i live up here in montana and the opener was Oct. 3 i hunt the rivers about 5 minutes from my house so its not far. I took out 2 doz. dekes and 7 goose dekes. I got out around 6 a.m. and got set up shooting time was at 6:45 i had ducks trying to land in while i was setting up. My buddies and i limited out by 7:30 23 mallards 2pintail 2 woodduck and a teal.