JAF - Depends on where you are going but the stubble fields are murder on the bellies of your dogs. bring your vests for them. I suggest chaps or good hunting pants that are waterproof. Gortex boots also are nice as the weather can get wet or snowy even that early. Gloves/hats with ear flaps, cold weather gear etc.

The birds love to run so should you! If your dogs like to get out there it will be a long day as you see the birds flying at the end of the field while you are trying to catch up. Some of the guys we met with pointers were having a lot of problems with the birds flushing way out in front of the dogs.

just a note : some landowners don' t like pointers because they range, cross lines, and push birds. I saw that when a pointer came running into a piece of land we were hunting. We had only one bird left to limit out so it wasn' t a big deal but the hunters were nowhere to be seen. They were at least 2 sections over and had completely given up on trying to run down this dog. (in no way does this represent all hunters/trainers or dogs just my experiance)