I was coyote hunting one time and laying in the right of way between two fields where there was a big bush and some round bails. I was using a rabbit call and only watching to the west because I knew there was a den about 400 yards away in that direction. About half way through one of my calling sequencesI heard a loud "WOOO" sound behind me. I did a 180 degree roll with gun in hand in a blink of the eye, thinking a coyote had snuck up behind me. After I had rolled over I saw a hawk flying up from the ground about 10 ft. from me. Guess he thought he knew where the rabbit was....thankfully the hawk wasn't more accurate! haha

Last year I had just climbed down and packed my climber up and it was already dark. As I take my first step away from the base of the tree, coyotes let loose all around me! Then I hear crunch crunch crunch slowly coming straight to me. My first thought was that it was the deer that had been under (which is why I had to stay until complete darkness). It kept getting closer and closer so I shined my flashlight (which was in need of new batteries really bad!) and caught eyes in the beam. They were too low to the ground to be a deer....soo my next thought was a coyote since they were all howling. I started hollering but it kept coming my way. So I decided to start walking while keeping the light on my back trail. Then the damn thing literally started following me! By now, I'm thinking Oh Sh|t!! So I kept walking and keeping an eye on it, then I see it start to climb a tree......turns out to be a possum! haha It was a little hair raising for a bit, to say the least.

jimmy.....I've had a similar experience as that. Soph. year in H.S. I had tagged out opening day and so did my uncle. So we ended up pushing deer for people (it was a very large group and uncoordinated). Me and him were topping a hill and all of a suddenKA-BOOOOM. Me and him hit the deck sooooo fast. Then he looks over at me, "Are you okay?" I asked the same and we were fine but it scared the tar out of us! After that day I will only push deer for people that I know and only if it's a small small number of people that's coordinated.