• Activation is $600 per bird.
• This is an "All or Nothing" activation.  All birds returning must be activated. 
• Any For Sale Birds will also require the Perch Fee be paid. 
• Payments can be made via: Check, Money Order, Credit Card, PayPal 
• Processing Fees apply for Credit Card & PayPal.  Hoosier does not cover these costs.  They will be added to your total.
• If you plan to "MAIL" a payment, please do so with a tracking number.  The post office is not the most reliable and payments CAN and WILL get lost. It happens to at least 2 people every year.  Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelopes cost roughly $9.00 and include a tracking number.  Certified Mail is also an option and is probably less than $5.00.
• PayPal payment options are available on our web site byclicking here
• IF you pay by PayPal and your PayPal information does not match your Wincompanion account, PLEASE send an email or call our office to notify us.  
• Please include Loft Name when mailing a payment
• Credit Card payments can be made by calling 219-733-0011 
• Monday is a postal holiday, please keep that in mind when planning on mailing a payment.

A hand inventory was done on all birds today ahead of tomorrows activation race to check for chip rings that may have been bad, missing, loose, etc. 

The following birds have been corrected in the system:

ARPU 18628  - Zhongyi Wang
LOSG 40 - Gonzalez Family Loft
VK 2297 - Tode Novakovic
HOBO 314 - Bill Bodzianowski
ROYA 228 - EZ Lights Loft
VK 1885 - TCR Loft
TYPE R 16 - Type R Loft
ARPU - 52813 - Serrano Bros
NFL 8151 - Nanez Family

Birds had a very good working training toss today.  Majority of the birds came right online with only 2 groups coming from the west.  As of today, the birds have had 20 training tosses and will train again tomorrow 50 miles.  Our goal is to have the activation race this Thursday August 31st. 
There has been a lot of thought and consideration when it comes to this decision, and the reasons are:

• Dove Season opens in Indiana on Friday, Sept 1st.  With the 1st being on a Friday and it being a holiday weekend, we will not train the birds over these 4 days for their safety.  Many hunters will take advantage of a 4-day weekend to Dove hunt. 
• As of now, the weather for Thursday predicts temperatures in the mid 70's, with NO TAIL WIND.  Wind is estimated to be ENE 5-10 mph at the release and light and variable at the loft. (Very similar to today's weather).
• Temperatures next week will be back into the high 80's to mid 90's

We understand that some will approve of this decision, and some will not.  However, our decision is what we feel is best and safest for the birds. 

Moving forward, the Final Race Date is set for Monday October 23rd.  The race can be moved either a day before or day after the 23rd depending on weather. 

A more detailed itinerary will be provided in the coming weeks with a schedule of times for the entire weekend. 

The weather this morning in our area has been less than ideal with very gloomy skies and a light mist.  We are just now starting to see the sun peak through; however, the wind has picked up out of the north and looks to increase slightly throughout the day. 
The birds have been allowed out to loft fly again and we will try training again tomorrow.  

The weather here in Indiana is expected to be extremally hot the next 2 days with temperatures in the high 90's for Wednesday and 100 degrees on Thursday.  The birds were allowed to loft fly today and we expect to resume training on Friday as temperatures will not be quite as hot.  We will allow the birds to be out and loft fly over the next 2 days. 

We have also retrieved several birds over the last 2 days and each of those birds are being evaluated and breeders contacted on individual basis. 

Birds were released this morning in beautiful weather, sunny skies, with a slight tail wind.  Over the last 2 hours we have watched the birds return from the north which tell us they have gone past the loft.  We will continue to watch them as they seem to be slowly but steadily returning.  

There will be no training today due to rain in the area, low clouds and moderate winds. 

The weather tomorrow looks good, and we will be back on the road again tomorrow with the birds. 

There is no training today due to overcast and rain.  The skies are supposed to clear up around 11:00 am so we will let the birds out to loft fly as long as they do clear up. 

Our plan is to train tomorrow (Wednesday), and monitor the weather on Thursday.  There is rain in the forecast for Thursday, however we all know that the meteorologist are not always correct.  After Thursday we look to have a week of no rain.  We will have temperatures that will gradually increase throughout the week.  As long as we do not have an issue with fog, our goal is to train most days.  

We have continued to see birds return from Saturday's training toss and we have also retrieved a few birds within the area that have been found.  These birds are all evaluated individually.