A nice walk in the field!

      Mellow, not exciting, but mellow.  That would be the best description of the opening of pheasant season. Adhering to the plan of one field per day Kaia and I hunted one field, which was a nice walk for me and a great run for her.

     Birds? None were seen but the good news is that Kaia exhibited her excellent training. hunting near me. She very responsive to a voice whistle.  It is nice to see birds but the season is long. There are still many corn fields left to be harvested and that's likely where the pheasants are hiding.  As harvest progresses and the weather cools the birds will congregate in heavier cover and then we'll see more. 

     Earl and Nelson in this Pickles comic strip have an experience to that which Kaia and I had this morning.

Takk for alt,

Al

PS Corn harvest reports seem to average about 150 bushels per acre with one report of a field doing 190. The corn is dry enough to store without additional drying. That saves both money and quality.