Yardbird Chatter - October 1st, 2006
Teal Season is past and just by about every count, was a rousing success. Pretty close to just about every hunt reported limits or near limits. The prairie west of Houston received a big rain over the weekend of September 23rd/24th. Prior to this rain, the prairie on balance was fairly dry. Anywhere from an inch to several inches was the norm in most spots with the 960 being the big winner: the rain gauge was full at its capacity of 6 inches. Website: If you haven't registered yet, please do so. We will be switching all communication to the website in early October. As we get closer to the regular season, this will become more important as all hunting will be coordinated off the chat boards for each lease.
Membership: We are currently full up but are contemplating adding another property to the mix in October. Please refer us anyone you think would fit in or bring them out to the next dove hunt.
Shirts/Hats: The Columbia Shirts are in and we will begin distributing and collecting checks. We expect hats any day. If you didn’t get your order in the first go round, let Jay Daigre know and he will get your order processed. Shirts are $ 45 and hats are $ 20. Proceeds are earmarked for the opening-day dove hunt 2007 entertainment.
Gear: Its time to round up the gear for the regular season. A solid pair of chest waders (a pair of wade-lites and a pair of neoprenes are best), camo face mask and a good quad parka (shadowgrass) are musts; Shells: 3.5" 1.5oz Winchester Supremes in BB or BBB are recommended for steel. I would order all shells from Mack's Prairie Wings out of Stuttgart. The shipping costs a little but evens out with the sales tax you save and you cannot beat their prices…especially on Winchester products. Let us know if you got questions on any gear you think you may need.
Upcoming calendar:
Oct 8th, 2006 290 afternoon dove shootOct 28th, 2006Oleander Run—Brush party (morning)—details to follow 
