I've had some horrible deer seasons. And there are areas of the state of Alabama where the deer population is crazy low. You can hunt all year and only see a few deer. I've never heard many people complain about that (besides me ). But with duck hunting, if you don't limit out every day, all folks do is complain.

I guess what I'm saying is lower your standards. Go out, kill a few ducks, call it a day. Life goes on. If you expect to have a 140 in the field every hunt, or have a barrel burner every hunt, you're going to always be disappointed.