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The fishing incident happened just north of GR, the hunting one was in Delta Co... Upper Penisula.

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Nothing really all that bad for me, but IMO them woods can be a scary place when it's pitch dark and you don't have your light. I forgot mine in the truck a couple of weeks ago and had to walk out without the help of a flashlight of any kind. Thankfully I was hunting private property that I know very, very well and was able to walk towards the light of the house on the hill.
I love the woods, but not in the dark with no light.

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I have not getting scared yet unless something touch me in the dark. I
do not use flashlight except need to. I know the same trail well since 5 years. I can not hear so I do not know what's going on around me.

I invited my 15 yrs old nephew to huntat end of hunting seasonand he told me that there were lots lots of dog barkings. But I had good hunting season for 5 years in row. YUM! YUM!

Deaf Hunter

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2 years ago i was sitting up against a tree in some tall grass calling in a herd of elk during bow season and i heard something walking only about 5 feet from me so i knocked an arrow and rested the bow on my lap then suddenly 5 feet in front of me out walks a wolf and it stopped and starred right at me, i figured by the time i raised my bow he would have been all over me so i didnt move and sure enough he kept on walking, i had to change my underwear after that.

3 years ago i was walking a fence line when suddenly a bear came running out of the trees at me and stopped about 10yds from me and growled i brought by 30.06 up and all i seen in my scope was fur and eyes i was about to squeeze the trigger when he turned, ran 10yds stopped starred and took off for good, once again lucky i had an extra pair of boxers in my bag.Then 15mins later i shot my first elk so it all worked out.

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Speaking of all the dead persons being found, once a very long time ago when my grandfather was out with his children deer hunting they walked up a small tent, looked in and found a human corpse. So he called the police and sure enough they took his kids and interogated everyone individually, he then vowed to never call if he found another, and now neither will I.

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why would you not call a dead body in?
what would you do with the body? What would you do if they found the body later? because if they find the body later and they find out that you did what was done to the body its gonna be worse than interogation they will arrest you for helping with a murder.
it would not be a good idea to not call in a dead body.

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Exactly, One hair or footprint could get you in trouble...DNA MAN. Don't youwatch CSI on TV

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Mine was my first time out bow hunting, I think I was 16. We followed an old experienced buck hunter out into the woods at 4am then he dropped me off at my spot and told me he'd come back for me around noon for lunch break then he took off into the woods to get to his stand. About a half an hour later I could've sworn that I seen two white gloves about 30 yards away in the tall grass only to find out later that what I seen was two white tails, ha ha. Well I did not move at all and by the time sun came up and I did get my chance at a deer, I couldn't stand up because I've been sitting in the indian position for so long my legs fell asleep on me.

Just to touch on those cougars, I hunt in the U.P. and yes, they are a very scary thought when I head out before light.

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Happend in 1990. I was bowhunting with a friend on a private farm we had permission to hunt on. I waited 'til dark to climb out of the stand and go get my friend. When I get to him, he says he shot a good sized doe. His tracking skills bit the big one, so I asked him to point me in the right direction. I found the blood trail with my flashlight and began to track. The blood trail went on for quite a while, so now I'm asking him exactly where did you hit this doe? He tells me "a bit far back". It is now pitch black and I'm yards away from entering the swamp with only a minimag flashlightin my hands. I foundthe spot where she stopped and rested. As I'm kneeling down examining the blood for signs of lung vs liver I hear some extra pairs of feet a short distance away from us. I tell my friend to be quiet and listen. Now its all quiet. I start tracking again and all of the sudden I hear those damn feet again and I stop myself and grab him to stop and listen! Now I can also hear the breathing and low growls of what sounds like more than one animal. I gotta say at this point my heart is doin' 260+. I can feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand straight up!The fight or flight syndrome is kickin' in and as I point that puny minimag at the sounds, several pairs of yellow eyes look back at me and growl a bit louder. The beam of the light just lit up enough of the woods to see we were outnumbered by several coyotes tracking that same deer.
I turned to my friend and said" start yellin' as loud as you can and follow me" We yelled so friggin' loud and made a semi circle around those 'yotes and boogied through swamp water knee deep and headed for the nearest cow pasture. Musta' ran 200 yds before we even stopped to look back. That was on a Saturday night. We came back on Sunday and found the doe, mostly eaten.
Stopped at the hunting store on the way home and bought a much brighter flashlight!

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Now that I've read these stories I'll jump at every noise until the sun comes up!!:)