Number 1 it very well could prevent others from deciding on an upgrade for a bird? Maybe not but it very well could.. I also draw my conclusion from the green stuff missing in the picture.. With no date given and all the green stuff missing surely makes one wonder.. Does it not? I am farther north and the under growth has been quite green now for 2 weeks.. Perhaps there was another reason why this is posted on the last day? I can not answer that one only the poster can.. But, it surely looks like a sand bagging attempt to some of us.. Yes, perhaps new rules going into this would give this stuff more meaning.. I understand that they should be given a few days to post as some do a lot of traveling.. But they could give some sort of notice that they have gotten a bird and will post more info when time allows.. But hardly any comments and then wham I have a bird now on the last day without hardly any green sure as heck makes one wonder..

Also I have failed to ask is why the heavey jacket if it was shot during the last day or week of the season?