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Funny but interesting close encounters that happen while deer hunting

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Don W:
I was still hunting one day. I step up on a blow down to step over it. Just as I started down a big doe came up out from under it. Knocked me over and scared the jabjeezuz out of me.

Another time, again still hunting a 5 pointer was walking a path about 30 or 40 yards from me. I shot but didn't knock it down, it turned and headed straight for me doing about 100 miles and hour. I jack another shell in the bolt action but got my glove stuck in the action. The deer was head straight at me, full steam and head down. I managed to get my glove loose and bolt closed and pulled a hip shot. He fell about 2 feet in front of me. I stood there for several minutes thinking "what the hell!!"

Not deer hunting, but hunting:
Coon hunting one night it seemed I was the one to climb the tree if we couldn't find the coon. I pulled up and looked over and a big old boar was about 6" away. I point me .22 S&W right at his face and fired. He let out a nasty growl and started a fast crawl toward me. I emptied the revolver before he final fell to the dogs.

Another night climbing a pine tree we shot a coon, but he didn't come down and never showed eyes again. I was probably 20' in the air when he suddenly landed on my head. This was a true "will need clean underwear" moment. Luckily he must have been hanging on, died and let go. He was dead when he landed, although I had no way to known that.

bjrogg:
I remember checking my muskrat trap in the dark. About a foot of fresh snow everywhere and I didn’t bother turning on my flashlight till I got to a set.

Almost stepped on a couple pheasant when they flushed. That will wake you up .

Also another time still hunting along side a creek. It went through a woods and as I climbed over dirt piles along it edge I looked down watching my step. Suddenly I made eye contact with a doe that I nearly stepped on. She laid right there till I made eye contact. At that moment she bolted. I really don’t think she would have moved if I hadn’t made eye contact.

Bjrogg

Hawkdancer:
Not exactly hunting, one time we were up high getting lodgepoles, I was fixing to start cooking when a hummingbird decided my watch was a flower and came in close enough that it's wings kissed my wrist!  When it figured out I wasn't a flower, it flew off and lighted on the rack on my trailer, I got a hard copy picture of it in my plunder.  We had a snowy owl watch us set up our tipi from it's perch for nearly a half hour, that was the same year we saw 2 nearly white mule deer, strange happenings!  This year the only legal critter we saw was a cock pheasant - .308 is not a good pheasant gun! 
Hawkdancer

BowEd:
A close bow making & hunting friend of mine decided to hunt this year with his flint lock during Iowas' early muzzle loader season.It's in the middle of october.Said he spotted 2 bucks sparring worth checking out.He sneak crawled up to them.He got close.
Apparently too close as the winning buck ran the other buck off and that buck ran right over him stepping on his ankle pretty bad apparently and it swelling up a lot.
I've had to side step bucks giving them a wide berth at night while coon hunting going through the woods that were acting just too brave & aggressive.I don't trust them.Most don't do this but you never know.Anytime an animal acts out of the norm a red flag show go up.
Except for skunks that I've come upon numerous times at night if they are'nt coming straight at you of course.Their back end is like a little cannon.They look over their back to make sure they got you in line.Get a kick out of the way they can bounce on all fours when their pissed off.
When I watch these shows about nature I'm always impressed by how long they have to sit motionless and devoted these photographers have to be to get a picture or video.
I believe it's one of the reasons natives were such good hunters.Observing your opponents' nature and habits helps for a good hunt.
I've come upon fawns in the spring [just born] hunkered down a few times.Every now and then I'll have my camera with me.Not really hunting but still shed hunting....ha ha.

PaSteve:
I used to hunt a piece of property that had big boulders across the top of a hill. It created natural funnels for deer to come down the hill, cross the creek and make their way into the fields below. There was a shelf about 3/4 up the hill that the deer would travel across after filtering from the boulders on their way down the hill. I had a tree stand on the shelf with some big boulders directly across from me.
    One sunny but chilly November afternoon, I was entertained by a red fox hunting for squirrels. After a short unsuccessful hunt the fox climbed on top of one of the boulders, found a nice sunny spot, laid down and began to groom himself. Then he decided to take a nap in the sunshine. He must have been in a deep sleep because he didn't seem to hear to a doe approaching down the trail between myself and the fox. I slowly got into position for the shot paying attention not to alert the deer or the sleeping fox. As the doe walked through my shooting lane I made a double lung shot and the doe ran down the hill and collapsed. Just at that time I remembered the sleeping fox. I looked over and he was standing on the rock in the sunshine staring at me with a "what the hell was that" look on his face. I chuckled to myself and yelled over to the fox..."if you want to hang around for an hour you'll have a fresh gut pile for dinner".
      Another time hunting the same property I was in a stand one afternoon in early October. About 2 hours before sunset I saw a big Great Horned Owl fly through the woods and land on a big branch about 50-60 yards away. I've heard owls hooting many times in these woods but mainly later at night or first thing in the morning. This day was different, this owl was not hooting but he was making a very loud screeching sound. After a few minutes, he leapt of the branch and made a bee-line straight in my direction. Before, I actually realized what was going on he was right in my face, wings spread and talons ready to attack... I took my longbow and started hitting the owl as he was attempting to attack me. It was rather frightening as I was about 18' feet up a tree on a small platform with no safety belt. ( This was about 30 years ago and safety belts weren't used like they are today). I don't know what this owl's problem was but he flew around the backside of the tree and tried to attack again! At this point I figured he could have the hill to himself... I'm getting down. To my surprise as I was climbing down the tree a 6 point whitetail came up the hill and passed by about 20 yards out never noticing me climbing down the tree. So, not only did that owl ruin my hunt, almost knock me out of my stand for an 18' fall, he also cost me a shot at a buck. I continued to hunt that stand and was never bothered by the owl again. If anyone's ever seen a big great horned owls talons about a foot away from your face in attack mode, it can be quite intimidating.

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