[MarketHunter]

I don't mind the heat, it's just part of it really. We meet at around 2pm, take to the field around 3pm, and shoot till 5pm. My friend picks his crowd pretty close, so they're a good buncha boys.

After it's over we head up to the barn, all sit in a big circle and clean doves while chatting over our hits and misses. My buddy Tim and I usually have a cigar, not much of a drinking crowd (other than me) so the cool refreshments are usually tea or Coca Cola.

Dad and I always take the farm owner (Mr. Russell) a case of shells to get his season started. It's good to have a friend so generous and we always try to be as generous as we can be in return.

The first Saturday after opening day he puts on a youth hunt. He and Dad are both Hunter Safety Instructors so they pick the kids out of their classes each year. Kids have to bring one non-shooting adult with them. They shoot for two hours, only allowed one shell in the gun at a time. They're shown how to clean their birds and the game warden always comes out to check everybody. That seems odd but Mr. Russell actually invites him, just so the kids learn about how the law works and what a game warden is. After that he hosts a BBQ where they eat all the doves we shot opening day.

Actually my favorite parts of the hunts isn't doves. He's got a set of big grain bins on his place that draw a lot of barn pigeons. We shoot them over decoys the morning before the dove hunt. Now that's real fun!