At the beginning of last years season, i had gotten to my treestand about 30 minutes before daylight. i had been working my butt off at work and soon fell asleep in my stand. i was awoken by what sounded like a deer scraping the ground close to me. i just couldn' t figue out what it was. after about a minute i looked down to see a huge female coon and three of her young ones making their way up the tree that i was sitting in! i didn' t want that thing anywhere near me. i seen what they can do to a dog, and i wanted no part in it. i took an arrow out and when she got close enough i poked her in the head. she didn' t know what to think about that one. she did a complete 180 and headed for the ground. needless to say she was pleasantly surprised!