Last year during the rut I was bowhunting a severe funnel area. I got up into my stand about 1:00 pm and looked down to see that one of my shooting lanes was partially obstructed by a branch that was blown down by the wind. I got down out of my stand and reached up and grabbed the branch which was about 5 yard from from the trail. Yep you guessed it....I hear foot steps and grunting, I had to watch as a 140 to 150 class buck walk by at about 5 yards while I was standing there holding the branch like a bouquet of flowers. He never even saw me and I never saw him again....it still haunts me.