Brian: I salute you; thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service. My spare time evaporated for the next few months the other day with the arrival of a 7-week-old Pointer. She acts like she wants to point already. We're in the Southwest and finally had some rain last winter and this summer so things look better for our wildlife; first time in years. I don't do the dove thing much as there isn't really a chance to get much dog work but our quail season starts in a few weeks; depending on heat, I'll start getting out pretty soon. Snakes are at least a potential problem until well into the fall. Kind regards,