This topic brings back some memories. I had a huskey/shephard that did that to me. I was hunting behind my house in my favorite tree stand. About an hour before dark i hear something comming through the woods. I get ready and wait for the deer to step out...instead it was my dog. He came out and looked around...spotted me and came right to my stand. I yelled at him to go home and all he did was lay down under my stand and wag his tail at me. Oh well. Found out later that my mom had let him out so he could run around. She knew I was out hunting and never thought that he would come and find me. The next year she did the same thing...guess what...same results. After that one I told my folks "no more lettin the dog out when I am deer hunting."