Unless something rips, runs, or tears, I' ll be across the river from Kettle Falls. I just hope the magazines don' t name names again like they did last year. I heard from the locals that the number of hunters last season was way up compared to normal. While setting up camp, I found 3 different piles of feathers around my campsite from kills. Nothing like showing up knowing somebody has thinned the population and educated the birds for you. The price you pay for hunting late season I guess. That' s probably why we ended up chasin the birds most of the time. Now that I know the terrain a lot better, I will gladly play chase this year. It definitely helps when you know where they are going. I' ve been on the Scout As You Go plan for the past 2 seasons, and it has been a major limitation for me. But I can' t travel east for a scouting trip before season, so such is life. Hopefully I can put it to use this year. Man I can' t wait til season opens. Now I' ve just got to find a west side spot that' s got some birds, and isn' t wall to wall hunters. Suggestions are more than welcome.