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Had a huge owl land on the branch I was standing on, less than 5 feet.
Had a mature bobcat walk on the log I was sitting on (ground), got within 5 feet, then backed up!
Had hawks make pass at my head a few times.
Had raccoon incidents much like others have described.
Have taken 6 deer with bow from ground.
2 of those were still hunting on public land. One was a mature doe I called in with a tending sequence on 10/9. Go figure.
Missed a possible P & Y twice while still hunting on public land. 9:00 am on a weekend, heavily hunted area. Go figure.
With daughter, watched a hawk miss a red squirrel twice, 10 feet from us.
Seen squirrels fall out of trees (they bounce).
Got threatened and run off by scary individual with gun, on land I had permission to be hunting.
Saw B & C class buck in bow range.
Missed a slam dunk P & Y 4 times while road hunting! (long, long ago lol)
That is a challenge itself, let alone you did it 6 times! Hats off to you
waiting for a gift!