Something like that happened to me. I was walking in, it was still somewhat dark. It was during the rut. I hear this sound coming full bore at me. It was an 8 point running at me with his head down and he was grunting. He gets within 10 yards of me and stops. He was behind a cherry tree with his neck and head sticking out. I released and the arrow nicked the rough bark of the tree and went BETWEEN the bucks horns. He jumped straight up and now he is 8 yards and in the wide open. He is just standing there staring at me so I reach for another arrow. When I went to draw he leaps backwards a few bounds and walks away, looking back at me, without giving me another shot. GREAT EXPERIENCE!