After reading all of this I sure wish we could hunt doves here:)

And here...

One of the little known reasons we seceded. Afraid it would happen to us!:whistle:DIXIE

Charlie, I was born and raised in Richmond, VA where I now reside. I lived in Oxford, MS while attending graduate school at Ole Miss. The university hired me as an English instructor and senior staff writer for the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. In my eighteen years in the Magnolia State, I had many friends in the Mississippi delta; we had spectacular dove hunts in Stovall, Itta Bena, and Clarksdale. As you well know, the state has gotten a bum rap down through the years; I'll say this: the good people are as nice as one will find anywhere on earth, the food's great, and, Lord have mercy, but it sure has some pretty women! I thank you for asking. With kindest regards, Frank
PS: While teaching at Ole Miss, a student, Bob Kirk, approached me after class and asked if I would like to meet his grandfather, John P. Bailey, of Coffeeville, MS. Flabbergasted, I asked, "Do you mean THE John P. Bailey of Coffeeville, Nash Buckingham's dear friend?" "Yep, that's the one." Through that, I got to know and hunt with Mr. Bailey at Quail Hills--mounted quail hunts over first-rate pointers. Mr. Bailey usually shot a Model 3 Ithaca 16, though on our first hunt he shot an A grade Parker 16; the gun and the 2,000 acres that comprised Quail Hills were left to him by Tom and Jerry Webber of Detroit. Mr. Bailey had served as their guide when they brought their private railroad cars to Coffeeville to serve as their headquarters during their annual hunts.

I came real close to going to law school in Mississippi and kind of wish I had gone there. Oh well. It is a beautiful state.

Back to doves, our season is creeping up fast. Deer season opened in SC and half the people at Duke's BBQ in Ridgeland had camo on today. Getting psyched

We have dove shoots here in Georgia but I would gladly swap that for the Grouse and Woodcock you have up north. Bob

frank them were some kind words about ole miss..i ve been around a bit of the world and theres no place like home...be it virgina or else where...thats a mighty fine storey that fella musta been one fine guide....ever around fulton miss drop by sometime not hard to find... i think its all right to say it would be hard to find a purtyer gal than one from mississippi....charlie

We have doves here and a season but it is hard to find any concentration of birds and we are not permitted to manage a dove field. Nevertheless I am waiting anxiously because I want to use my VH 12 that is choked full and fuller for the first time on real birds. I have been smashing clays with it but cannot wait to try it on doves.

Although I am awaiting dove season, grouse season is only two months away. With morning temperature at 48 this morning I took the dogs out for the first run of the year. Moved 4 grouse in a bit over an hour. Our bird numbers have been way down the last two years so this is good news for me. Will October never come!

Waiting on dove season eagerly also down here in hot and wet south central Florida.Everyday that gors by is one closer to fall and cooler temps.But thinking like that seems to want to push the years by to fast.
Took a couple photos of our dove fields and everything is right on schedule.We are about a month behind most openers further north but should be good year if cold fronts push down.
Good luck to all this season.

mighty fine looking hunting spot you got there..i m with you hope the cold weather pushes the doves our way.charlie