Tales of the top unexpected encounters over 45 years of hunting

Over a 45-year hunting career, I’ve had many memorable encounters with wildlife. Sometimes those encounters were with the particular species of game I was hunting at the time, but more often, they were not.  
Of course, it helps that when hunting, we are often camouflaged, stationary and in general trying to keep a low profile. Being “unobserved” by the local wildlife often results in some notable experiences. Before dawn on opening day of firearms deer season a few years ago on public land in Bradford County, Pa., I was about a half mile back from the road in some mixed hardwoods before dawn.

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