[davidboyles]

Bruce my kind of country lots of shoe leather no riding on the front of Tx Quail Trucks!! I hunted sharp tails back in the late 70's out of Martin SD. We traded goose hunts in Tx with a dentist in Martin who fixed all the local Indians teeth and we had carte Blanche on miles of Indian reservation land. Flew my Brittany up in a friends Cessna 210 from Tx and she curled up and slept the whole way. Shot everything from a Francotte 12 to a solid rib Model 97 Delux grade Win. Dentist had labs and we paired for quite a good team. Will never forget the experience. This is why I'm so keen on Blues in NM every year lots of relatively easy flat rolling country. 15 miles is a good workout day that's why at 73 I do my best to stay in shape. I'm lucky one of my best friends Charlie( I wrote about in PP) is 2 years my younger but keeps me on my toes!!Blues hold better in NM than the Tx Blues! Best of hunting to you and your friends this year and I hope we may meet someday.