outdoorsmen1 Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Well, while sitting in the deer stand today(only saw 4does) i was thinking about predator encounters on the way in & out to your deer stand, lets hear about those close encounters, and for those NC hunters, any rutting activity? Down here in Chapel hill its gonna get real cold next week, so it should get good hopefully next week, thanks for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs3344 Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! i was bow hunting this year one evening and as i was on the ground getting together my rope and stand and things i hear something come running up to me... i couldnts see that good because well it was dark... the only time i didnt have a flash light with me and the answer stops about 10 yards from me... i stand still and look and i could see a bushy tail... i know it was a coyote, i took a few steps towards it and it runs off about 50 yards and stops...needless to say i got out of there as fast as i could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerdanmagic Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! I had two raccoons climb up my tree in the same mornning. That was pretty vicious, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknut Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! Last weekend while we were out bushing bush,a friend of mine spooked a Cougar at a mere 3 yards. He almost had to change his shorts after that encounter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! Got some video this fall of a coyote and bobcat both. Closest call with yotes has been after getting out of my climber at dark with my bow still hanging, had three of them coming towards me when I turned around and only about 30 yards away. Threw my arms in the air and yelled at them and stomped my feet going towards them and they took off. Had a really wierd feeling they were following me all the way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baconcobucks Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! had a fox sniff my blind one morning. not the most evil of creatures, but pretty creepy when u cant see anything but a tail... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! Two years ago I was walking to my stand (it was light out) and I noticed something to my left, I looked and there was a wolf comeing towards me about 60 yards away. I think we noticed each other at about the same time, luckily he turned around and ran away. This year I seen about 6 coyotes while hunting in the U.P. They messed up my hunt a couple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! I squeaked a fox in a few years back right to the base of my tree. I stuck him to the ground momentarily with an arrow. He jumped off the arrow and sat behind me looking at me. I could see blood spilling out of him, but I never did find him after tracking him for over 100 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlriggins Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! Three years ago I shot a 7 point buck with a bow on some local ground and as it ran off fatally wounded it turned and came back in my direction and out into an open field and as two coyotes pulled him down I snuck out of my tree and was going to sling an arrow at the coyotes but they saw me and ran off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: lets hear about those crazy predator stories! [ QUOTE ] Well, while sitting in the deer stand today(only saw 4does) i was thinking about predator encounters on the way in & out to your deer stand, lets hear about those close encounters, and for those NC hunters, any rutting activity? Down here in Chapel hill its gonna get real cold next week, so it should get good hopefully next week, thanks for your time. [/ QUOTE ] The scariest predetor encounter I've ever had was a giant owl landing on my arm while I was in my treestand about 45 minutes before sun up. Nearly scared me to death. LOL!!!!! As for rutting, its been very frustrating here in SC this year. I've seen several big rubs & scrapes but I have not seen ONE buck chase or harrass any does during legal shooting hours. Several guys that I've talked to haven't said the same thing. Hopefully the cold weather you mentioned next week will make them do something. The past 2 years I've shot my biggest bucks in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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