Mid-Atlantic bird hunting in the 21st Century

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I left the Old Dominion four decades ago for the mountains and plains of the west, and I haven't fired a cap east of the Mississippi since. But the time has come to think about moving back closer to old friends and family, most likely somewhere around Annapolis or Talbot County (Easton, St. Michaels, or Oxford).

Back in the day, gunning on the Chesapeake had seriously declined, but there were ducks to be had on Back Bay or Currituck Sound (as long as burlap bags full of corn lost their way and mysteriously ended up in a marsh somewhere).

Goose hunting on the Eastern Shore was excellent, and you could still find wild quail on the timber company properties on the south side.

What's it like now?

And what are the trends?