Hi, been a lurker for years, may as well post on this one (for what it's worth). We own land bordering White Rock and up until around 2004 we had more and more birds. Since then, like the rest of the state, we have had less and less. I only post because around the time the decrease started I had begun to see major burning on the mountains bordering our land during season, which opened within the first 10 days of April at that time. I would see a lot of smoke and they would have helicopters dropping ping pong balls w/some kind of chemical to start the burns. Even last April, while hunting in the WMA near there, we found lots of fresh burns during the season. Bottom line is, during April, I don't see any way it has helped. It is hard to think it hasn't hurt. I have doubted my thoughts due to the entire state having such a decline recently, but who knows? It can't help to burn in April. I hope we can get back to having more than one or two birds to hunt soon, and either way I think we should eventually, but something is off and I can't help but think this is part of the problem. JMHO