be as easily to find as they are now during the mating season

[Eric M]

Come Sept they wont be as easily to find as they are now during the mating season

Yeah they seemed pretty bold. Maybe I'll get lucky if i get to spend the time.

[WapitiTalk1]

Yep, ruffed grouse..... the second dumbest bird on the mountain.. What is the dumbest?  Meet Mr. Spruce grouse, aka, fool hen; I've killed more than a few of these dork birds with rocks. 

 http://fwp.mt.gov/mtoutdoors/HTML/articles/portraits/sprucegrouse.htm

[AspenBud]

A very trusting ruffed grouse in open cover.

[trophyhunt]

very dumb bird, I've had 2 wild ruffed come up to me during bow season and snowmobiling. The one snowmobiling in little natches came up to me and walked up my arm when I put it down to him, he ended up walking up on the top of my head, had pictures somewhere.  The other one walked up to me and my dad, after my dad missed it with his bow it just followed us around, even went around a meadow and met us on the other side.  We were able to pick it up and pet it, crazy.