NO THE DUCKS ARE NOT EAST!!! I HAVE GUIDED WATER FOWL IN EASTERN WASHINGTON FOR 20 YRS AND WHAT I SEE NOW CONCERNS ME ! THE BIRDS ARE NOT EAST ,WEST OR SOUTH!THEY ARE NOT SHORT STOPPING!THERE ARE JUST NOT AS MANY DUCKS AS THERE USED TO BE.DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENT VOODOO. I LOVE TO SHOOT THOSE BIRDS! BUT SO DOES EVERONE ELSE!YOU CAN'T SHOOT A DUCK BANDAGE IT AND SEND HIM SOUTH!IN THE LAST 5YRS I HAVE SEEN A GREAT INCREASE OF HUNTERS IN THE BASIN,ELECTRONIC DECOYS(THE ROBO DUCK)WHICH WORKS !MCNARY HMA HAD A RECORD YEAR 2000-2001 .DROUGHT,OVERHARVEST,CHANGE IN FARMING(NO FIELD CORN)THE SKY THAT USED TO BLACK WITH DUCKS IS GONE MAYBE WITH THIS YEARS WINTERRUN STEELIES!!! FOR NOW I.B. FISHIN AND THROWIN EM BACKBACK!!