Thirty seven participants, including 28 hunters and our first ever members wife at a Dove Retreat (Julie Pollock) had a great time at the 11th Annual Fall Dove Retreat on 9/19/02 - 9/22/02 on Lee Ewald's ranches. The weather was cooler than what we usually experience and the property was heavy with green vegetation from 30 inches of rain over the past year. Several men limited out on Friday. Saturday was tougher hunting but some limits were taken. Sunday saw more birds flying in flocks but they were high and fast for the most part. A few birds were taken. Ryan Rowley is noted for bagging more birds than his father, me (Randy Rowley), for the first time ever on Sunday morning. He got fours birds to my one. Mr. Ewald led us in song and Jim McGee led us in a Bible Study on Saturday night. A gift (an eagle sculpture on a wooden plaque with Isaiah 40:31 on it) was presented to Mr. Ewald for allowing us to hunt on his property and the integrity and honesty that he has consistently demonstrated to the Club.