Congratulations Chad! Which outfitter did you book with? I went with Snook Inn back in February of 2010 myself and must say the area I bow hunted which they appropriately named the "bow hunting sanctuary" 
was loaded with pavo. Look forward to seeing some pictures. 
I booked through a Taxidermist friend of mine in Louisiana. I really had no idea where we were going until arriving. I too ended up hunting at the Snook Inn with Jorge and the crew. How funny...
I heard about the archery area and saw some videos from it. Pretty unbelievable number of birds there in the archery only section. I wanted to go there and film but ran out of time.
The hunting at that time of year and in that location is definitely different than what I experienced last week. The greatest number of birds I saw at a single time was about two dozen. Based on the vids I saw of the archery area that number is more like 400 for them!
Hmmmm, Sounds like you may have booked with Shane Smith? Let me know if I guessed right. I videoed all 3 of the birds I took in the bow sanctuary and the stories of seeing 200-400 birds in a single field are true.
I seen this awesome sight one morning as a flock from the jungle South of us met up with the birds we were hunting in a milo and corn stubble field.
Was Arillio and Mito still guiding for jorge when you were there? I know at least one of them is getting ready to work with another outfitter that was at the NWTF National convention this year.
It would be nice to see more competition in outfitting bring the price of these hunts down to a more affordable price.
