24 more days here in my region of Tx. I will go after the first one with a BP shotgun on Tx public land. After that all attempts will be with a bow. I don't think I'll even bring the gun to New Mexico. That will be all bow. I got a call from the Forest Service biologist for the Ruidoso NM area. He told me where to find birds there and gave me his cell number and told me to call when I get there if I can't find any. Hes willing to put me on them. I was pretty pumped by that call. All from sending an e-mail to the USFS.