You think they are locals but most Georgia wood ducks are long gone before our season starts. I thought the same thing but back in the early eightys we had an early wood duck season and the limit was five a day. The reason stated by GADNR for the season was to allow Georgia duck hunters the chance to hunt Georgia wood ducks.Amazing the number of woodies banded in NY and Ohio. Only ones I've ever kilt have been from those states. Lot of folks think the woodies we shoot are local birds. Some are but most are migraters.