RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

Here lately the most unusual animal I have seen in the woods is me.

This year its been one thing after another.

So this year ths most unusual animal in the woods
would be me since I haven't been able to get in the woods

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

While living in Montana several years ago, I came across a grouse while elk hunting. I also had a flock of turkeys come within five feet of where I was sitting while deer hunting, just out of Columbus, MT.
This year, I guess the strangest thing I've seen would have been a coyote about a month ago. They are common around here in West Georgia, but this was in the daytime and it was walking across a field.

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

I have had two screech owls about 5 ft. away on a branch, red tailed hawk eating a squirrel about 6 ft. away in the same tree. Fox, raccoons, squirrels, peoples house cats.

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

I saw a white weasle ( Ermine) run across a log one time.

I had a Screech owl fly down and rake the side of my head when I was in a treestand archery hunting. I think it must of seen a tuft of my hair sticking out from under my hat and thought it was prey.

A few years later I had a red-tailed hawk fly at me with its talons outstretched. I raised my bow to sheild my face and it veered away and landed on a limb. It was watching me. I raised my arm and it flew away.

I was wearing face paint and in full camo both times.

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

I've never really seen anything unusual. I've seen a badger which is just more uncommon than unusual but still pretty neat.

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

Assuming he was hunting deer, luckily for him he wasn't hunting somebody hunting him. I thought you might blow your grunt call, but on second thought I think I would just let him pass on by without drawing any attention.

C. Davis

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

i have not seen any unusual animals in the woods with the exceptions of the normal one, except a bat. I was in my stand around 600am and i got hit by a bat. Ialmost fell out of my stand. I watched this bat fly through the trees and head right towards me and hit,after the initial scare i couldn't stop lauphing. that was the wiedest thing that has ever happened to me and the wierdest animal

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

early one morning i watched an owl, dive bomb a small rabbit and fly off with it. i have also had squirrels climb down trees next to me and stretch out while thinking about jumping on me. which is kinda eerie because you know, once they jump on you and figure out what you are, it's gonna be like juglle'n a miniature chainsaw....lol.

i also forgot my small flashlight that clips to my hat one time at the house, so i had to use my large mag-light that i keep in my truck. anyway, while in my tree i dropped my mag-light on the ground approximately 30 minutes before dark. right before dark i looked down at my flashlight and saw a 5 foot water moccasin curled around it (unknown if it was trying to mate with it or use it to keep warm). it turned dark on me while watching the snake, so when i climbed down t got about 6 feet off the ground and jumped as far as i could from the tree....lol.....i got my flashlight the next morning.

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

that was one time both of us sat in our stands and did not move just let him walk by

RE: Unusual animals seen while deer hunting
 

i've spotted a Mennonite or two. That's the only time you'll see those folks wearing bright orange!