I also had a similar encounter one morning when I climbed up into my stand in the dark and heard something coming. hadn't even gotten my bow pulled up when I looked down directly in front of my tree and there he was a 11 pointer just kinda hanging out rubbing his beautiful antlers on a small bush that I lay my coat on while getting ready to climb my tree. He stayed there while I pulled my bow up and strapped on my release then slowly walked off up the valley and into oblivion. Never did see that deer again that year but sure did wish he woulda showed up a 1/2 hour later.