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What’s your spookiest hunting experience?
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The squirrel you got would be in the trash. I came face to face with one laying in a bush when I was in San Antonio. I was cutting grass around the bush, looked up and it stared at me. I jumped straight back at Mach 5. Quit for the day, and drank copious amounts of barley pop that night.
victor3ranger
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Copperheads don't bother me too much, wait until you get a ****ed off cottonmouth chasing you, I absolutely hate those stinky monsters!!! Always seem to be angry and aggressive
Grizzly60
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The reason I don't hunt public lands.
Except for turkey sometimes. But they have shot people for a turkey before.
Hunting public lands is scary.
Stan Malinky
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Hunting the Ten Sleep, Wy area on the Mountain above Deer Haven. We were all aware that the Air Force used the Ten Sleep Canyon for terrain following radar practice runs. When they come out of the Canyon, if you get the chance to see them coming, they are actually at a lower elevation and when they go overhead, they are just a few hundred above the ground. Because you cannot hear them until they pass above you, it can be a hair-raising experience. Both B1s and B52s would make this run both day and night.
It was prior to the first Iraq war, and we were on the mountain, after dark, headed down when all of a sudden, this odd looking aircraft came out of the canyon, no lights completely black flew over with very little sound. Well, you can imagine the discussion over dinner. My brother would not say a word about what happened, he refused to acknowledge what we saw. After about his third cocktail he finally said, "I don't know about you guys, but I am taking my gun to bed, those were aliens, and they know we saw them."
About two years later we found out about the B-2 Spirit and all our phones were ringing.
It was prior to the first Iraq war, and we were on the mountain, after dark, headed down when all of a sudden, this odd looking aircraft came out of the canyon, no lights completely black flew over with very little sound. Well, you can imagine the discussion over dinner. My brother would not say a word about what happened, he refused to acknowledge what we saw. After about his third cocktail he finally said, "I don't know about you guys, but I am taking my gun to bed, those were aliens, and they know we saw them."
About two years later we found out about the B-2 Spirit and all our phones were ringing.
Low level is a hoot to fly. Consider this: those planes were flying hands off. The computer is flying the plane. At night and in the weather. Been there, done that. Fun!
Agreed. Once you've eaten wild turkey, a butterball just won't do.If you've never eaten wild turkey, it's some of the best meat on the planet! Not like store bought at all. I enjoy watching them interact, but when the season is in it's game on brother
We wade a lot and fish the black waters of the river I live on In summertime. Cottonmouth's will absolutely come to you and I have had to swat quite a few with my fishing rod. Alligators take a whole different escape plan however. I've never walked on water, but I've come awful close.
Critter Picker
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While not life threatening,I got a pretty good start one day while bow hunting.
I had permission to hunt a section of land that had a paved road on the north side,a dirt road on the south side. In the middle of the section a road t'd into the dirt road that was the south border. After the corn was picked on that section,I would park on the north edge and walk across the section,hop on the road that t'd in an follow it to a tree farm about half a mile away. So at 4 in the morning I'm walking down that road by moonlight kind of on the edge of the road and I hear a rustling in the grass. So I stop,and pull out my mini mag light and turn it on. There in the grass about a foot from me is a skunk. He never sprayed, but after that I always used the flashlight to walk in.
I had permission to hunt a section of land that had a paved road on the north side,a dirt road on the south side. In the middle of the section a road t'd into the dirt road that was the south border. After the corn was picked on that section,I would park on the north edge and walk across the section,hop on the road that t'd in an follow it to a tree farm about half a mile away. So at 4 in the morning I'm walking down that road by moonlight kind of on the edge of the road and I hear a rustling in the grass. So I stop,and pull out my mini mag light and turn it on. There in the grass about a foot from me is a skunk. He never sprayed, but after that I always used the flashlight to walk in.
I was on a beverage drinking Sunday sandbar trip at my house. I came back from upriver. Tied the boat. Picked the nearest bush and started taking a leak. My nearest neighbor is a mile away. Very rural. Halfway thru the leaves started rustling. I have a bad prostate and very little pressure so I can barely clear my toes. I was peeing on a copperhead that was in between my feet. At least he crawled away from me.
TFR is a wonderful thing!!!
Yes it is!
crm3006
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But cottonmouths aren't aggressive, territorial, or prone to attack intruders! Right. So, I am supposed to believe some U tube "expert" that told me all of this and insulted me (in print), claiming he was an expert on cottonmouths. Asked me if I had video evidence of an aggressive cottonmouth!
Well, I have experienced very aggressive cottomouths more than once, and in my experience, the cottonmouth is very much more prone to show aggression than a rattlesnake.
Moral of this little tale is 1. Don't believe the "experts", and 2. If you prowl and hunt the creeks, sloughs, and lakes, learn what Ol' Stumpytail smells like. They usually can be smelled before they can be seen, but, not always. Take care around the water.
