That sucks about Maytown, Ive never hunted there before. I know about those deer scaring the Sh*t out of you though. When I hunt the thick stuff, You basically have to stomp on them before they move.

I checked to see how many permits were left for Des Plaines this week because it gives me an idea on how many birds they release. So far, there are 40 left for Wednesday, 150 for Thursday and 45 for Friday (out of 240 or so , I believe) so it looks like they are going to release a good amount of birds. Plus, they had the Kids hunt last Sunday and I think they release more birds for that to get the kids excited about hunting so there should be a decent amount of Birds out there.

Looks like the weather for Friday and Saturday isn't supose to be to great. Im hoping the weather man is wrong and it will be 50 and sunny, but it isn't looking good. My advice again, get there early, try to ask what fields people like and hunt hard. You'd be amazed at how people just wait for there dogs to go on point and do nothing else. My rule of thumb, if I can get into my truck without my legs feeling sore then I didn't hunt hard enough. Good luck and if I get out Friday and get back in time, I'll leave a post Friday night before 8 PM to try to help you out.