Robbo -
From the reading I have done some of the birds may be 20 or more years old; I think one of the oldest bands recovered had been on the bird for 26 years. Lot of experienced eyes looking at the decoy spread. Add to that the fact that we are hunting "local" birds that spend months in the Skagit/Fraser area "chuckling" at our decoying efforts; it is little wonder that they can be difficult.

Everytime that we have birds landing in the decoys I feel very lucky and throughly enjoy that special treat.

Tight lines
Curt