hey guys i live by atalissa iowa have hunted all my life all kinds of huntin.i have 2 black labs a 18 ft flatbottom boat 30 horse evinrude and shoot a rem 830 3 in mag.our duck season wasnt to good this year but never had any snow till after season was over,seen more ducks after season than during.yall in the south can blame who ever you want but last 3 to 4 years our weather up here in the north has been real mild.if ya dont have bad weather and snow and freezeup the ducks wont leave as long as they can get food and open water they stay.who ever ya belong to du or delta or dont we need to stick together and work together not fight amongst ourselves cuz the anti,s love that they set back and watch us destry ourselves.well thats all i gots to say.