Yes you can see it yourself. Though it will mostly happen overnight so you'll wake up to them dormant at the bottom of a tree.
People eat them and it's a super easy time to catch them
"Chicken of the trees"
It's rare it gets that cold though especially lately.
Hasn't it always been a speed demon?
I tried to S rank every mission and speed has always been the number 1 consideration after meeting all objectives.
Literally the best strategy is to use energy blades ( to reduce ammo cost), the biggest engine you can and OB blade rush for 99% of missions.