Unforgettable experiences in nature while hunting

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I’m fascinated by all the stories I have heard about incredible experiences hunters have had in nature. Without friends or family who hunt, I learned how to hunt later in life. It took awhile for me to realize that the relationship between responsible hunters and the natural world fosters a powerful environmental ethic.

If you have any unforgettable stories while immersed within the natural world, please consider sharing!
 
That raven haired chick i picked up while she was grouse hunting. Orange vest cut off jeans and a cooey ace in 25 rimfire carrying 5 dead grouse. By far the best thing found in the bush.
Ive seen and heard many things while spending countless hours in the bush. Ppl who dont hunt just cant understand
 
Came upon a group of deer a couple years ago. 3 does, 2 fawns and a young buck. He was rubbing at his antlers taking the velvet off. Pretty cool to watch how determined and unaware of his surroundings he was while doing so.
 
Watched a wolverine chasing a band of rams one time. That was pretty cool.

Also watched a grizzly sow and two cubs taking a swim in a mountain lake.
 
Was sitting with my back against a bale looking down a natural hillside, and had two fawns stomp and paw and dart their way up towards me. They had no idea what this thing was until I moved.

Another hunting partner came over a rise and saw buck mulie up on two legs mounting a doe. Mike was generous enough to let the buck finish, then he shot the doe. It was what he had on his licence, and she wasn't running or anything - we all asked if he noticed any difference in the taste of the meat.
 
Saw a lemming mass migration in about 1980 on Babine Lake. Never happened again but there were multiple thousands of dead carcasses as many drowned. The one thing I remember is Beau Dog ( don't ask) our black Lab kept eating them and I could hear the skulls crunching. Really gross. Bear cubs so small they wouldn't climb over the rail as it was too hot. Kermode bear cubs, first time it was at Kitwanga, BC and I thought it was a big white dog until we got close enough. There was big grain spill and there had been a Kermode eating the grain, the conductor was a good photographer and we stopped so he could get some excellent shots. Unfortunately it had been displaced by a larger black. He was hammered as the grain had started to ferment. He really did not want to move but he slowly got up and took about three steps. I probably imagined it but it looked like he squinted his face up and let a torrent of of straight soup from his nether region. It had to hurt. So yes, bears do shlt in the woods, we have photographic evidence. When the job ended that was the only part I missed, working a wilderness corridor was always very interesting. During spring greening it was not uncommon to 7/8 bears in a mile or two of right of way.
 
Out rabbit hunting, quiet day not much going on..... hear something coming my way hard, watch a doe clear the rise above me and come full speed right at me through a natural corridor..... I was awestruck and only at the last moment realized I might get struck by the deer but she ran past me wide eyed about 3 yards in front of me...... me thinking well that was odd.... hear another animal coming hard, watch a huge wolf clear the rise on the same track, only difference is when the wolf spotted me about 10 yards out, it veered slightly off track looking at me as it passed and then right back on track.

Going from a beautiful but incredibly quiet day (for rabbits) to a courtside view of life and death survival then back to serenity, was a memorable experience.
 
I had a cougar sneak up behind me while calling coyotes. I had been on that stand for 20 minutes without a dog coming to the call, so I stood up to gather my things and head to the truck. Just as I did I caught movement out of the corner of my eye and saw it streaking into the old yard site behind me. Glad I stood when I did, the tracks in the fresh snow showed it was only about 30’ from the rock pile I was seated next to.

While hunting deer I was sitting against a round bale overlooking a large hay field. A curious weasel paid me a visit, he crawled up on the toe of my boot and did that head-#### from side to side like dogs sometimes do, all while looking me right in the eye. I stayed dead still and after a few seconds he went on his way.
 
Saw a cow chase a grizzly bear once. Head down, moving just fast enough to keep it moving but not fast enough to catch it.

Another time I saw a deer feeding on one side of a big stump and a bear on the other.

I have also seen a big solitary mountain goat and a big black bear grazing close to each other on a green patch up on a mountainside.

Stalking up on a black bear once down a canopied over road a cow walked out on the road between me and the bear. I took one more step, she bolted, so did the bear and also the whole herd of cows who unseen by me, had been grazing peacefully across the road from the bear.
 
I was deer hunting with my crossbow was lying on the ground a couple of people started walking towards me they got within 8 feet before I got up in front of them the look on their face was priceless.
 
Sitting in the tree stand one dark drizzly morning could see something white coming toward me down the field it was a coyote caring a one gallon plastic pail in his mouth by the handle
 
I saw a flock of wild turkeys face down a coyote. The coyote walked down a fence line towards them and started circling them. The flock stayed together and kept turning to keep facing him. After a while he must have decided that it wasn't worth it and walked away.
 
I've encountered so many memorable things.
Not long ago I was still hunting whitetail deer when heard splashing in a pond I was approaching. A deer might be swimming across so I hustled down there behind cover and something was swimming toward me just under the surface. From the wake created was at least 3 feet wide at the middle and 15 feet long. Holy crap!
 
While deer hunting a fox walked through the field across from me, i called it in with just making squeek noises with my mouth. Watched him walk through a fence and search for the injured mouse he thought was over here. He locked on to a squirrel and tore off after it. The squirrel escaped and climbed to the top branch of a tree and started shouting for a good 2-3 minutes lol
 
While pheasant hunting I saw a hawk miss a rooster and land whereupon the rooster attacked the hawk spurring it till the hawk had enough and flew away, we left the rooster unmolested as we figured he earned a reprieve.
 
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