I was once gutting a deer and it had a muscle reaction and kicked me right off of it. Both back legs kicked at the same time. I was lucky it hit me in the chest and not the head - it was a powerful kick.

I was gutting it only a few minutes after shooting. Since then I wait 15 minutes after the deer is dead and move the legs a bit.

In Maine I was canoeing down the Allagash River and came around a bend.A cow moose was to my right and a calf was on the other side of the river. The current was strong and I couldn't paddle upstream. I went between them as fast as possible, and half expected her to charge me.

I've had a few run-ins with geese in the spring - when they have young - but haven't we all?