Stan, a fellow who routinely hunts northern Michigan wrote that he saw more 'doodles this year than in many years. The few folks in Georgia that talk about it have seen them in places unseen before. I was thinking that the loss of the river swamps to flooding had concentrated them in unflooded habitat. I hope that there has been a rebound and not just seeing higher numbers because of temporary habitat shrinkage. For all I know, they could've been where we hunted this year all along. I've also read accounts of wild quail rebounding, not just in Texas, but in SW Georgia as well. Sweet mysteries of nature. I hope this season was a harbinger. Best, Gil