Things are normal and on schedule for me, around Henry/Benton Counties. The only difference i'm seeing, is the result of the floods during the last two years. The hatch has not been good around my areas.
There are usually 10 to 15 longbeards a year killed off our lease. 3 so far this year. They are still there. I have there pics. LOL Same people hunting them. As for wanting an earlier season usually the saturday befor juvi hunt i will do i little scouting just because i want too. I have hunted the property for twenty years and scouting is a bad word. Anyway i will have one to three longbeards walk to me gobbling because they hear me walking in the leaves. Now that would be fun hunting. LOL