I haven’t heard of any hunters that rank this year as average much less better. Not much water early and crap weather in January. Numbers wise maybe, but the big ducks did not show up in numbers as they have historically. I’m sure it was weather related since most of January was unseasonably warm but nearly everyone I know that killed average numbers (compared to historical) were comprised heavily of teal and shovelers. Count me as disappointed. It’s just not the same without the mallards, I don’t care how many fillers are shot.