I think we're seeing a higher percentage of near full color drakes right now because their old birds. I dont think theirs alot of young birds, or the young ones are not making field runs yet, just staying on the sloughs. (The NR's should get lots of young birds on the water

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As for the geese being earlier, I havent seen anything yet that would tell me winters coming early. We've targeted huntable numbers of snows, blues, and lessers every year on the second weekend of season in our area. If anything, maybe the migration is finally reverting back to the way it was back in the "good ole days".
I had a guy telling me he thinks the whitetails are getting ready to rut in another week (due to the "early winter")......photoperiod, not weather spurs the rut.