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After reading about how close some of us have been to turkeys I got to thinking about some funny and dumb stuff I’ve done over the years hunting turkeys. I can remember one morning about 5 am climbing up a hill in the dark to setup on a tom I roosted the nigh before. Without a flashlight I was using the evening light and the silhouette of the top of the hill to guide me. I was working my way up the hill like a 300 pound ninja warrior when about 100 yards from the roost I flushed a sleeping grouse. It flew and hit me hard right smack-dab in the face and just about knocked me down and scarred the crap out of me. I figured my scream and the sound of my pounding heart took care of my morning hunt but old tom was still there. Apparently the ruckus that took place that morning bothered me more then it did him.

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I steppped into a covey of quail one morning and liked to filled my breeches---I bet you did!! Great story.

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yep, i that was funny....lol... :)quail got me the other day....about 10 of em...wasn't funny at the time though...

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LOL great story. Too bad you didn't get it on video, could've made some money on that one.

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...LOL..LOL...had a owl atack me in a tree stand before,it was still dark
and that owl was rambo it thought...scared me at first...[:-][:-]

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BEst one I had, I set up in the exact spot I bagge my first bird and started calling within 5 minutes I could hear a rustling of leaves and feathers in the brush. I steadied my gun and what I could of my heart, that is until a "Bull" Ruffed come strutting out into the open. Man I never laughed so hard:D I wonder what a XXfull #5 would've done to that poor bugger?Guess he likes them Grouse a little bigger than most;)

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Once I walked inbetween and old mad wild sow and her bedded pigs.[:@]she came huffing and puffing to within about 10'.I started talking real loud to her and walking backwards.I told her these copper plated #6's would really mess up her day[:o],not to say anything about my pants.[:o][:'(]
I finnaly got off to the side enough she went to the bed with the pigs.
I went off to clean up and get that gobbler.(I did get him the next day).

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I was set up on a gobbler and had a skunk come to within about 4' till he noticed me.I couldn't move and he wouldn't move.It became a stare down contest All I could think of was if the gobbler appears and that gun goes off I'm in trouble.That's the only time I was thankful to have a bird hangup.Finally the skunk left and so did the bird.

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It was archery season and the weather warm, I was driving into our hunting camp with my window down. A screech owl flew in my window, hit me in the left shoulder and went on over into the back of my old suv. I didn't know what had come in with me, but I slamed the transmission into park and got out quick. I reached back in and turned on the overhead light and saw him just laying there on the floor. I an old coat over him and figured I throw him out when I got to the camp. Well I guess he was just dazed, because he got his act together and decided he wanted out, needless to say, we both did. After doing another slam park, I got the door clawed open and we both got out together.

dog1

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yesterday we had 2 otters trying to get into the blind..i got it on film, but it was scary..those things look all sweet and fuzzy , but i know better , they'll eat you given the chance ,lol...

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I read all of your stories and they are great.. Last year deer hunting i decided to hunt in a creek with a active deer trail 2 feet behind with my bow. I was sitting on my stool in this creek and here come the deer right toward me, it was like they where in a single file line and they just kept coming, it was great it was all does but i bet there was a nice buck pushing em all to where he wanted em, anyway these does start walking right behind me and the wind was perfect, i was waiting for Mr. Big! About that time a doe stuck her head in the creek i was hiding in and we were face to face!!! She snorted and blew snot all over my glasses!!LMAO! I TRIED TO SHOOT BUT COULDNT SEE THROUGH MY GLASSES!
Boy i was hot, i still till this day imagine a big buck pushing those deer it was funney at first, then it wasnt.

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that is too funny turkey fan ......i would of pee'd myself.....

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LOL..... that was too funny!!!! I had a crow just about take my head off while I was watching a tom across the field, looking through my binoculars. It scared the crap out of me.. I'm sure yours was worse!!!

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ONE TIME WHILE I WAS HUNTING GOBBLERS MY FRIEND WAS HOLDING MORE LIKE SITTING ON A BIG BRANCH.I SAW THE TOM AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE MY SHOT BUT MY FRIEND GOT UP AND I GOT WHACKED IN THE GUT BY THE BRANCH AND SHOT STRAIGHT INTO THE AIR.:)

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was walking to my bowstand on the opener last year in the rain and a flock of pheasants got up in front of me, i got hit in the chest by one, scarred the living daylights outta me. had a flock of jakes get spooked when i was scouting and fly almsot right into me..

slayer