Ok I'll start...
I'll share a funny story about last year...
I went out with my girlfriends father during shotgun season. The place he took me was out in western MA. We were walking along this long stone wall, he points down past the wall, and tells me, "There's a big swamp through there, I'm gonna go around the backside of the swamp and right back up through the middle, find a good place near this wall, I'll see if I can't push anything out to you" So I found this sweet spot on the wall, there was a small trail leading right down into the swamp. I walked down the trail just far enough to see a nice scrape on the ground. I figured if anything starts coming up from the swamp, it will probably use this trail. Back up to the wall I go... I found a spot, right at the end of the trail that had a pine branch that had fallen mostly on the wall. It was perfect cover, I had a great view of the trail, and was covered on all sides. So I plop my ass down on the wall, with my gun at the ready (muzzle in a safe direction, finger off trigger, and safety on) but ready to take bead on Bambi. I'm sitting perfectly still, just listening to the sounds. I hear something to my right REAL close. I turned my head very slowly only to find a damn squirrel hadn't noticed that I was sitting there, and decided to plop his ass down right next to me and start munching on a pine cone. I thought WOW I must have been not moving at all... So I sat there for a minute trying to figure out something funny to do to the unsuspecting squirrel. I lowered my right hand slowly and then at once made a grab for the squirrel. Now I didn't think in a million years I would have been anywhere near quick enough, let alone have enough dexterity in my heavily gloved hand to catch that little tree rat, but I'll be damned if I didn't grab that little bastard right by the scruff of his neck! I moved him in front of me and all at once I showed my teeth and growled at him loudly and put him down... MAN that thing was up the tree faster than I have ever seen one move! He went about 12 feet up turned upside down and started making that screeching noise they do and breathing so heavily I could see his body expanding and contracting!!! I must have scared him shitless!
Well,
That's the only creature I caught that day, but man it was funny!!!
At least I amused myself!
Adam
I'll share a funny story about last year...
I went out with my girlfriends father during shotgun season. The place he took me was out in western MA. We were walking along this long stone wall, he points down past the wall, and tells me, "There's a big swamp through there, I'm gonna go around the backside of the swamp and right back up through the middle, find a good place near this wall, I'll see if I can't push anything out to you" So I found this sweet spot on the wall, there was a small trail leading right down into the swamp. I walked down the trail just far enough to see a nice scrape on the ground. I figured if anything starts coming up from the swamp, it will probably use this trail. Back up to the wall I go... I found a spot, right at the end of the trail that had a pine branch that had fallen mostly on the wall. It was perfect cover, I had a great view of the trail, and was covered on all sides. So I plop my ass down on the wall, with my gun at the ready (muzzle in a safe direction, finger off trigger, and safety on) but ready to take bead on Bambi. I'm sitting perfectly still, just listening to the sounds. I hear something to my right REAL close. I turned my head very slowly only to find a damn squirrel hadn't noticed that I was sitting there, and decided to plop his ass down right next to me and start munching on a pine cone. I thought WOW I must have been not moving at all... So I sat there for a minute trying to figure out something funny to do to the unsuspecting squirrel. I lowered my right hand slowly and then at once made a grab for the squirrel. Now I didn't think in a million years I would have been anywhere near quick enough, let alone have enough dexterity in my heavily gloved hand to catch that little tree rat, but I'll be damned if I didn't grab that little bastard right by the scruff of his neck! I moved him in front of me and all at once I showed my teeth and growled at him loudly and put him down... MAN that thing was up the tree faster than I have ever seen one move! He went about 12 feet up turned upside down and started making that screeching noise they do and breathing so heavily I could see his body expanding and contracting!!! I must have scared him shitless!
Well,
That's the only creature I caught that day, but man it was funny!!!
At least I amused myself!
Adam