Every November, hundreds of hunters descend on(涌入；突然造访) four designated wilderness areas in southern Ohio in pursuit of(为了追求；追寻) the elusive(难以捉摸的；难以找到的) ruffed grouse.
每年11月，数百名猎人会涌入俄亥俄州南部的四个指定荒野区域，追寻难以捉摸的披肩榛鸡。
But not this year.
但今年不同。
Dispersed across an enormous range from the southern Appalachian mountains to Alaska, the ruffed grouse is one of the most popular game birds in North America.(披肩榛鸡分布范围极广，从阿巴拉契亚山脉南部一直延伸到阿拉斯加，是北美最受欢迎的猎鸟之一。) But for the first time since 1937, no open permits(公开许可证) have been issued to the public to hunt ruffed grouse in Ohio due to(由于；因为) falling numbers.
披肩榛鸡分布范围极广，从阿巴拉契亚山脉南部一直延伸到阿拉斯加，是北美最受欢迎的猎鸟之一。但由于数量下降，俄亥俄州自1937年以来首次未向公众发放公开的披肩榛鸡狩猎许可。