A few years back i had a bear follow me for about a half hour one day while I was walking to my stand in the afternoon. Not a real cool situation to say the least. I didn't notice him until he was about 60 yards behind me. When I spotted him, he crouched down, exactly like a lion or big cat would. I yelled at him a few times, but he didn't leave. All I had was my bow and that wasn't going to do a lot of good it he decided he was comin. I found the biggest stick I could swing and carried that to my stand. Needless to say, I didn't stick around there too long. I made a big loop back to my truck and hunted the fields that night.

That stand location still gives me the creeps.