The last time I tried the spot was 1999 or 2000, Larry. And the limit 'coulda been zero, as there were NO birds. Woodcock, anyway.
I didn't make the Red Lake yearly, but was there a lot in the 1980s-early 1990s-it is about 5 hours drive one way from Mpls. I haven't been there in recent years, too much good hunting much closer to home to drive that far. At the time, I would ask for permission to camp on the WMA (don't know if they will allow that, anymore, but, they used to) for three or four days, and rent a shack in Waskish for one or two days to get cleaned up. Life was good. My then boss was sympathetic to my wanderings in the fall.
Five bird limits are a thing from my paying customer past, and I didn't do that after 1992, or so. Two grouse, two pheasants (the limit here all my hunting life) or two woodcock had been the norm for a LONG time, but, now I don't see the woodcock. It is a bummer.
Best,
Ted
