A year? Sept. 1 here. It is an absolute day off work around here. We get a lot of them. Sunflowers are of utmost importance. Find them or plant them. It is normally like a clay pigeon shoot. You can take the wife, kids, and dogs. Scout the day before and find the fields they can't resist. Set up a lawn chair where you saw them early in the morning and bring plenty of water. Since you are new to the sport, bring 4 boxes of 8 or 9 shot, lead if possible. Open choke and a gun that shoots good when hot. Since they are migratory birds, feed them sunflower seeds about a month before season. And also the corn fields are a hot shoot after the harvest. If they tend to feed everywhere in your area, look for their roost. Pine trees. Then set up the chair in the evening and whack them after they get a drink and head for the roost in the evening. And another often overlooked spot are oil wells and rock quarries. They have to eat some grit along with the food and water. Hope this helps but I don't know your locale.