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Funny but interesting close encounters that happen while deer hunting

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Allyn T:
Wow these are some great stories! I had a skunk trying to dig through my trash can I stashed under my camper on a hunting trip. It was a sketchy situation trying to get him out from under my pop-up without him spraying. The coolest thing I've seen hunting in my few years was I climbed down mid day to scout after a morning hunt. While standing in a dry creek a medium sized hawk like Ed was talking about was flying and weaving with a small bird. I figured the bird was harassing the hawk like you see them do in the open all the time. They ended up flying by between me and the bank at chest height. After they passed the little bird was on top and the hawk rolled upside down and snatched the bird out of the air! It dropped it  right after it grabbed it and flew off. I found the little bird lying on the ground alive with droplets of blood around it. It is called a cedar waxwing.

TimBo:
This fall I was hunkered down behind some brush with a good view of a couple of trails.  Nothing showed up and it was just about dark when a possum staggered out of his den about three feet from me.  He didn't notice me until I said "hi", and then remembered somewhere else he needed to be!

bjrogg:
Jerry’s hummingbird story reminded me of another one.

One day I was getting in our bright yellow excavator. The cab door was open. I climbed in the seat and a hummingbird bird had landed on the wiper switch on the top of the cab. Evidently it thought the yellow excavator was a big flower. It started hovering around the top of the cab but couldn’t seem to figure out it had to lose about 8” of elevation to make it out the door. After it buzzed around awhile I put my hand overtop of the hovering hummingbird. It hover right there and I slowly lowered my hand, gently forcing it to lose the 8” of elevation to leave through the open door. As soon as it saw the opening it zipped away. That was pretty cool

Bjrogg

Piddler:
Little buck story. Rifle season a long time ago. I was walking on a cow trail through a cane break along the edge of a creek when I hear a buck grunting. Naturally I stop and get ready anticipating what was coming. The grunting kept getting louder and louder. A forked horn buck came around the corner with his head to the ground heavily concentrating on the scent he was following. The little feller stopped at most 3 feet from the barrel of the 30-06 (AKA the Hammer) I was carrying. He looked up never really raising his head. Poor fellers eyes got big and his mouth flew open and he just froze not knowing what to do. I started laughing which gave him pause so he turned and made two hops looked back then took off. Still laughing to myself I proceeded down the trail when I hear rocks in the creek bed just exploding and getting closer. Finally saw only the little bucks horns as the creek bank is fairly tall. The little buck went up a beaver slide in the creek bank with a big coyote about 2 feet off its tail. I stood in such amazement at the sight that the thought to try and shoot the coyote off him didn't even register. My best guess is the little buck was so distracted by almost running into me that he run head first into the coyote. Guess he was having a bad day. It all started with him getting all love sick.
Piddler

BowEd:
Cool stories......I'm sure many stories have been forgotten over time.
I've had my fair share of owl close encounters too.Especially at night coon hunting or predator calling.Saw one snatch a pheasant in flight.Land with it still kicking in its' talons in a tree.Their grip is like a vice speaking from first hand experience.Very quiet almost silent while flying.That was a great horned.
Three kinds mostly here.Screech,barred and great horned.All recognizable by there screams or hoots.Screech is easy.Barred hoot is 8 syllables while the great horned is 4 and overall deeper and louder.
Very efficient rabbit killers.Especially in the winter time.Rabbits weigh more than they do.Still admire them.
When deer get spooked they seem to run with tunnel vision.When standing still they don't even notice you running right by you.One reason why my friend got stomped.
Sitting still hunting and watching these things go on is entertaining for sure,but I try not to get too overly involved watching them getting caught out of position when a deer shows up.

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