I do scout and I do know where my birds are at although its hard hunting 6 sometimes 7 different farms. I manage to kill birds. But unless you get lucky and set up where they fly down within gun range it doesnt matter, cuz you wont call them to you very easily if they dont drop down within a reasonable distance. I think the season is about right, maybe one weekend earlier at most. If you think the hunting is hard now, it will be worse if they open it end of March or first of April.