Temps in the 50s this morning, summer is winding down. Everything is a maturing. Time to get hunting permissions before the farmers are swamped in the harvest. My doving hunting has been so slow the last couple years, I think I will pass and wait a short 2 months for the opener. It was an extremely hot and dry summer, but I am guessing we will have a few birds to chase. My new dog will be almost 5 months old when season starts, not sure he will be of much help. I will get him on many short outings in lighter cover and hopefully a bunch of bird contacts. It has been a long time since I had a puppy, maybe I am underestimating things.