[birddogdoc]

Just got back from Southern New Mexico. It was a little strange with the Rona stuff. All the restaurants were closed and I had a guy try to open my truck door in the Albertson's parking lot at 7:30 in the am in Roswell. I spent the first day chasing scalies and found a fair number of coveys but their numbers are significantly reduced this year. Average covey size was 6 to 8 birds. My 8 month old setter June had a great day and it was a good experience for her. Never fired a shot at any scalies. Decided the next morning to head west to T&C. I found 8 coveys of Gambel's and 1 covey of scalies in a day and a half hunting.

I was gonna go to NM again in Feb but I've decided to skip NM and go further west to AZ because of the COVID 19 weirdness.