hawks are thick as ever maybe we need a season on them every hen i seen this year had a hawk hanging around it. on the last day i was calling just minding my own business and all of a sudden a redtail hawk flys about 3 feet from my face i could hear the swoosh sound.. it landed in a tree about 15 yds away it was a nice size one. pretty scarey actually them things have some sharp claws. i should have tagged out but i screwed up alot this year. i cant say if the population is down in the area i hunt. i think there just pressured out from all the oil field work that going on.