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What’s your spookiest hunting experience?
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<blockquote data-quote="CrickBottom" data-source="post: 2893884" data-attributes="member: 122503"><p>A couple years ago, during the western WA early muzzleloader elk season, I was walking in behind a gate before daylight on a solo hunt. About 1/2 mile in on a straight stretch, I'm clipping along when something smacks me hard in the back of the head. (It was like when you're in high school and your dip**** buddy runs up and whacks you in the back of the head) I spin around and there's nothing, no sound, nothing at all. My mind didn't know how to process that. Instant goosebumps, man. At this point I'm really confused, and after 30 seconds or so, I continue on. Maybe 20 feet later in my headlamp all I see is talons and a huge wingspan right in my face. It didn't even make a single noise, just a stealth attack. Luckily I reacted quick enough to avoid this big owls attack, as the photos I've seen online of owl attacks don't look like much fun! After it missed me, it flew into a tree again, but this time I was gonna be ready for it. So now, holding my musket by the barrel and fore end of the stock, I'm anticipating another attack as I back down the road facing the direction it went. Sure enough, it tried again and I took a swing and missed but saw where it landed. I picked up a stick and chucked it into the tree it was in and it flew off for good. </p><p></p><p>That tripped me out more than anything I'd experienced in the woods, just turning around and not seeing or hearing anything at all. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrickBottom, post: 2893884, member: 122503"] A couple years ago, during the western WA early muzzleloader elk season, I was walking in behind a gate before daylight on a solo hunt. About 1/2 mile in on a straight stretch, I’m clipping along when something smacks me hard in the back of the head. (It was like when you’re in high school and your dip**** buddy runs up and whacks you in the back of the head) I spin around and there’s nothing, no sound, nothing at all. My mind didn’t know how to process that. Instant goosebumps, man. At this point I’m really confused, and after 30 seconds or so, I continue on. Maybe 20 feet later in my headlamp all I see is talons and a huge wingspan right in my face. It didn’t even make a single noise, just a stealth attack. Luckily I reacted quick enough to avoid this big owls attack, as the photos I’ve seen online of owl attacks don’t look like much fun! After it missed me, it flew into a tree again, but this time I was gonna be ready for it. So now, holding my musket by the barrel and fore end of the stock, I’m anticipating another attack as I back down the road facing the direction it went. Sure enough, it tried again and I took a swing and missed but saw where it landed. I picked up a stick and chucked it into the tree it was in and it flew off for good. That tripped me out more than anything I’d experienced in the woods, just turning around and not seeing or hearing anything at all. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. [/QUOTE]
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