FRIDAY, 9/29/23 UPDDATE

Today was the birds' 2nd 20-mile toss.

Today we releasesd in 3 groups, instead of 4.

Both yesterday and today the birds did great!

Tomorrow we'll go 30 miles for the 1st time.

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See training results each day here

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FRIDAY 9/22 - 1ST 10-MILE RELEASE

FROM SUNSET CEMETERY

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BELOW IS A VIDEO OF

THURSDAY 9/21 - 2ND 5 MILE RELEASE

The birds have been doing great.

The birds all came home from the 3 mile tosses and 5 mile tosses.

So today, Friday 9/22, we are going 10 miles.

We'll post a video of the 10 mile release later today.

Have a great day!

WED 9/20/23 - 1ST 5 MILE, RELEASED IN 4 GROUPS

TUES 9/19/23 - 3RD TOSS FROM 3 MILES

MON 9/18/23 - 2ND RELEASE FROM 3 MILES

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MONDAY, 9/11/23 UPDDATE
Dove season started on Friday, September 1,
so we kept the birds on lockdown over the weekend again.
We are 1 mile from the grasslands open hunting spot
and our neighbor allows hunting on his land, just down from us.
Today it was cloudy and drizzly, so we let the birds out to loft fly.
The weather is much cooler from here on out.
Later this week, when the rain lifts, we will go on 1 - 3 miles tosses.
Then next week, the training really gets under way.
Hope everyone is doing well!

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WEDNESDAY, 9/6/23 UPDDATE
Dove season started on Friday, September 1,
so we kept the birds on lockdown through Labor Day.
We had the birds back out loft flying yesterday 9/5  & today 9/6.
We will be taking them a short way down the road starting tomorrow.
The weather is about to crack after months of brutal heat.
We are expected to start having 90s, 80s and even 70s in the next few days!!
We are so ready for that - even some rain is predicted!
So we can really start getting the birds down the road further and further.

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Happy Labor Day weekend friends!

Did you see the super blue moon? It won't be back for a decade!

Here's the latest:

1. The weather FINALLY cooled down a bit, hovering around 99 for a few days. Not cool, but cooler - we'll take it.

2. We've been loading the birds into the trailer daily, and releasing them from the far side of the property & 1/2 mile down the road. On Tuesday we went 1 mile - it was a tough one, with about 50 birds not returning. There is a small valley that the birds went into, so maybe they couldn't see the loft?

3. We'll continue next week with 1/2 to 1 mile releases in a circle around the loft to familiarize the birds with the area.

4. We're still ahead of schedule, so still trying to ease the birds into training, to keep their stress levels low.

5. No hawks to speak of much. One day a red tail came by, but didn't attack the birds & moved on pretty quickly.

Thanks for supporting our race!

Hope you have a fun but relaxing holiday weekend :)

THURSDAY 8/31/23

Today's loft fly with some routing

MON 8/28/23 - TRAILER RELEASE FROM 1/2 MILE