Not too much happening right now that needs updated but I'll give a brief rundown. We finally waved the white flag on our beans as we just couldn't get them back from the weeds that claimed them early on. We've learned a lot this spring/summer about how to prepare and keep summer plots and have a good gameplan on hand for next spring. We went ahead and disced under the owl field and the 3 Way. We'll keep discing every few weeks to get a good seed bed prepared for our fall planting. Dad was able to get 2 super sacks of wheat the other day, which totaled 3,200 lbs. We'll mix our own blend of wheat, oats, winter peas, clover and rape. We look to get planted sometime in late September/early October. The peas are looking great and the milo has really taken off over the past couple of weeks. I look for it to start heading out in the next week or so, and the millet has also begun heading out. Rain has hampered our timing on getting wheat out on the homesite as we don't want to seed for doves and have the rain come in the following day. The forecast looks right for getting some wheat out this weekend and hopefully the doves will be able to find it in the next week, in time for our first shoot on Sept 1. Grayson and Hayes are beyond excited about dove season. I believe they enjoy dove hunting more than deer. We've been practicing most afternoons with the BB gun in the backyard. Hayes will be toting the Red Ryder this year and Grayson will have his brand spanking new .410, thanks to Pop-Pop and Ni-Ni. I believe I'll have my full choke screwed in the 12 gauge for the long range, mach 4 departing shots. There is no doubt he'll scare plenty this year, and hopefully he'll even knock down a few. Grayson asks every day, "when does dove season start?" I guess I need to get a countdown calendar for him. That boy loves to be in the field and the woods. Hayes is following right in big brother's footsteps as well and looks forward to shooting every afternoon. We're also excited to see Delta, dad's young chocolate lab, in the field this fall. This will be her first year to be at our side and she's done great in training and obedience. I know that will transfer smoothly into working by our side in hunting situations. The trail cams have been soaking since August 4th. Dad made a quick pull less than a week after they were put out and had several deer and hogs on each. I'll make a pull next weekend (Sept 1) when I'm up. Stay tuned for updates. To say I'm excited/chomping at the bit would be an understatement. I see big bucks being posted daily on the sites I check and I'm hoping I'll have a few of my own to show here.
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