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Old 05-22-2006 | 02:10 PM
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Default RE: Other animals coming to decoys? Share your experiences.

Well, let's see...

There was a red-tailed hawk that nearly landed on my head...

There have been numerous owls, one which diverted from my dekes at the last moment to nab a chipmunk feet from my tree...

A landowner's dogs visited more than once...

Of course I have deer investigate somewhat regularly, as well as cattle...

I've called in coyotes, 2 last year on 2 separate days...

One porcupine, which thumped my decoy from the backside (I didn't see it approach), and almost gave me a heart-attack...

Last year I had a hen dragging in a big tom (about 60 yards away), when they turned and high-tailed it back from whence they came. I was like, "what the...", when I spied a large male fisher cat swatting at my deke. He got to within 5 feet of my legs before I decided to throw a stick at him, at which point we played peek-a-boo for about 5 minutes, before he wandered off...

This year, I had horses investigate me while I was belly-crawling through their pasture on the year's first bird...

BUT, my all-time favorite...

About 10 years ago, in NY, a stray cat decided to adopt my mom. This larger than average female was overly-friendly, and decided to follow my oldest brother and me into the woods for a turkey hunting adventure. She walked nearly 400 yards by our sides, and when I switched my knit cap for the shade of my Bonnie, she decided to take a nap on that knit cap!! We called in 5 jakes and 2 hens that morning to the decoys, with a longbeard hanging up just out of range...with the cat 1ft from my leg...
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