Dove season starts tomorrow. It is the social event of the south, or at least it used to be. For me it signals time to get serious about an upcoming duck season. I've got to make preparations. First and formost I have to get my boat set up. Thanks to a buddy of mine, it looks like we're gonna have a first rate duck boat, and a mud motor. This will really be helpful considering the fact that many public lands are closing, or have already closed, off the area to ATV use. We hope to get everything squared away on that front by October.

Also I'm set up to go with good group of guys to hunt in NE Arkansas for 5 days before Thanksgiving. We are gonna hunt with Charles Snapp for Monday through Wednesday, and we have another pit setup for the weekend before. It should be a fun trip and I know it will be a good setup. For those of you who are interested the website to Snapp's Place is www.arkansaswaterfowl.com we go an an unguided hunt, but for the ultimate experience the timber hunting provided by Mr. Snapp is flat out awesome.

Other than that I don't know what the season will hold. But I do know it is time to check the waders for leaks, get the boat blind built, get shotgun shells purchased and clean off the duck gun. This is probably my second favorite time of year, just duck season.