I've had that happen. I was walking in one morning with a climber on my back. A buck came running directly at me, grunting all the way. He stopped about ten yards from me and just stared in my eyes. I drew and let fly but hit a tree he was standing behind. He did a flip and came closer! I though I was gonna get roto rootered. He walked in a circle around me and I pulled another arrow from my quiver. Just as I was trying to draw on him again, he turned and walked straight away from me real slow. I tried to follow him and hopefully he would turn and offer a shot. With the stand on my back, I couldn't go fast enough to keep up, and made too much noise, which just made the buck walk faster. He was a nice 8 point. I swear he had rabies. I've never had an animal stare into my eyes like he did. I'm glad you got to experience that, too. I bet you'll think of that every time you walk in the woods during the rut from now on.