I believe that story as well around here foxes are curious and thieves and he ain’t the first hunter to fall asleep and harvest the bestest of the season
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My whitetail hunting memories are mostly about just enjoying time in the woods. One comes to mind. I bowhunt with traditional recurves, wood shafts and one-piece broadheads (currently using Mowoc Dots made in 1960.). Anyway, I had a favorite blowdown that was at the head of a ravine and I got myself in an hour before sunrise (back when I was eager and ambitious). This was on 3,000 acres owned by a furniture company that allowed no tree-stands, motorized vehicles or fires. Heaven.
As the sun rose and light began to filter into the woods I was scanning for any movement. the woods were mostly silent. About 10 minutes after “legal” sunrise I looked around and got “the whillies”. Something felt wrong. I made another sweep with my eyes and THE TREE 10 FEET AWAY FROM MY LEFT SHOULDER HAD YELLOW EYES!
I near filled my camo pants!
A grey owl was sitting on a branch about eight feet off the ground watching me. Talk about an adrenaline rush. After about 10 or 15 minutes it flew off. Absolutely silently. I really enjoy encountering owls. That one was a real rush!
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I dont think it would have went over too well if he would have hooted real loud…
Rule #1 when a long ways from home bring an extra pair of Draws
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Often used to describe the older and wiser among us. It may have Been Belt-Fed hooting in the forest
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About 20 years ago. A buddy and I are hunting a little streach of woods along a river. We are sitting on top of a levie about 20 feet above the level of the flat along the river. A 10 point buck is walking down the trail. I get my buddies attention and point out the deer. At about 40 yards his 12 gauge goes boom. I see where he hit the deer behind the rib cage. I already had my Ruger Super Redhawk in 454 up and pointed at the trail.
My buddy shoots again at the running deer and misses. As the buck goes by me I shoot it through the shoulders and it piles up.
My buddy looks at me real weired and says " You shot my deer. At a dead run. With a handgun"
We had a good hunt and the deer didnt get away. It was headed for a 6 acre weed field we had lost a deer in during bow season.
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Thats a cool story . I havent tried one on the run . If they was moving I always waited for that hesitation or stop even snort wheezed at them or bleeted at them to get them to stop. I dont know if I consider myself quite that good… i did shoot one on the run with a 300winmag when I was about 20yrs.old. but not a Revolver. 
i did an European mount on it .
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If he didnt shoot i was going to make a noise so he would stop when the buck cleared a tree beside the trail. Once the buck was shot he wasnt going to stop for anything. So it was shoot him or chase a badly shot deer into a big weed field. It was only about a 20 yard shot when he got to me. I have shot 4 deer through the shoulder with my 454. They dont go anywhere.
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I can surely attest to that. I shot a buck that was very very slowly walking up a quasi small bank somewhat of a grade . Was about 35 yards. I shot right after he gave me a clear line of sight and he stepped forward one more prance stepped back one and fell over. .454 is a Deerhammer !! That was with a .454 also. Pretty sure I was shooting a beartooth 300grain bullet with 28.5grains of H110
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Which should tell him a lot about you too 
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I took a friend deer hunting once and only once to my sweet spot for deer well he caught buck fever and he decided it was a good idea to take a shot at a running deer with his 30-06, well after 2 misses he hit it with a texas shot, never ever again have I ever taken him again
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The ol" Texas Hole Shot … EWWW gross !!!
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