LOL you are just asking for the hammer to fall! I have a feeling that trespassing on gov't property with a long gun is a recipe for disaster. Not that I think you did or horrible thing or anything like that. It's just kinda funny.

Not sure what you question is...are you asking what's the closest we've ever been to a deer not down? For me, it was a scary 3-pointer I shot last season (my first buck). I was in a buckshot-only area, so when I shot him the first time, he didn't go down. The buck charged right at me with this crazy look in the eye on the same side as his single horn. I freaked out and shot him again just as he was feet away from me and, at that, he veered slightly to my left, just passing by me and collapsing about 25 yards away. He came so close that I could have reached out my arm and touched him. I didn't think bucks ever charged humans or any other animal, but I have no doubt that's what that crazy dude had on his mind!!

I told my hunting buddy about it while I was gutting the buck, and I later found out he didn't believe me. When we went back to my hunting spot to get my stuff, he noticed a trail of blood on the ground right next to my therma-seat. That's when he told me that he thought I was full of it...'till he saw the evidence!!