Last year, the first weekend in November, I was up ina stand on the edge of a cedar swamp. It was about 7:30 in the morning and I was starting to get a little bored. So I pulled the Can out of my pack and tipped it over twice. Before I even had a chance to tip it a third time, the swamp in front of me exploded with the noise of something charging in! I stuffed the Can back in my pack, and reached for my bow. As I clipped my release to the loop and came to full draw, I could see him coming right in. He stopped at about 12 yards, and I slowly let down.
It was a 400 lb bear!
Neat encounter!
Brian