Originally Posted by mohunter09

ha ha...yes I know deer signals pretty well...had the craziest thing happen to me ever...some people dont even believe me when I tell this story but it is 100 percent true. I was 16 and hunting alone, and hiddden just right blending in with the woods the deer didn't even see me. 3 doe were about 60 yards out in front of me in a very small patch of timber that is touching a several hundred acre cut down corn field. The only way the deer can hide is to run back at me where I know they bed in day time. Well, a nice 8pt was circling the does and he stopped adbruptedly and I took a shot at him so nervous and excited I missed and when i stood up he and the does saw me. Figuring they would take off into the corn field I was wrong...way wrong. They stared at me then started to zig zag closer and closer to me the buck had his antlers down headed straight at me..I shot two more times while he was running dead on from sixty yards...and missed both time i ran out of his way and had to swing my rifle at him to get him to get away from me while running past me to the woods...I walked home amazed at both the threatening situation that just happened and at the fact that it really just happened my Dad didnt even believe me until later that day when I said I think Ill hunt from my stand this time haha! Never had a similar situation happen but I carry a handgun in the woods for same situation just incase. It was instinct and i was just in the way.