What’s your spookiest hunting experience?

[C-130 Dude]

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.

Good thing it didn't strike upward!

 

[C-130 Dude]

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.

If I get anywhere near any snake, the last thing I'm thinking about is pulling out a camara or phone to get proof. Not aggressive my butt!

 

[victor3ranger]

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.

I don't get why you are coming off like I said that they aren't aggressive??
Maybe you need to reread exactly what I wrote.
Yes they are aggressive and yes they stink and once you know the smell you can usually smell them before you see them.

 

[C-130 Dude]

I don't get why you are coming off like I said that they aren't aggressive??
Maybe you need to reread exactly what I wrote.
Yes they are aggressive and yes they stink and once you know the smell you can usually smell them before you see them.

I think the poster was saying some u tube expert was saying they aren't aggressive. Not him. Or maybe I read this wrong. In any case, I have had cottonmouths follow me 20-30 feet before giving up. Probably because I'm the one running away! Never been close enough to actually smell one. Hope to never have that experience. Unless it's in a cage.

 

[victor3ranger]

I think the poster was saying some u tube expert was saying they aren't aggressive. Not him. Or maybe I read this wrong. In any case, I have had cottonmouths follow me 20-30 feet before giving up. Probably because I'm the one running away!

I have had them do the same thing towards me, I would rather kiss a rattlesnake than deal with a cottonmouth

 

[C-130 Dude]

I have had them do the same thing towards me, I would rather kiss a rattlesnake than deal with a cottonmouth

Well, ok. How about we agree to see and avoid.

 

[victor3ranger]

Well, ok. How about we agree to see and avoid.

Agree

 

[Rosebud]

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.

My best friend and I were in New Mexico on the way to hunt antelope, suddenly the truck started shaking and it sounded as if the world was ending. Then we saw the B1 bomber pass by at about150 ft above us.

 

[Citified]

This is an old bad story. The most dangerous things in the woods can be other hunters. My brother in law went hunting in the high sierras with his 12 year old son and a coworker. The coworker murdered him with a head shot and tried to get his son who was smart enough to hide in the forest for a day. They never caught the guy who is still wanted.
This is why I carry always when in the woods.

 

[Rosebud]

This is an old bad story. The most dangerous things in the woods can be other hunters. My brother in law went hunting in the high sierras with his 12 year old son and a coworker. The coworker murdered him with a head shot and tried to get his son who was smart enough to hide in the forest for a day. They never caught the guy who is still wanted.
This is why I carry always when in the woods.

Holy crap. That is terrible.

 

[Citified]

B in L was a contractor and his hunting partner was an employee he knew well. Just didn't realize the guy was a psychopath. I was supposed to go on that hunt but had to work. I had been hunting with the B in L before and he was safe and a good hunter.

 

[Citified]

You know, the more time we spend in the woods over the decades, the craziest encounters with animals just happen. We all have stories.

 

[Grizzly60]

Good thing it didn't strike upward!

Doctor Doctor, my buddy got a snake bite on his pecker. What should I do?
Tells buddy, Doctor said you gonna die!

 

[JakeC]

-6º walking out on the ice to the blind and heard a big pop as the ice cracked underfoot will get your attention

Me and my uncle are a mile out on the ice, we're on either side of a tip up staring at a likely false flag. It's cold for Maine. We'd heard some pops all day but the clouds were getting thicker and the temp was dropping hard. We're looking at this hole and then waPOom, a crack comes across the whole lake, right between us and bisects the hole. I'm like 11yo, absolutely ready to dump a brick in my drawers and he goes "well, you had a good run bud thanks for hanging out hahahaha!"