On a serious note, I saw very few in the fields up this way last year. It was kind of odd. Usually by the time season opens you see birds out in the fields all over. But last year there just weren't many out there. I can only speak for around here. A friend of mine said the same thing and mentioned it to me. Fields that year after year are almost guaranteed to have bunch of birds in them were empty.
same up this way.
just imagine whatll happen after the bears get here.