RE: What is the strangest, most unusual or interesting thing
I was deer hunting and had a flock of turkeys about 70 yards from me. A red tailed hawk came swooping in and landed on a stump about 15 yards from the turkeys, and all the turkeys bunched up as close as they could to one another and charged the hawk and scared it off. That was probably the coolest thing I had seen. The strangest thing I have had happen to me is getting chased by a skunk. I was walking across our camp area headed towards the building with the intentions of taking a shower before going out for the mornings hunt. About half way to the building I noticed a dark spot in the grass, now keep in mind it is dark outside and I didnt have my glasses nor did I have my contacts in. Anyway being not the brightest bulb in the box I chose to get closer and investigate. After closing the distance to about 5 feet I relized what it was and the skunk must have known who was boss and he chased me all the way back to the camper that I had come from.
RE: What is the strangest, most unusual or interesting thing
LIke it was in slow motion a coopers hawk pulled a titmouse out of the air 4 yards from my blind...As it locked its talons on it and ate its prey I shot video of the hawk at 5 yards on the ground....It was a night I will never forget....
Better than the night a fox squirrel used my shoulder as a spring platform to launch itself into a tree.....
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RE: What is the strangest, most unusual or interesting thing
Almost forgot, I tried to get revenge on the skunk the next night with my glock. I shot and missed, and the little sucker charged me. I shot 7 times at that thing while it was coming at me and never touched it. I hate to admitt it but once again I turned and ran retreating like a little girl. My hunting buddies still give me crap about it.
RE: What is the strangest, most unusual or interesting thing
i saw a doe being chased by coyote once too, that was cool.
the best sound i have ever heard though, is hunting in a swamp, and hearing a deer walking through or swimming in the water just gets my heart out of my chest
RE: What is the strangest, most unusual or interesting thing
Late December bowhunt, snow was on the ground, walking to my stand in the afternoon. One of my properties of which I am the only one with permition borders a fairly busy state highway. From the highway the woods is on a very steep sidehill. I'm walking back to my stand just above the highway and notice 2 sets of boots prints in the snow coming up from the highway and going straight up this steep hill through one of the brushiest areas. Curious and thinking someone is hunting without permition, I follow the bootprints and they lead almost to the top of this hill, about 500 yards. I get to where the tracks end and there is a deep hole with an opening about the size of a beachball dug into the hill. THe hole was crazydeep too as I putabout a 5 foot stick down there and didnt hit bottom. The weirdest part was that laying around the hole was a ton of newspaper pieces crumpled up into balls. Many of the newspapers where strewn about except for a number laying right next to the hole were covered in blood and the snow surrounding the hole was covered in blood. I had a flashlight on me soI nervously shined it down into the hole but couldnt make out anything. The same two boot tracks left the hole but were now dragging something behind them through the snow, all the way back down to the highway! AT that point I backed out, and called the county sheriff who came out and took a look and some information and that was the last I ever heard of it.
Far and away the freakiest thing I ever came across hunting.
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RE: What is the strangest, most unusual or interesting thing
Once while in my stand, I watched a red tailed hawk chase a squirrel up, then downa tree, in a spiral fashion. I didn't even know a hawk could flythat way! It was awesome. Anyway, the hawk perched, watched the squirrel run across the ground, and snatched him up. Then, and this is the strange part, hid the squirrel under a bush, and flew off. I didn't see him come back either. It was strange.
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