Public Hunt with Mike Mongelli

I went out on the last day of bow season before the 2nd ML season opened to scout out a public tract with MIke Mongelli. The goal was to just walk a bit and get a feel for the area. There were lots of crop fields with huntable hedges which was a nice change. We spotted a dead doe in the middle of one cut soy field with what looked like a hole through the scapula. The was no other hole on the other side. Not sure if it died there and no one found it in the middle of the field??? Or if someone got tired of dragging and left it there to rot. Either way, Mike says he did not see it there the previous Sat. Good to see there are deer there though. we did see lots of good sign in the thick areas, away from the trails. The area looks like it might be good for rabbit and dove as well. I wil lbe curious to see how the crowds are in those times next year. In any even, it looks like a good spot when out other property gets run out by the gun hunters. There are no crops there to lure the deer back. I got sick with the flu bug after this hunt. I am trying to get better for our OC hunt after Christmas.