Matt...Skunks...LOL , very true.
I had my first run in with one last season. I was slipping down this ridge, it was pitch black. I stopped beside a big tree...trying to get my bearings, and in a few seconds I heard some rustling. It was so close I turned on my flashlight, and WHOA!!! 2ft away, it' s rear facing me, with it' s head turned and looking right at me!!![][] Needless to say...I wasn' t expecting that and Michael Jordan couldn' t have jumped higher or been 30ft away faster!! In about 20 years of in and out in the dark...that was a first for me. I was totally caught off guard. So my quiet morning slink to my stand was blown completely...but at least I didn' t get any additional cover scent[:-]