ouse ▁inhab its ▁north - central ▁Al aska ▁east wards ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁Y uk on , ▁northern ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁northern ▁Al berta . ▁ ▁T . ▁p . ▁col umb ian us : ▁the ▁Columb ian ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁isolated ▁po ckets ▁of ▁native ▁s age br ush ▁and ▁bunch gr ass ▁pla ins ▁of ▁Id aho , ▁Wy oming , ▁Colorado , ▁Ut ah , ▁and ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁T . ▁p . ▁camp est ris : ▁the ▁pra irie ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse ▁lives ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁sout he astern ▁Man it oba , ▁south western ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁the ▁Upper ▁Pen ins ula ▁of ▁Michigan ▁to ▁northern ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁northern ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁This ▁sub species ▁co exists ▁with ▁the ▁pla ins ▁race ▁around ▁the ▁northern ▁Red ▁River ▁Valley ▁and ▁pre fers ▁low ▁ser al ▁stages ▁of ▁recently ▁converted ▁for ests ▁to ▁shr ub land . ▁ ▁T . ▁p . ▁j ames i : ▁the ▁pla ins ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse ▁makes ▁its ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Great ▁Pla ins ▁in ▁southern ▁Al berta ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁eastern ▁Mont ana , ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁Neb r aska , ▁and ▁n ort he astern ▁Wy oming . ▁ ▁This ▁race ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁mixed - gr ass ▁pra irie , ▁prefer ring ▁a ▁m osa ic ▁of ▁native ▁grass lands , ▁cro pl and