Yea, I know what you mean Mr. Longbeard. Don't let the 2 birds fool you though. I have been hunt'n SC for a while without success. Things just shaped up for me this trip. The old sun on a dog's butt theory. I would however put South Carolina birds (and Alabama birds) as the toughest in the country private or public. I learned to hunt on public land, and have used it off an on for the last several years even when I had private places to hunt. Heck, I only really have public land to hunt in North Carolina. But there is something different about those birds of the flatlands that have been hunted since before time. Can't move on them! They won't come anywhere for any real reason. Soft talk is the only talk, etc... I love'em! I have hunted Easterns in 10 states, and on public land in 6 of them and I would put the the flat land swamp birds in South Carolina and Alabama against them all. Of course, they are all tough when they want to be.

Good luck this season! I fear I may have used mine up this week.