We arrived in Arkansas on Friday. The first 3 hours of the Iowa guys were in a blizzard, making for sketchy roads. There are birds around; some areas are holding more than others. Plenty to hunt. There was a south wind yesterday, but nothing was migrating. The first group’s forecast for Feb 1-3 is cool and wet. Come prepared for the wet. It rained last night, and rain is in the forecast daily through Thursday. The flocks I have been glassing seem to have a good number of gray birds. On the last spread we set, a juvy snow landed in the decoys – almost regretting it as Gauge about caught it.  

Farmers had a dry fall. Much of the cover we have been used to hunting isn’t there this year. Many burned their field. We are doing our best to hide in some of our best fields. They have such a good flight over we have to hunt them.